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2 <br /> Commissioner McKee joined the meeting at 7.03 p.m. <br /> Arts Moment— No Arts Moment was available for this meeting. <br /> 2. Public Comments <br /> a. Matters not on the Printed Agenda <br /> NONE <br /> b. Matters on the Printed Agenda <br /> (These matters will be considered when the Board addresses that item on the agenda <br /> below.) <br /> 3. Announcements, Petitions and Comments by Board Members <br /> Commissioner Bedford said the Department of Social Services (DSS) Board met <br /> yesterday, and the Holiday Toy Chest will be open again this year, in a drive by capacity. She <br /> said DSS has been involved with 33 different food distribution events. <br /> Commissioner Bedford said Medicaid Transformation will resume in January 2021. She <br /> said a "live" date is planned for July 1, 2021. <br /> Commissioner Greene said she voted yesterday in Chapel Hill, and encouraged <br /> residents to vote early or submit absentee ballots. She said she is very pleased to see high <br /> voter turnout. <br /> Commissioner Price said the North Carolina Pandemic Recovery Office requested to <br /> receive county reports on aggregate covid-19 expenditure transactions. She asked if staff <br /> would also present this report to the Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) in December. <br /> Commissioner Price said the Board received a resolution from Davidson County for 911 <br /> Tele-communicators to be considered as essential safety personnel, and she encouraged the <br /> Board to support that resolution or draft its own resolution. <br /> Commissioner Price said the pretrial reform work group has been working on amending <br /> pretrial release policies in Orange and Chatham counties. She asked if staff would present this <br /> information to the BOCC in the coming weeks. <br /> Commissioner Price said October is National Disability Employment Awareness month, <br /> and is the 301" anniversary of the American with Disabilities Act. <br /> Commissioner Price said the North Carolina Housing Opportunities and Prevention of <br /> Evictions (HOPE) Program is now accepting applications online at NC211.org/hope. <br /> Commissioner Marcoplos said Thursday, October 22 is the one-year report from the <br /> Orange County Climate Council. He encouraged the public to look at the agenda online. <br /> Commissioner Dorosin said there was a resolution reached in an ongoing voting case <br /> regarding mistakes in absentee ballots. He said the Board of Elections will contact those whose <br /> ballots need to be cured. He encouraged members of the public to contact the Board of <br /> Elections if there are questions about a ballot. <br /> Commissioner Dorosin said there was agreement on the deadline for receiving absentee <br /> ballots. He said if the ballot is postmarked with Election Day, they will be counted if received by <br /> November 12. <br /> Commissioner Dorosin petitioned the Board to receive a report from the Chapel Hill <br /> Carrboro City Schools (CHCCS) Board about the audit received regarding financial deficiencies <br /> in the CHCCS budget. He said the BOCC would like to know how the schools plan to address <br /> these issues. <br />