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4 <br /> Report and Recommendations <br /> BACKGROUND <br /> The Capital Needs Work Group (the work group) was established in Fall 2021 as a <br /> result of a petition by Commissioner Jean Hamilton of the Orange County Board of <br /> County Commissioners (BOCC). The petition requested that the work group address <br /> the capital needs of the two public school systems in Orange County: Orange County <br /> Schools (OCS) and Chapel Hill Carrboro City Schools (CHCCS), especially the older <br /> schools, such that an actionable plan (over 10 years) would be developed that would <br /> dedicate funds and a process to address the needs. <br /> The work group was designed to include representatives from the elected boards <br /> and staff of Orange County, Orange County Schools, and Chapel Hill Carrboro City <br /> Schools. Commissioner Jean Hamilton was designated as the chair and Orange <br /> County School Board member Bonnie Hauser was designated as vice-chair. (See <br /> table A for the list of participants and their titles.) <br /> Table A: Work Group Participants <br /> Entity Name Participant Name Participant Title <br /> Orange County Renee Price Board Chair <br /> Jean Hamilton Board Member,Work Group Chair <br /> Gary Donaldson Chief Financial Officer <br /> Steven Arndt Asset Management Director <br /> Greg Wilder Assistant to County Manager, <br /> Le islative Affairs <br /> Rebecca Crawford Deputy Director of Financial Services <br /> Kirk Vaughn Budget Analyst II <br /> Chapel Hill Carrboro City Deon Temne Board Chair <br /> Schools <br /> Dr. Jillian La Serna Board Member <br /> Rani Dasi Board Vice Chair <br /> Dr. N ah Hamlett Superintendent <br /> Andre' Stewart Chief Operations Officer <br /> Jonathan Scott Chief Financial Officer <br /> Eric Allen Former Director of Capital and <br /> School Facilities <br /> Al Ciarochi Deputy Superintendent of <br /> Operations <br /> Orange County Schools Carrie Doyle Board Member <br /> Bonnie Hauser Board Member,Work Group Vice <br /> Chair <br /> Brenda Stephens Former Board Member - served <br /> through June 30, 2022 <br /> Dr. Monique Felder Superintendent <br /> Patrick Abele Deputy Superintendent of <br /> Operations <br /> Rhonda Rath Chief Finance Officer <br /> 2 <br />