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Attachment 5-a 87 <br /> ORANGE COUNTY <br /> NORTH CAROLINA <br /> County Manager's Office <br /> 300 West Tryon Street Travis Myren, County Manager Phone (919)245-2300 <br /> Post Office Box 8181 <br /> Hillsborough, North Carolina 27278 <br /> MEMORANDUM <br /> TO: Board of Orange County Commissioners <br /> FROM: Greg Wilder, County Manager's Office <br /> DATE: January 8, 2026 <br /> SUBJECT: Petition Process for Board Members and the Public <br /> The Orange County Board of Commissioners' "Petition Process" for Board Business <br /> meetings generally dates back to 2011. The process serves as a means for Board members <br /> as well as members of the public to voice requests, with those requests subsequently being <br /> reviewed and considered by the Board Chair and Vice Chair(in consultation with the County <br /> Manager) for action, follow-up, scheduling, etc. as appropriate. <br /> Staff documents petitions made during each Business meeting. The requests are then <br /> reviewed and considered at the next scheduled Chair/Vice Chair agenda review meeting. <br /> Plans for any actions, follow-up, scheduling, etc. are detailed for the public in a Follow-up <br /> Actions List that is published in the next Business meeting's agenda package. The Board <br /> Chair or Vice Chair may also follow-up directly with a Board member on a specific request. <br /> It is also common practice for staff, or in some cases a Board member, to follow-up and <br /> share feedback with an appropriate member of the public who made a request. <br /> The petition process provides for clear and efficient understanding, review, tracking and <br /> follow-up by the Chair and Vice Chair as the Board's elected leaders. It also provides a <br /> timely opportunity for a Board member, or member of the public, to provide feedback, <br /> additional information and/or request further review by the Board Chair and Vice Chair, or <br /> the full Board. BOCC Chair Jean Hamilton has noted that the Petition Process is not <br /> referenced/documented in the Board's Rules of Procedure or in any other manner. <br /> An Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer <br /> www.orangecountync.gov <br />