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3 1 Fowler also shared that she attended a DCHC MPO orientation, the Durham Tech Board of 2 Trustees meeting, and the Board of Health and its Equity subcommittee meeting. 3 Commissioner Richards said in addition to Black History Month, February is also "Love 4 Your Heart" month. She recognized the graduates of Phoenix Academy who held a graduation 5 on January 261h. She also attended the Burlington-Graham MPO meeting, Partnership for Young 6 Children meeting, and the ABC Board meeting. She encouraged residents to attend a 7 Comprehensive Land Use Plan input session. 8 Commissioner Portie-Ascott said she attended the opening reception for First Fridays at 9 the Eno Arts Mill. She said she was amazed by the number of people in attendance, especially 10 young people. She said there were two artists that she was very impressed with and shared 11 details of their work. She also mentioned that the Orange County Partnership to End 12 Homelessness completed the Point-In-Time Count on January 31St, which allows them to submit 13 data to HUD about people experiencing homelessness in Orange County. Finally, she said she 14 attended the JCPC meeting, and the number of school-based complaints has decreased by more 15 than 50% since May. 16 Chair Bedford said she represented the Board at the Eno River Association special 17 meeting where they were doing some strategic planning and getting input from members on ideas 18 to protect the Eno River. She said that every month there is a fifth Wednesday, there is a joint 19 meeting with Wake County's MPO and they are already beginning the work for the MTP 2055. 20 Chair Bedford said the Piedmont Food Processing Center Board met last Friday and it was a good 21 meeting. She said she also attended an informal meeting with Senator Meyer about plans for the 22 UNC coal plant should the railroad become available for another purpose in the future. Finally, 23 she said she attended the Behavioral Health Task Force meeting on Monday, and they are 24 working on trying to illustrate time saving and financial saving from the planned Crisis Diversion 25 Facility. 26 27 4. Proclamations/ Resolutions/ Special Presentations 28 a. Presentation of Annual Comprehensive Financial Report for FYE 6/30/2023 29 The Board received the Annual Comprehensive Financial Report(ACFR)for the fiscal year ended 30 June 30, 2023. 31 32 BACKGROUND: The ACFR reports on all financial activity of the County for the fiscal year July 33 1, 2022 through June 30, 2023. Mauldin and Jenkins, LLC, a firm of Certified Public Accountants, 34 audited the financial statements. The financial statements and audit are required by Chapter 159- 35 34 of the North Carolina General Statutes. The County prepares an Annual Comprehensive 36 Financial Report (ACFR) that meets the standards set by the Government Finance Officers 37 Association (GFOA). The ACFR is submitted to the GFOA in order to be awarded the Certificate 38 of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting. The financial report for the Orange County 39 Sportsplex, as required under the management contract, is included in the County's ACFR. 40 41 The County received an unmodified (clean) audit opinion on the financial statements received 42 from the audit. The financial audit results indicate compliance with County financial policies. The 43 Chief Financial Officer and representatives of Mauldin and Jenkins, LLC will cover highlights of 44 the Report and answer any questions. 45 46 Gary Donaldson, Chief Financial Officer, introduced Tim Lyons and Chad Jackson from 47 Mauldin and Jenkins, LLC. In general, he said that the county continues to have very strong 48 financial results. 49