Minutes 10-03-2022 Business Meeting

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22 A motion was made by Commissioner McKee, seconded by Commissioner Fowler, to approve the remaining consent agenda. VOTE: UNANIMOUS In reference to the proposed 2023 Board of County Commissioners meeting calendar, Commissioner Bedford said the issue with having the joint school board meeting in March is that the schools will not have their budgets ready by then. She said she spoke to two school board members and they would like to have a joint school board meeting later in April. She proposed making the second half of the work April 20, 2023 the joint meeting. Chair Price said the reason a March joint school board meeting was suggested was based on a request from the school boards wanting to have an opportunity to talk about issues they are facing at that time ahead of budget discussions. She said this would help inform the budget process later. Commissioner Bedford said she talked to Will Atherton, Orange County School Board Chair, and Rani Dasi, Chapel Hill-Carrboro City School Board Vice-Chair, and if the choice is only either March or April, they would prefer to have the meeting later in April when they know their budgets. Chair Price reminded the Board that the calendar can always be changed as needed, even after approval. Commissioner Richards said she also had a conversation with school board members, and her understanding is they want to talk in March, but also have a budget session in April. She asked if the Board is saying one of the April work sessions could not include a joint meeting with the schools. Commissioner Bedford said in the past, there was discussion about whether to allow public comment at work sessions, and the Board decided not to allow it. She said that they could change one of the April meetings to be whatever the Board wants it to be. Chair Price said it could be similar to the joint fire departments meeting. Commissioner Richards said the idea would be that they can have a better understanding of needs in March and discuss the budget in April. Commissioner Fowler asked if there is anything else planned for the April 20th work session. Chair Price said not that far in advance. Commissioner McKee said he would like to have time on March 9th to discuss some issues from the last joint meeting and issues related to school performance. Commissioner Bedford asked the Clerk to the Board if it is okay to tentatively add a joint meeting with school boards before the April 20th work session. Laura Jensen said that would work but she has to make sure the schools are also available that date. She said if the schools are not available April 20th, the calendar can be changed after approval. A motion was made by Commissioner Bedford, seconded by Commissioner McKee, to approve item 8-e, as amended. VOTE: UNANIMOUS a. Minutes The Board approved the draft minutes for the September 6, 2022 Business Meeting.