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41 <br /> 1 Bonnie Hammersley said they will hear about that next month. She said OCS has $44 <br /> 2 million that's already been appropriated and CHCCS has$19 million. She said she told them they <br /> 3 can't wait to spend the money. She said the schools want to talk about this at the upcoming joint <br /> 4 meeting, but the Board has already done their part by allocating the money to the schools. <br /> 5 Commissioner Hamilton said she hopes the capital needs consultant will help get <br /> 6 everyone on the same page and identify efficiencies. <br /> 7 Chair Bedford said a lot of institutional knowledge at the schools is gone, so it's good they <br /> 8 are all having these conversations. <br /> 9 Vice-Chair McKee said the Board received an email today from the schools and there was <br /> 10 mention about wanting to discuss buying land for future schools. <br /> 11 Commissioner Richards asked why more land is needed when school populations are <br /> 12 decreasing. <br /> 13 Chair Bedford said it is increasing in the Mebane area. <br /> 14 <br /> 15 The Board took a 15 minute break. <br /> 16 <br /> 17 Vice-Chair McKee left the meeting at 2:30 pm. <br /> 18 <br /> 19 Office of Equity and Inclusion Work Plan <br /> 20 <br /> 21 a. Review of Work Plan and Key Goals for 2023 <br /> 22 <br /> 23 Dr. Shameka Fairbanks, Chief Equity and Human Rights Officer, made the following <br /> 24 presentation: <br /> 25 <br /> 26 Slide #1 <br /> Y� M,i�WiiWYl� <br /> OrangeCounty Office <br /> of Equity and Inclusion <br /> Dr.Shameka Y.Fairbanks <br /> 27 <br /> 28 Dr. Fairbanks said the Office of Equity and Inclusion was previously known as the <br /> 29 Department of Human Rights and Relations but was renamed recently to be more consistent with <br /> 30 other communities. <br /> 31 <br /> 32 <br />