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14 <br /> 1 <br /> 2 To balance out the Task Force, the County would appoint: <br /> 3 • Orange County Library Director <br /> 4 • Friends of the Orange County Library Board Chair <br /> 5 • Friends of the Carrboro Library Board Chair, and <br /> 6 • a BOCC Liaison <br /> 7 <br /> 8 In addition, Mayor Hemminger's letter requests the hiring a trained facilitator to help lead these <br /> 9 discussions and process, with financial responsibility shared between the Town of Chapel Hill <br /> 10 and the County. <br /> 11 <br /> 12 Bonnie Hammersley reviewed the background information for this item. <br /> 13 Commissioner Fowler said she would be in support of, and is willing to serve on, this <br /> 14 task force. She said she would support sharing the cost of a facilitator if there is a way to cover <br /> 15 those funds. <br /> 16 Commissioner Greene said Chapel Hill has wanted to have this conversation for a while <br /> 17 and she thinks it is time, since more is known about how the new Southern Branch Library is <br /> 18 going to shake out. She said this task force structure is different than the old structure, in that it <br /> 19 has more staff and less elected officials, but she is fine with that. She said she does not think a <br /> 20 mediator is necessary, but if the town insists on one, she thinks it is okay for the county to share <br /> 21 cost, but she does not see a need for it. <br /> 22 Chair Price said she would like to try it without a facilitator, as other than taking notes, <br /> 23 the group is small enough to operate without a facilitator. She said if Chapel Hill wants one, <br /> 24 maybe it should cover the costs. She said she is optimistic the work can be done without hiring <br /> 25 a facilitator. <br /> 26 Commissioner McKee asked Commissioner Greene to confirm that the task force did not <br /> 27 have a facilitator when they served on the 2012 committee. <br /> 28 Commissioner Greene said there was no facilitator and the task force included three <br /> 29 elected officials from each body who just had a conversation with each other. <br /> 30 Commissioner McKee said there was never a lot of discussion about whether the County <br /> 31 should support the facility, but to what extent there would be crossover between the County and <br /> 32 Town libraries and interactions between them. He said he is not sure there will be any need for <br /> 33 a facilitator, and this group should all be able to sit down with the understanding that this <br /> 34 cooperation is a need and benefit to the County as a whole. He said he is not sure what a <br /> 35 facilitator would accomplish. <br /> 36 Commissioner Fowler said she is fine without a facilitator, and was just being agreeable <br /> 37 to the Town's recommendation. <br /> 38 <br /> 39 A motion was made by Commissioner Greene, seconded by Commissioner Hamilton, to <br /> 40 designate Commissioner Fowler to serve as the Board's Liaison on the Task Force. <br /> 41 <br /> 42 Commissioner Hamilton said one difference from the previous task force is the addition <br /> 43 of the Southern Branch Library, which may demonstrate the need for a facilitator. <br /> 44 Chair Price said this additional library has been a part of the conversation for many <br /> 45 years. <br /> 46 <br /> 47 Roll call ensued <br /> 48 <br /> 49 VOTE: UNANIMOUS <br /> 50 <br />