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that add up to more than the sum of our parts and creating a County identity and <br /> momentum as a "Climate-Caring County'. <br /> The worry is that when the Council or individual groups propose further ambitious actions <br /> within Climate Plans, people will panic.This group could help do the outreach and <br /> education for climate action plans and help set groundwork to prepare the community.This <br /> does not require a new overarching climate plan as the communities and County have them <br /> or are actively working on them, and they have the staff and resources to act. <br /> McCullough said it may be good to start by looking at the plans that are on the books, <br /> defining synergies/commonalities, maybe this would be done through the Climate Action <br /> Reporting Database.Then we could create focused communications that would fill the <br /> broader purpose of build community and momentum through early successes.This work <br /> would be part branding and part identifying easy wins for County residents to start feeling <br /> like what they do can matter. <br /> VII. 2020 Meeting Schedule& Public Status- Bouma briefly updated the Council on received <br /> clarifications of the Council's legal identity as a public entity and plans for meetings in 2020. <br /> The Climate Council became a legal entity when the 4 elected bodies of the 4 local <br /> governments acted to approve its membership and appoint At-Large members. No single <br /> government has a controlling share of the Council.The responsibility for adhering to public <br /> records laws required by NC Statutes and Council procedures is on the supporting staff. <br /> Vill. Staffing and Succession- Bouma discussed the level of staff support the Council currently <br /> has and proposed the creation of an additional support staff position with an annual <br /> succession plan. <br /> This idea was brought up by the Nominating Committee at the last meeting. Bouma <br /> explained that an additional support staff position would provide continuity if he were to be <br /> sick or otherwise unavailable during a meeting.Also if both staff were there, they could <br /> participate more fully in the discussion. <br /> Bouma offered to reach out to the other sustainability staff on the Council to ask for their <br /> reactions and ideas. <br /> As for staff succession, Bouma explained that we will likely just have the staff cycle off each <br /> September when the new Vice-Chair is selected. <br /> IX. Adjournment—Marcoplos asked for a motion to adjourn the meeting and this was provided <br /> by Schnitzer and seconded by Kaufman.The Council voted unanimously to adjourn the <br /> meeting at 5:00pm. <br />