Agenda - 02-02-2021 Virtual Board Meeting; 6-c - Appointments to the Orange County Broadband Task Force

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1 ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT Meeting Date: February 2, 2021 Action Agenda Item No. 6-c SUBJECT: Appointments to the Orange County Broadband Task Force DEPARTMENT: Board of Commissioners ATTACHMENT(S): INFORMATION CONTACT: Vacant Membership Roster Applicant Interest List Clerk's Office, 919-245-2130 Applications of Interest (35) PURPOSE: To discuss and appoint members to the Orange County Broadband Task Force. BACKGROUND: At the September 1, 2020 Board of Orange County Commissioners business meeting, a petition was submitted by Commissioner Earl McKee to create an Orange County Broadband Task Force. Stakeholders would include the County Manager, Information Technology Department Director, a representative from the North Carolina Department of Information Technology (NCDIT), Orange County Schools Superintendent, Chapel Hill Carrboro City Schools Superintendent and Community members living in the unincorporated areas of Orange County who are underserved, including those with an interest in resolving the digital divide in Orange County. The Board subsequently discussed the proposal further at its November 17, 2020 Business meeting, including the composition as noted in the table below and the following charge: The Task Force charge will include but not necessarily be limited to: 1. Discuss broadband solutions that will improve the quality of high speed internet services to Orange County residents; 2. Recommend a plan to the Board of Orange County Commissioners that will expand reliable high-speed internet services to all county residents and businesses. The Board voted "to approve the charge and composition (12 total positions)of the Orange County Broadband Taskforce and authorize the Clerk to the Board to advertise for residents to apply for the Task Force."