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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 September 25, 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 /> 11 Carrboro Board of Education and the Orange County Board of Education on Thursday, <br /> 12 September 25, 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 Amy Fowler, Sally Greene, Earl McKee, and Phyllis Portie-Ascott <br /> 16 COUNTY COMMISSIONERS ABSENT: Commissioner Marilyn Carter <br /> 17 COUNTY ATTORNEYS PRESENT: John Roberts <br /> 18 COUNTY STAFF PRESENT: County Manager Travis Myren, Deputy County Manager Caitlin <br /> 19 Fenhagen, and Clerk to the Board Laura Jensen (All other staff members will be identified <br /> 20 appropriately below) <br /> 21 CHAPEL HILL-CARRBORO BOARD OF EDUCATION PRESENT: Chair George Griffin, Vice- <br /> 22 Chair Riza Jenkins, and Board Members Meredith Ballew, Rani Dasi, Vickie Feaster Fornville, <br /> 23 Barbara Fedders, <br /> 24 CHAPEL HILL-CARRBORO BOARD OF EDUCATION ABSENT: Board Member Michael Sharp <br /> 25 CHAPEL HILL-CARRBORO SCHOOLS (CHCCS) STAFF PRESENT: Superintendent Dr. <br /> 26 Rodney Trice (All other staff members will be identified appropriately below) <br /> 27 ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION PRESENT: Chair Will Atherton, Vice-Chair Wendy <br /> 28 Padilla, and Board Members Carrie Doyle, Bonnie Hauser, Anne Purcell, Andre Richmond, and <br /> 29 Sarah Smylie <br /> 30 ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION ABSENT: NONE <br /> 31 ORANGE COUNTY SCHOOLS (OCS) STAFF PRESENT: Superintendent Dr. Danielle Jones <br /> 32 (All other staff members will be identified appropriately below) <br /> 33 <br /> 34 Chair Bedford called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. All commissioners were present. <br /> 35 <br /> 36 WELCOME, CALL TO ORDER, AND AGENDA OVERVIEW <br /> 37 Chair Bedford welcomed the elected officials and staff from Chapel Hill-Carrboro City <br /> 38 Schools and Orange County Schools. She explained that the meeting's agenda would focus on <br /> 39 reviewing data first before addressing other issues, including the interlocal agreement and bond <br /> 40 projects. She noted that when Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools (CHCCS) presented, George <br /> 41 Griffin would chair, and when Orange County Schools (OCS) presented, Will Atherton would <br /> 42 chair. <br /> 43 Commissioners, school board members, and staff introduced themselves. <br /> 44 <br /> 45 1. Status Update from Schools — State Budget Status, Programming, Cell Phone Policies, <br /> 46 Staffing <br /> 47 <br /> 48 a. Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools <br /> 49 CHCCS Board of Education Chair, George Griffin, began by formally introducing Rodney <br /> 50 Trice as the new CHCCS superintendent and expressing appreciation for the county <br /> 51 commissioners' continued support of public education. He emphasized the critical importance of <br />