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1 <br /> ORANGE COUNTY <br /> BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br /> ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br /> Meeting Date: November 1, 2022 <br /> Action Agenda <br /> Item No. 4-a <br /> SUBJECT: Proclamation Recognizing Mike Smith, Dean of UNC School of Government <br /> DEPARTMENT: Board of Commissioners <br /> ATTACHMENT(S): INFORMATION CONTACT: <br /> Renee A. Price, Chair, 919-245-2130 <br /> Laura Jensen, Clerk to the Board, 919- <br /> 245-2130 <br /> PURPOSE: To approve a proclamation recognizing Mike Smith, Dean of the School of <br /> Government at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. <br /> BACKGROUND: Mike Smith has led the UNC School of Government for 30 years. Smith has <br /> been a member of the School of Government faculty — originally the Institute of Government — <br /> since 1978 and was named director in 1992. When the Institute became known as the School of <br /> Government in 2001, Smith was named dean. As one of the longest-serving deans in Carolina's <br /> modern history, Smith expanded the School's capacity in the fields of management and leadership, <br /> finance, and administration. Under his leadership, the School became the largest and most <br /> comprehensive university-based local government training, advisory, and research organization in <br /> the United States. Smith is a champion of the School's core values of neutrality, non-advocacy, <br /> and responsiveness. Smith recently announced his intention to step down as dean on December <br /> 31, 2022. <br /> FINANCIAL IMPACT: There is no financial impact associated with this item. <br /> SOCIAL JUSTICE IMPACT: There is no Orange County Social Justice Goal impact associated <br /> with this item. <br /> ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT: There is no Orange County Environmental Responsibility Goal <br /> impact associated with this item. <br /> RECOMMENDATION(S): The Manager recommends the Board approve and authorize the Chair <br /> to sign the proclamation recognizing Mike Smith for his years of service as Dean of the School of <br /> Government at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. <br />