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2 <br /> Orange County would appoint: <br /> • Orange County Library Director <br /> • Friends of the Orange County Library Board Chair <br /> • Friends of the Carrboro Library Board Chair <br /> • BOCC Liaison <br /> At the October 19, 2021 meeting, the BOCC approved the request to establish the task <br /> force, appoint County representatives, and provide an interim report to the Board of <br /> Commissioners by April 1, 2022. The County Manager would coordinate with the Town <br /> Manager to schedule the first meeting of the Task Force. <br /> This memo provides update on the status of the Library Services Task Force. <br /> DETAILS OF INITIAL TASK FORCE MEETING <br /> The first meeting of the Library Services Task Force was held January 27, 2022 via <br /> Zoom. <br /> Attendees: <br /> Orange County <br /> • Commissioner Amy Fowler <br /> • Travis Myren, Deputy County Manager <br /> • Erin Sapienza, Interim Library Director <br /> • Nerys Levy, Friends of the Southern Branch <br /> • Diane Kelly, Friends of the Main Branch <br /> Chapel Hill <br /> • Jess Anderson, Chapel Hill Town Council <br /> • Maurice Jones, Town Manager <br /> • Susan Brown, Library Director <br /> • Tiffany Allen, Library Board Chair <br /> • Karen Curtin, Friends of the Library President <br /> Discussion began with some historical background of previous task force work, the <br /> status of the lapsed inter-local agreement, and the need to differentiate between <br /> interoperability of library services and the inter-local agreement regarding funding. After <br /> a quick discussion of how to organize the task force, attendees shared concern over the <br /> ability to complete this work without the help of a facilitator. These are complex issues <br /> and attendees shared a strong desire to avoid previous task force challenges. <br />