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Attachment 2 <br /> 1 <br /> 1 DRAFT MINUTES <br /> 2 ORANGE COUNTY <br /> 3 BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br /> 4 JOINT MEETING WITH <br /> 5 ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION AND <br /> 6 CHAPEL HILL-CARRBORO BOARD OF EDUCATION <br /> 7 April 28, 2022 <br /> 8 7:00 p.m. <br /> 9 <br /> 10 The Orange County Board of Commissioners met for a joint meeting with the Orange County <br /> 11 Board of Education and Chapel-Hill Carrboro Board of Education on Thursday, April 28, 2022 <br /> 12 at 7:00 p.m. at the Whitted Human Services Center in Hillsborough, NC. <br /> 13 <br /> 14 COUNTY COMMISSIONERS PRESENT: Chair Renee Price, Vice Chair Jamezetta Bedford, <br /> 15 and Commissioners Amy Fowler, Sally Greene, Jean Hamilton, Earl McKee (arrived at 7:07 <br /> 16 pm), and Anna Richards <br /> 17 COUNTY COMMISSIONERS ABSENT: None <br /> 18 COUNTY ATTORNEYS PRESENT: John Roberts <br /> 19 COUNTY STAFF PRESENT: County Manager Bonnie Hammersley, Deputy County Manager <br /> 20 Travis Myren, and Clerk to the Board Laura Jensen (All other staff members will be identified <br /> 21 appropriately below) <br /> 22 CHAPEL HILL-CARRBORO BOARD OF EDUCATION PRESENT: Vice-Chair Rani Dasi, and <br /> 23 Board Members George Griffin, Riza Jenkins, Ashton Powell, and Michael Sharp <br /> 24 CHAPEL HILL-CARRBORO BOARD OF EDUCATION ABSENT: Chair Deon Temne and <br /> 25 Jillian La Serna <br /> 26 CHAPEL HILL-CARRBORO SCHOOLS (CHCCS) STAFF PRESENT: Superintendent Dr. Nyah <br /> 27 Hamlett <br /> 28 ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION PRESENT: Chair Carrie Doyle, Vice-Chair <br /> 29 Brenda Stephens, and Board Members Will Atherton, Bonnie Hauser, and Sarah Smylie <br /> 30 ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION ABSENT: Hillary MacKenzie and Jennifer Moore <br /> 31 ORANGE COUNTY SCHOOLS (OCS) STAFF PRESENT: Superintendent Dr. Monique Felder, <br /> 32 Deputy Superintendent Kathleen Dawson, Deputy Superintendent of Operations Patrick Abele <br /> 33 FACILITATOR: Will Dudenhausen <br /> 34 <br /> 35 Chair Price called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. <br /> 36 <br /> 37 Chair Price welcomed the members of the Orange County Schools (OCS) Board of <br /> 38 Education, Chapel-Hill Carrboro City Schools (CHCCS) Board of Education, and staff. She <br /> 39 reviewed the agenda and introduced Will Dudenhausen, the facilitator for the joint meeting. <br /> 40 Will Dudenhausen led a group icebreaker. Members of the Boards of Education, Board <br /> 41 of Commissioners, and staff introduced themselves as they participated. <br /> 42 Following the icebreaker, Will Dudenhausen went over the agenda for the meeting. <br /> 43 <br /> 44 Commissioner McKee arrived at 7:07 pm. <br /> 45 <br /> 46 Will Dudenhausen invited the CHCCS Board of Education Vice-Chair, Rani Dasi to make <br /> 47 opening comments. <br /> 48 Rani Dasi thanked the Board of County Commissioners, OCS Board of Education, <br /> 49 CHCCS Board of Education and staff for coming together to discuss education in Orange <br /> 50 County. She noted that Chair Deon Temne could not be present for the meeting. She discussed <br />