Agenda - 09-06-2022; 8-a - Minutes

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Attachment 7 1 1 DRAFT MINUTES 2 ORANGE COUNTY 3 BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS 4 BUSINESS MEETING 5 June 21, 2022 6 7:00 p.m. 7 8 The Orange County Board of Commissioners met for a Business Meeting on Tuesday, June 9 21, 2022 at 7:00 p.m. at the Whitted Human Services Center in Hillsborough, NC. 10 11 COUNTY COMMISSIONERS PRESENT: Chair Renee Price, Vice Chair Jamezetta Bedford, 12 and Commissioners Amy Fowler, Sally Greene, Jean Hamilton, Earl McKee, and Anna 13 Richards 14 COUNTY COMMISSIONERS ABSENT: 15 COUNTY ATTORNEYS PRESENT: John Roberts 16 COUNTY STAFF PRESENT: County Manager Bonnie Hammersley, Deputy County Manager 17 Travis Myren, and Deputy Clerk to the Board Tara May. (All other staff members will be 18 identified appropriately below) 19 20 Chair Price called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. 21 22 1. Additions or Changes to the Agenda 23 Chair Price requested to move Item 8-s up on the agenda as Item 6-d. 24 Commissioner Fowler requested to add a discussion on the Designation of the Alcoholic 25 Beverage Control Board Chair as item 11-a. 26 27 A motion was made by Commissioner McKee, seconded by Commissioner Greene, to 28 change Item 8-s to 6-d on the agenda, and to add a discussion on the Designation of the 29 Alcoholic Beverage Control Board Chair as item 11-a. 30 31 VOTE: UNANIMOUS 32 33 Chair Price dispensed with reading the public charge. 34 35 36 2. Public Comments (Limited to One Hour) 37 a. Matters not on the Printed Agenda 38 Don O'Leary said he wants to give a prelude to item 8-s. He said the issue is about 39 what is being taught in schools and the Board finding ways to stifle parents' voices. He said he 40 has seen what is being taught in schools and it is not pretty. He said there are inappropriate 41 comics in schools. He said this whole thing is about trying to slip under the First Amendment, 42 abolish it for school areas, sexualize children, and give pedophiles a pass. He said this issue is 43 about sexualizing children and that is why the Board wants to stifle the parents. He said the 44 Board has a habit of running meetings long so people can't make public comment and said it 45 wouldn't be a good idea in this case. 46 Makeda Ma'at spoke on behalf of the Landings at Winmore's tenant association. She 47 said she is following up on her September 14, 2021 petition requesting Orange County 48 investigate the management and treatment of residents at the Landings at Winmore. She said 49 outside of the initial confirmation that her petition had been received, she has not heard of any 50 further action taken by Orange County. She said that during this time, residents endured 51 continued disrespect and breeches of confidentiality by the Community Home Trust and