Minutes 12-02-2024 - Business Meeting

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3 Der;ernber6-Abolition day cannot be cheered without grieving the profound suffering that made such freedom Yipnecessary. And the Supreme Court's 1857 bred Scott w. ScrJford derision had already declared that the Negro, whether enslaved or free, "had no rights which the white man was bound to respect." Abolition Day,Deoennber 6,isa dafto rnournthe lives stolen, to acknowledge the generational trauma inflicted,and to confront the complicity ' of a nation built on the backs of enslaved people. It is our oollective responsibility to ensure that lam AndrewVVVn ,Circ itludr,UJ it�dstatesCaurtofApp..k, the stories of those who endured thishorror are 4°1circuit told—not as a footnote in history but as an Friday; December 6, marks AbcVrtrorl Day in unrelenting indictment of a system driven by Arnerica-159 years since the ratification of the greed and dehumanization. 13th Amendment, which legally abolished So: How do we reckon with a history that slavery in this country. It is not a day for celebration but a day of recleaning—a day to continues to shape the present? How do we confront, with unflinching honesty; the moral confront the remnants of slavery that persist in horror oftheinstitutionof slavery and the nation systemic inequities? Abolition Day is not just that allowed it to flourish for centuries. about the past—it is about the unfinished work of justice. Slavery in America was not an isolated historical Just as the Holocaust is remembered as a anomaly—it was a calculated, systemic atrocity, warning against the depths of human cruelty,so deeply entrenched in the foundations of this too must slavery be etched into the oonscience country. It robbed millions of their freedom, exploited their bodies, shattered families, and of this nation. To forget, to minimize, or to built the wealth and power of a nation on the campartrnentalize its horrors is to risk backs of human suffering.To reflex on slavery is perpetuating its legacy in subtler forms. to indict a system that cornmodified human Abolition Day is not a moment for comfort but beings, stripping them of dignity and humanity for accountability, for grappling with a history that still reverberatesin the lives of millions. far profit and power. It is to stare into the abyss of a society t hat enshrinedbrutalityintoIawand Aswereflecton this day let usrecognizethatthe justified it with atwisted moral oarnpass. abolition of slavery was not the end of the Yes, we celebrate Juneteenth for the joyous story—it was the beginning of along, unfinished moment when the enslaved in Texas learned of struggle for true equality and justice. Honoring their freedom—an occasion of jubilation that this day with the gravity it deserves is not just an act of remembrance; it is a moral imperative. honors the resilience, resistance, and humanity Only by confronting this dark chapter of our of African Americans. But Juneteenth celebrations cannot bear the weight of 246 years history can we begin to build a future where the of unimagi nab lecFuelty.That'sbecausefreedom dignity�and humanity of every person are truly upheld. Vice-Chair Hamilton said she is honored to continue to serve the residents of Orange County. She thanked other Board members for voting for her to be Vice-Chair. She thanked voters and those who supported her campaign, county staff, and her family. She congratulated Commissioner Carter for her election to the Board. Commissioner Fowler also congratulated other Board members on their respective elections and re-elections. She said she is looking forward to working with everyone on the Board. She said that she attended a Board of Health meeting, a Climate Council meeting, and two others since the last meeting. She also thanked those who helped with her campaign and her family for her support. She said that she was pleased to hear from OCS that they will be able to add more