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4 <br /> Renee Price, Chair <br /> Orange County Board of <br /> Commissioners <br /> Chair Price introduced the item. She said she received an email from Spring Dawson- <br /> McClure about support for the Leandro Plan. She said it was also on the Every Child NC <br /> website and she noticed that Orange County had not signed on to support the plan. She said <br /> this resolution is to show support for full funding of the Leandro Plan. <br /> Commissioner Hamilton said that in the fifth "Whereas..." clause in the resolution, she <br /> asked for clarification of the Governor's recommended budget time period. She said it was <br /> described as 2021-2023 in the resolution, but she wondered if it should be 2021-2022. <br /> Chair Price said the language was in the resolution that the two school boards passed <br /> and is accurate. She said that the Governor made recommendations for a biannual budget. <br /> John Roberts, County Attorney, said that earlier in the day, House Bill 1032 was filed, <br /> and it would appropriate $784 million to implement the Leandro Plan. He said it could be <br /> included in the resolution if the Board wished. He said Representative Verla Insko was one of <br /> the sponsors. <br /> Chair Price said she supported adding the language. She suggested adding the <br /> following language at the end of the resolution, prior to "Now therefore, be it resolved...:" <br /> "Whereas, Representative Verla Insko filed House Bill 1032, which would appropriate $784 <br /> million in non-recurring funds for fiscal year 2022-2023 to carry out the requirements of the <br /> Leandro Plan;" <br /> Commissioner Greene asked that the following language be added to the resolution: <br /> "Whereas, Orange County is grateful to Representative Verla Insko and others for sponsoring <br /> House Bill 1032;" <br /> A motion was made by Commissioner Fowler, seconded by Commissioner Hamilton, to <br /> approve the resolution with the amended language as discussed. <br /> VOTE: UNANIMOUS <br /> Chair Price said that the resolution would be sent to the school boards and to Every <br /> Child NC. <br /> 5. Public Hearings <br /> a. Public Hearing Regarding Proposed Lease Agreement and Economic Development <br /> Incentive Agreement for Well Dot, Inc. <br /> The Board: <br /> 1) Received and held a public hearing on the proposed lease agreement and issuance of a <br /> "performance-based" economic development incentive by the County to a private company; and <br /> 2) Considered adopting a resolution authorizing approval of the proposed lease agreement <br /> and economic incentive agreement, with claw-back provisions, for the expansion of Well Dot, <br /> Inc.'s health care IT operations in Orange County, NC. <br /> BACKGROUND: Local and state governments in North Carolina have the goal to promote <br /> economic development by encouraging the location of new businesses and the expansion of <br /> existing businesses. This activity serves to diversify the local tax base, increase employment <br /> opportunities and introduce desired job skills and related benefits to a community, and for the <br />