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18 <br /> 1 the point that the process could be kept open. She said that in other situations where the county <br /> 2 was not inclusive, they had to back pedal. She said they should be proactive. <br /> 3 Chair Bedford said there are two African American females as superintendents. <br /> 4 Chair Bedford asked what the Board's pleasure was. <br /> 5 Commissioner Fowler made a motion to approve the applicants for the Chapel Hill- <br /> 6 Carrboro City Schools resident positions. <br /> 7 Chair Bedford read their names, Ari Schein and Cassie Rice. <br /> 8 Vice Chair McKee seconded the motion. <br /> 9 <br /> 10 VOTE: Ayes, 5 (Chair Bedford, Vice Chair McKee, Commissioner Fowler, Commissioner <br /> 11 Hamilton, Commissioner Richards); Nays, 1 (Commissioner Price) <br /> 12 <br /> 13 MOTION PASSES <br /> 14 <br /> 15 Commissioner Fowler made a motion to appoint Kate O'Boyle to one of the Orange County <br /> 16 Schools resident positions. <br /> 17 Commissioner Richards seconded the motion. <br /> 18 Commissioner Richards said Kate O'Boyle seemed like a good applicant due to her <br /> 19 experience with young people. <br /> 20 <br /> 21 VOTE: Ayes, 5 (Chair Bedford, Vice Chair McKee, Commissioner Fowler, Commissioner <br /> 22 Hamilton, Commissioner Richards); Nays, 1 (Commissioner Price) <br /> 23 <br /> 24 MOTION PASSES <br /> 25 <br /> 26 Chair Bedford made a motion to appoint Richard Bradford to the second Orange County <br /> 27 Schools resident position. She discussed his qualifications. <br /> 28 Commissioner Hamilton seconded the motion. <br /> 29 <br /> 30 VOTE: Ayes, 5 (Chair Bedford, Vice Chair McKee, Commissioner Fowler, Commissioner <br /> 31 Hamilton, Commissioner Richards); Nays, 1 (Commissioner Price) <br /> 32 <br /> 33 MOTION PASSES <br /> 34 <br /> 35 Commissioner Price said she thinks all of the appointees are fine. <br /> 36 Vice Chair McKee said sometimes we have to deal with the hand we are dealt. He said <br /> 37 he would have liked to have seen more applicants. <br /> 38 Commissioner Fowler asked how the task force was advertised. <br /> 39 Tara May said they advertised on listservs, county social media channels, and the <br /> 40 newspaper. She said she'd be happy to hear other ideas. <br /> 41 Commissioner Richards said she included it in a news sharing group she is part of. <br /> 42 Commissioner Hamilton said she knows there are a lot of organizations that she is part of <br /> 43 and she forgets to advertise something she has initiated. She asked that staff prompt the Board <br /> 44 to remind the community about these opportunities. <br /> 45 Tara May said she would work on that. <br /> 46 Vice Chair McKee asked if there was a list of churches in the county. He said by contacting <br /> 47 churches, information may be shared among their congregations. He said some churches may <br /> 48 not want to advertise, but some are more politically active. He said that he reached out to churches <br /> 49 for assistance with the COVID vaccine and there was a church that engaged immediately and <br /> 50 was happy to be involved in the initiative as a partner. He said this would be good for affordable <br /> 51 housing and other social services. <br />