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ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT Meeting Date: November 18, 2003 SUBJECT: Human Relations Commission DEPARTMENT: Board of Commissioners ATTACHMENT(S): Under Separate Cover Membership Roster Letter and Resolution of Recommendation Application/Resume of Person E3eing Recommended Interest List Applications(s)/Resume(s) of. PE;rsons on the Interest List Action Agenda Item No. 9 - C - ~ PUBLIC HEARING: (Y/N) No INFORMATION CONTACT: Clerk's Office, ext. 2130, 2125, 2126, 2129 TELEPHONE NUMBERS: Hillsborough Chapel Hill Durham Mebane 245-2130 968-4501 688-7331 336-227-2031 PURPOSE: To consider an appointment to the Human Relations Commission (HRC). BACKGROUND: The Human Rel~~tions Commission is composed of twenty-three (23) members who normally serve for three-year terms. The towns of Hillsborough, Chapel Hitl and Carrboro are each allocated two (2) seats, with the remaining seventeen (17) considered "at large" seats with representation sou~~ht from the townships of Cheeks, Eno, Bingham, Little River, and Cedar Grove. The town councils of Hillsborough, Chapel Hill and Carrboro shall nominate persons to fill their seats, and these nominations shall be accepted by the Orange County Board of Commissioners. ,should the town councils choose not to make a nomination, the Board may fill the seats from applications submitted to the County. It is the intention of the Board to appoint Commission members known to favor the principles of equal opportunity and non-discrimination. There is one vacant Town of Carrboro seat, and the Carrboro Board of Aldermen is recommending Ms. Josephine Harris of 600 Hillsborough Road, Carrboro, NC 27510 for this position. She would be serving a partial term which will expire on June 30, 2004. FINANCIAL IMPACT: None. RECOMMENDATION(S): Consider making a/an appointment/appointments to the Human Relations Commission as the Boarc may decide.