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57 <br /> 1 Commissioner Greene said she was not sure if that was a serious proposal because she <br /> 2 was on the Chapel Hill side at that point. She said the bond passed by 70% and Orange County <br /> 3 residents are lucky to be able to use it. <br /> 4 Susan Brown said she is here representing the task force and she understands that it is <br /> 5 awkward that she is also staff, and her goal is to represent the work of the task force. <br /> 6 Vice-Chair McKee said he did not mean anything personally towards Susan Brown. <br /> 7 Chair Bedford asked about table 4 in the tax equity study and said that it seemed that the <br /> 8 total revenues include school taxes and municipal taxes and that disputes the analysis that it is <br /> 9 just county spending. She said it is the opposite of what Commissioner Greene had Barry Jacobs <br /> 10 send as the result. She said they are not making decisions tonight and asked everyone to read <br /> 11 the study. She wanted it confirmed that this study shows federal and state income tax regimes <br /> 12 disproportionately and is it about your ability to pay or services that you receive. <br /> 13 <br /> 14 PUBLIC COMMENT: <br /> 15 Nerys Levy said she felt the county should provide more money for libraries generally. <br /> 16 She said she is very concerned about the isolation of northern Orange County from any services <br /> 17 at all. She said there won't be a working library in Carrboro for 2 years. She said it will be difficult <br /> 18 to get figures on who from Carrboro is using the Chapel Hill Library. She said the county has to <br /> 19 really address the value of libraries to society in general. She said it is a part of the education <br /> 20 system and part of our democracies. She said the absence of funding in general is concerning <br /> 21 for northern Orange County. She said the Chapel Hill Library has been keeping things going in <br /> 22 southern Orange County. She said there should be a bigger conversation about libraries and <br /> 23 democracies in general. <br /> 24 <br /> 25 Chair Bedford asked what date commissioners should have questions to the County <br /> 26 Manager's Office. <br /> 27 Bonnie Hammersley said by Friday of the week before the agenda is published. <br /> 28 <br /> 29 <br /> 30 8. Consent Agenda <br /> 31 <br /> 32 • Removal of Any Items from Consent Agenda <br /> 33 • Approval of Remaining Consent Agenda <br /> 34 • Discussion and Approval of the Items Removed from the Consent Agenda <br /> 35 <br /> 36 A motion was made by Vice-Chair McKee, seconded by Commissioner Fowler, to approve <br /> 37 the consent agenda. <br /> 38 <br /> 39 VOTE: UNANIMOUS <br /> 40 <br /> 41 a. Minutes <br /> 42 The Board approved the draft minutes for the March 7, 2023 Business Meeting as submitted by <br /> 43 the Clerk to the Board. <br /> 44 b. Fiscal Year 2022-23 Budget Amendment#8 <br /> 45 The Board approved budget, grant, and capital project ordinance amendments for fiscal year <br /> 46 2022-23. <br /> 47 c. 2022 Annual Report for Orange County's CDBG-CV Grant <br /> 48 The Board received an annual report for calendar year 2022 on Orange County's Community <br /> 49 Development Block Grant — Coronavirus (CDBG-CV) grant from the NC Department of <br /> 50 Commerce and authorize the Chair to sign the report. <br /> 51 <br />