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1 <br /> APPROVED 6/20/23 <br /> MINUTES <br /> ORANGE COUNTY <br /> BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br /> JOINT MEETING WITH <br /> ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION AND <br /> CHAPEL HILL-CARRBORO BOARD OF EDUCATION <br /> AND WORK SESSION <br /> April 27, 2023 <br /> 7:00 p.m. <br /> The Orange County Board of Commissioners met for a joint meeting with the Orange County <br /> Board of Education and Chapel-Hill Carrboro Board of Education and a work session on <br /> Thursday, April 27, 2023 at 7:00 p.m. at the Whitted Human Services Center in Hillsborough, <br /> NC. <br /> COUNTY COMMISSIONERS PRESENT: Chair Jamezetta Bedford, Vice-Chair Earl McKee, <br /> and Commissioners Amy Fowler, Sally Greene, Jean Hamilton, Phyllis Portie-Ascott, and Anna <br /> Richards <br /> COUNTY COMMISSIONERS ABSENT: None. <br /> COUNTY ATTORNEYS PRESENT: Martha Bordogna, Staff Attorney <br /> COUNTY STAFF PRESENT: County Manager Bonnie Hammersley, Deputy County Manager <br /> Travis Myren, and Clerk to the Board Laura Jensen (All other staff members will be identified <br /> appropriately below) <br /> CHAPEL HILL-CARRBORO BOARD OF EDUCATION PRESENT: Chair Rani Dasi, Vice-Chair <br /> George Griffin, and Board Members Riza Jenkins and Jillian LaSerna <br /> CHAPEL HILL-CARRBORO BOARD OF EDUCATION ABSENT: Board Members Ashton <br /> Powell, Michael Sharp, and Deon Temne <br /> CHAPEL HILL-CARRBORO SCHOOLS (CHCCS) STAFF PRESENT: Superintendent Dr. Nyah <br /> Hamlett and Chief Financial Officer Jonathan Scott <br /> ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION PRESENT: Chair Will Atherton, Vice-Chair Anne <br /> Purcell, and Board Members Carrie Doyle, Bonnie Hauser, and Andre Richmond <br /> ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION ABSENT: Board Members Jennifer Moore and <br /> Sarah Smylie <br /> ORANGE COUNTY SCHOOLS (OCS) STAFF PRESENT: Superintendent Dr. Monique Felder, <br /> Chief Human Capital Officer Joyce Hatcher, Chief Finance Officer Rhonda Rath, and Interim <br /> Director of Operations Dwayne Foster <br /> Chair Bedford called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. All commissioners were present. <br /> Chair Bedford asked the Board to remove item 3 from the agenda and consider it at the <br /> May 9, 2023 work session. <br /> Commissioner Greene made a motion to remove Item 3 from the agenda, which was <br /> seconded by Commissioner Hamilton. <br /> VOTE: UNANIMOUS <br /> WELCOME AND INTRODUCTIONS <br /> Chair Bedford welcomed the elected officials and staff from Chapel Hill Carrboro City <br /> Schools and Orange County Schools. All of the elected officials and staff introduced themselves. <br />