Agenda - 12-13-2022; 8-a - Minutes

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2 1 reports that things are generally on schedule. She said if anyone has questions about whether or 2 not their address will be served with broadband, they should reach out to the County, who will 3 direct them to Lumos for verification. 4 Commissioner Hamilton had no comments. 5 Commissioner Bedford said she was also at the Behavioral Health Task Force meeting, 6 and noted Commissioner Greene was on the Zoom meeting as well. She reminded Orange 7 County voters that early voting runs through Friday from 8:00 am-7:30 pm, and Saturday is the 8 last day for early voting from 8:00 am-3:00 pm. She said if voters wait to vote on Election Day, 9 they will have to vote at their assigned precinct, which they can find under "Elections" on the 10 county website. She also noted that people must already be registered to vote in order to vote on 11 Election Day, and that today was the last day to request an absentee ballot. 12 Commissioner McKee had no comments. 13 Commissioner Richards said November is Family Caregiver Month. She said the 14 Department on Aging will be recognized this later this month. She said there are many people 15 with aging parents or who care for young people, and there are sessions on the Department on 16 Aging website to remind caregivers to care for themselves. She said she was absent from the last 17 week's meeting while she attended the Inter-city Visit. She said they went to Winston-Salem to 18 the innovation center, then to Asheville. She said she will try to consolidate her notes from the trip 19 at some point to share with the Board. She said she was happy to be joined by Travis Myren, the 20 new Planning Director, Cy Stober, and other Planning staff. She said it was eye-opening that 21 many jurisdictions are facing similar challenges and see how they are handling them. 22 Chair Price said the SHARP Direct Care Workers Awards will be at the Seymour Center 23 on Thursday at 4:30 pm. She noted that Todd McGee, Community Relations Director, sent out a 24 notice that deer hunting in the northern part of the county begins November 12-January 2. She 25 said there are usually complaints from residents around this time, so she wants people to be 26 informed. She said there is more information on the county's website. She also said the Board 27 was sent PowerPoints for several items this evening, which are at their places. 28 Chair Price asked for volunteers from the Board to serve on the Strategic Plan Selection 29 Panel. 30 Commissioner Fowler, Commissioner Bedford, and Commissioner Richards volunteered. 31 32 A motion was made by Commissioner McKee, seconded by Commissioner Hamilton, to 33 appoint Commissioner Fowler, Commissioner Bedford, and Commissioner Richards to serve on 34 the Strategic Plan Selection Panel. 35 36 VOTE: UNANIMOUS 37 38 4. Proclamations/ Resolutions/ Special Presentations 39 40 a. Proclamation Recognizing Mike Smith, Dean of UNC School of Government 41 The Board approved a proclamation recognizing Mike Smith, Dean of the School of Government 42 at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. 43 44 BACKGROUND: Mike Smith has led the UNC School of Government for 30 years. Smith has 45 been a member of the School of Government faculty — originally the Institute of Government — 46 since 1978 and was named director in 1992. When the Institute became known as the School of 47 Government in 2001, Smith was named dean. As one of the longest-serving deans in Carolina's 48 modern history, Smith expanded the School's capacity in the fields of management and leadership, 49 finance, and administration. Under his leadership, the School became the largest and most 50 comprehensive university-based local government training, advisory, and research organization in 51 the United States. Smith is a champion of the School's core values of neutrality, non-advocacy,