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3 <br /> 1 <br /> 2 VOTE: UNANIMOUS <br /> 3 <br /> 4 Chair Price thanked the Commissioners for entrusting her to serve as Chair for an <br /> 5 additional year. She said the Board works well together and she enjoys the comradery. <br /> 6 Commissioner Bedford thanked the Board for voting for her for Vice-Chair. She said she <br /> 7 knows Chair Price will be busy this year and encouraged her to call on colleagues if needed. <br /> 8 <br /> 9 b. Designation of Voting Delegate for all North Carolina Association of County <br /> 10 Commissioners (NCACC) and National Association of Counties (NACo) Meetings <br /> 1 1 for Calendar Year December 1, 2021-2022 <br /> 12 <br /> 13 Commissioner McKee nominated Commissioner Greene to serve as the NCACC voting <br /> 14 delegate for the coming year. Commissioner Bedford seconded the nomination. <br /> 15 <br /> 16 Roll call ensued <br /> 17 <br /> 18 VOTE: UNANIMOUS <br /> 19 <br /> 20 Commissioner Fowler nominated Chair Price to serve as the NACo delegate for the <br /> 21 coming year. Commissioner McKee seconded the nomination. <br /> 22 <br /> 23 Roll call ensued <br /> 24 <br /> 25 VOTE: UNANIMOUS <br /> 26 <br /> 27 1. Additions or Changes to the Agenda <br /> 28 None. <br /> 29 <br /> 30 2. Public Comments <br /> 31 <br /> 32 a. Matters not on the Printed Agenda <br /> 33 None. <br /> 34 <br /> 35 b. Matters on the Printed Agenda <br /> 36 (These matters will be considered when the Board addresses that item on the agenda <br /> 37 below.) <br /> 38 <br /> 39 3. Announcements, Petitions and Comments by Board Members <br /> 40 Commissioner Fowler said she attended the Behavioral Health Task Force meeting on <br /> 41 November 18th. She said the big news from the meeting is the county's switch from Cardinal to <br /> 42 Alliance as its MCO, and continued work on a diversion facility. She said news should be <br /> 43 forthcoming on the architectural plans for the facility. She said she attended the JCPC meeting <br /> 44 last Friday and $15,000 of the $25,000 in leftover funding was allocated to Wren House for <br /> 45 much needed renovations. She said with this allocation, only $10,000 will have to be given <br /> 46 back to the state. She said among the various providers, numbers served are up again from <br /> 47 where they were down due to COVID. <br /> 48 Commissioner Richards said she has nothing to report. <br /> 49 Commissioner Hamilton said the first meeting of the Capital Needs Work Group took <br /> 50 place November 291h. She said this group was formed to look at the facility needs of the K-12 <br />