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Attachment 1 <br /> 1 <br /> 1 DRAFT MINUTES <br /> 2 ORANGE COUNTY <br /> 3 BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br /> 4 BUSINESS MEETING <br /> 5 November 1, 2022 <br /> 6 7:00 p.m. <br /> 7 <br /> 8 The Orange County Board of Commissioners met for a Business Meeting on Tuesday, <br /> 9 November 1, 2022 at 7:00 p.m. at the Whitted Human Services Center in Hillsborough, NC. <br /> 10 <br /> 11 COUNTY COMMISSIONERS PRESENT: Chair Renee Price, Vice Chair Jamezetta Bedford, <br /> 12 and Commissioners Amy Fowler, Sally Greene, Jean Hamilton, Earl McKee, and Anna <br /> 13 Richards <br /> 14 COUNTY COMMISSIONERS ABSENT: None. <br /> 15 COUNTY ATTORNEYS PRESENT: John Roberts <br /> 16 COUNTY STAFF PRESENT: County Manager Bonnie Hammersley, Deputy County Manager <br /> 17 Travis Myren, and Clerk to the Board Laura Jensen. (All other staff members will be identified <br /> 18 appropriately below) <br /> 19 <br /> 20 Chair Price called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. All commissioners were present. <br /> 21 <br /> 22 1. Additions or Changes to the Agenda <br /> 23 <br /> 24 Chair Price proposed removing item 6-a from the agenda for consideration at the <br /> 25 November 101" work session, and adding a Native American Heritage Month proclamation to the <br /> 26 agenda as item 4-b. <br /> 27 <br /> 28 A motion was made by Commissioner Greene, seconded by Commissioner Hamilton, to <br /> 29 remove item 6-a from the agenda and add item 4-b. <br /> 30 <br /> 31 VOTE: UNANIMOUS <br /> 32 <br /> 33 Chair Price dispensed with reading the public charge. <br /> 34 <br /> 35 2. Public Comments (Limited to One Hour) <br /> 36 a. Matters not on the Printed Agenda <br /> 37 <br /> 38 There was no one signed up to speak on matters not on the printed agenda. <br /> 39 <br /> 40 b. Matters on the Printed Agenda <br /> 41 (These matters will be considered when the Board addresses that item on the agenda below.) <br /> 42 <br /> 43 3. Announcements, Petitions and Comments by Board Members <br /> 44 Commissioner Fowler said she attended the Behavioral Health Task Force meeting last <br /> 45 Thursday, where the Orange County Partnership to End Homelessness presented about the <br /> 46 connection between homelessness and mental health. She said the Task Force also heard from <br /> 47 Alliance on their Network Adequacy Assessment. She said she also wholeheartedly supports <br /> 48 Commissioner Richards' request from the last meeting to examine the possibility of providing <br /> 49 universal pre-K. <br /> 50 Commissioner Greene said, on behalf of the Broadband Task Force, there is an updated <br /> 51 Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) page on the website that people can refer to. She said it <br />