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Attachment 2 <br /> 1 <br /> 1 DRAFT MINUTES <br /> 2 ORANGE COUNTY <br /> 3 BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br /> 4 JOINT MEETING WITH <br /> 5 CHAPEL HILL-CARRBORO BOARD OF EDUCATION AND <br /> 6 ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION <br /> 7 April 29, 2025 <br /> 8 7:00 p.m. <br /> 9 <br /> 10 The Orange County Board of Commissioners met for a joint meeting with the Chapel Hill- <br /> 1 1 Carrboro Board of Education and the Orange County Board of Education on Tuesday, April 29, <br /> 12 2025 at 7:00 p.m. at the Whitted Human Services Center in Hillsborough, NC. <br /> 13 <br /> 14 COUNTY COMMISSIONERS PRESENT: Chair Jamezetta Bedford, Vice-Chair Jean Hamilton <br /> 15 and Commissioners Marilyn Carter, Amy Fowler, Sally Greene, Earl McKee, and Phyllis Portie- <br /> 16 Ascott <br /> 17 COUNTY COMMISSIONERS ABSENT: None. <br /> 18 COUNTY ATTORNEYS PRESENT: John Roberts <br /> 19 COUNTY STAFF PRESENT: County Manager Travis Myren, Interim Deputy County Manager <br /> 20 Caitlin Fenhagen, and Clerk to the Board Laura Jensen (All other staff members will be <br /> 21 identified appropriately below) <br /> 22 CHAPEL HILL-CARRBORO BOARD OF EDUCATION PRESENT: Chair George Griffin, Vice- <br /> 23 Chair Riza Jenkins, and Board Members Meredith Ballew (arrived at 7:04 pm), Rani Dasi, Vickie <br /> 24 Feaster Fornville, Michael Sharp <br /> 25 CHAPEL HILL-CARRBORO BOARD OF EDUCATION ABSENT: Board Member Barbara <br /> 26 Fedders <br /> 27 CHAPEL HILL-CARRBORO SCHOOLS (CHCCS) STAFF PRESENT: Superintendent Nyah <br /> 28 Hamlett and Chief Financial Officer Jonathan Scott (All other staff members will be identified <br /> 29 appropriately below) <br /> 30 ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION PRESENT: Chair Anne Purcell, Vice-Chair Andr6 <br /> 31 Richmond, and Board Members Will Atherton, Carrie Doyle, Bonnie Hauser, Wendy Padilla, and <br /> 32 Sarah Smylie <br /> 33 ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION ABSENT: None <br /> 34 ORANGE COUNTY SCHOOLS (OCS) STAFF PRESENT: Superintendent Danielle Jones and <br /> 35 Chief Finance Officer Rhonda Rath (All other staff members will be identified appropriately below) <br /> 36 <br /> 37 Chair Bedford called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. All commissioners were present. <br /> 38 <br /> 39 WELCOME, CALL TO ORDER, AND AGENDA OVERVIEW <br /> 40 Chair Bedford welcomed the elected officials and staff from Chapel Hill-Carrboro City <br /> 41 Schools and Orange County Schools. <br /> 42 Commissioners, school board members, and staff introduced themselves. <br /> 43 George Griffin acknowledged Nyah Hamlett, who is leaving CHCCS at the end of June. <br /> 44 He thanked her for everything she has contributed to CHCCS during her tenure. <br /> 45 Chair Bedford reviewed the agenda for the meeting. <br /> 46 <br /> 47 1. School Budget Presentations <br /> 48 a. Chapel Hill-Carrboro CitV Schools <br /> 49 Nyah Hamlett is leaving her position this year. She thanked the county commissioners <br /> 50 and staff for their partnership through unprecedented financial challenges. She indicated that <br /> 51 since she started with CHCCS the budget document has grown. She said this budget presented <br />