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1 ORANGE COUNTY ASSEMBLY OF GOVERNMENTS MEETING AGENDA ITEMS ABSTRACT Meeting Date: January 23, 2024 SUBJECT: Assembly of Governments Meeting Discussion Items DEPARTMENT: County Manager/Town Managers ATTACHMENT(S): INFORMATION CONTACT: As noted in "Background" section Bonnie Hammersley, 245-2300; Chris Blue, 968-2743; Eric Peterson, 732-1270; Marie Parker, 918-7315; Shameka Fairbanks, 245-2487; Anita Jones-McNair, 918-7381; Shenekia Weeks, 968-2831; Haley Thore, 296-9442; Travis Myren, 245-2300; Cait Fenhagen, 245-2303 PURPOSE: To discuss topics of mutual interest between the governing boards of Hillsborough, Carrboro, Chapel Hill and Orange County. BACKGROUND: 1. One Orange Racial Equity Update The One Orange Racial Equity Jurisdictional Team (Carrboro, Chapel Hill, Hillsborough, and Orange County) continues to collaborate to advance racial equity throughout Orange County. In addition to highlighting some of the work that has previously been done, the team will present updates on the racial equity framework, data dashboard and racialized history project. One Orange was formed in 2020 to coordinate efforts around racial equity. The One Orange team engaged internal and external stakeholders and developed the One Orange Countywide Racial Equity Framework, which was approved in 2022. The purpose of this framework is to outline the county's overall strategy for change and to provide an overarching framework from which the jurisdictions can develop their respective racial equity plans. The framework details the five pillars that guide the county's racial equity efforts. A copy of the framework can be found at the following link: https://www.orangecountync.gov/DocumentCenter/View/20443/One-Orange-Countywide- Racial-Equity-Framework?bid Id= Once the framework was complete, the next significant focus for the One Orange team was the data index. The team will provide more information about the dashboard, ways