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1 <br /> ORANGE COUNTY <br /> BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br /> ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br /> Meeting Date: September 2, 2021 <br /> Action Agenda <br /> Item No. 8-n <br /> SUBJECT: Appointment of Corey Root to the Central Piedmont Community Action, Inc. <br /> Board of Directors <br /> DEPARTMENT: Housing and Community <br /> Development <br /> ATTACHMENT(S): INFORMATION CONTACT: <br /> Attachment 1: Resolution Authorizing Corey Root, Director, Housing and <br /> Appointment of Corey Community Development, (919) 245- <br /> Root to the Central 2490 <br /> Piedmont Community <br /> Action, Inc. Board of <br /> Directors <br /> PURPOSE: To approve a resolution authorizing the appointment of Corey Root to the Central <br /> Piedmont Community Action, Inc. (CPCA) Board of Directors. <br /> BACKGROUND: Central Piedmont Community Action, Inc. (CPCA), formerly known as Joint <br /> Orange-Chatham Community Action, Inc. (JOCCA) until March 2016, is a private nonprofit human <br /> service organization established in March 1966 by the Board of Commissioners of Orange and <br /> Chatham counties to seek funds, administer programs and provide services to low-income <br /> families and individuals. CPCA mobilizes resources from federal, state and local governments as <br /> well as private foundations. <br /> Programs are developed and approved under the guidance of the Board of Directors, consisting <br /> of representatives from the private, public and low-income sectors of the counties. Public <br /> representatives on the Board of Directors are designated by the County Commissioners. <br /> Historically, the Director of the Orange County Department of Housing and Community <br /> Development has been designated as a member of the Board of Directors. As the new <br /> Department Director, Corey Root must be approved by the Board of Commissioners to be <br /> appointed to the CPCA Board of Directors. <br /> FINANCIAL IMPACT: There is no financial impact associated with this item. <br /> SOCIAL JUSTICE IMPACT: There is no Orange County Social Justice Goal impact associated <br /> with this item. <br /> ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT: There is no Orange County Environmental Responsibility Goal <br /> impact associated with this item. <br /> RECOMMENDATION(S): The Manager recommends that the Board approve and authorize the <br /> Chair to sign the resolution authorizing the appointment of Corey Root to the Central Piedmont <br /> Community Action, Inc. (CPCA) Board of Directors. <br />