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1 <br /> APPROVED 315126 <br /> MINUTES <br /> ORANGE COUNTY <br /> BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br /> BUSINESS MEETING <br /> February 3, 2026 <br /> 7:00 p.m. <br /> The Orange County Board of Commissioners met for a Business Meeting on Tuesday, February <br /> 3, 2026, at 7:00 p.m. at the Whitted Human Services Center in Hillsborough, NC. <br /> COUNTY COMMISSIONERS PRESENT: Chair Jean Hamilton, Vice-Chair Amy Fowler, and <br /> Commissioners Jamezetta Bedford, Marilyn Carter, Sally Greene, Earl McKee (arrived at 8:37 <br /> pm), and Phyllis Portie-Ascott <br /> COUNTY COMMISSIONERS ABSENT: None. <br /> COUNTY ATTORNEYS PRESENT: John Roberts <br /> COUNTY STAFF PRESENT: Deputy County Manager Caitlin Fenhagen, and Clerk to the Board <br /> Laura Jensen. (All other staff members will be identified appropriately below) <br /> Chair Hamilton called the meeting to order at 7:05 p.m. All commissioners were present. <br /> 1. Additions or Changes to the Agenda <br /> A motion was made by Commissioner Carter, seconded by Vice-Chair Fowler, to add A <br /> Resolution Advocating Accountability, Improved Oversight, and Reforms at the U.S. Department <br /> of Homeland Security as Item 4-c. <br /> VOTE: UNANIMOUS <br /> Chair Hamilton read the public charge and reviewed the instructions for making public <br /> comment. <br /> 2. Public Comments (Limited to One Hour) <br /> a. Matters not on the Printed Agenda <br /> None. <br /> b. Matters on the Printed Agenda <br /> (These matters will be considered when the Board addresses that item on the agenda below.) <br /> 3. Announcements, Petitions and Comments by Board Members <br /> Chair Hamilton expressed gratitude to county staff for their hard work keeping residents <br /> safe during the inclement weather over the past couple of weeks. She said the community was <br /> lucky not to get the worst of the storms, but it took a lot of effort to make sure the county was <br /> ready if the worst happened. She announced that she will make remarks at the Durham Tech <br /> campus expansion celebration on Thursday at 1:30 PM, in the Lyons Health board room, and will <br /> also speak at a Habitat Housing summit on the same day. <br /> Commissioner Carter echoed thanks for staff and community partners during the winter <br /> storms. She said that today, a community member shared a video called Race in America, which <br /> provided some very powerful data that speaks to the historic and current injustice and the bias <br /> that exists within systems in the United States like incarceration, law enforcement, schools, and <br /> so much more. She connected this to the evening's proclamation recognizing Black History Month <br />