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1 <br /> APPROVED 417126 <br /> MINUTES <br /> ORANGE COUNTY <br /> BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br /> WORK SESSION <br /> March 10, 2026 <br /> 7:00 p.m. <br /> The Orange County Board of Commissioners met for a Work Session on Tuesday, March 10, <br /> 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, and Phyllis <br /> Portie-Ascott <br /> COUNTY COMMISSIONERS ABSENT: None <br /> COUNTY ATTORNEYS PRESENT: John Roberts <br /> COUNTY STAFF PRESENT: County Manager Travis Myren, Deputy County Manager Caitlin <br /> Fenhagen, and Clerk to the Board Laura Jensen. (All other staff members will be identified <br /> appropriately below) <br /> Chair Hamilton called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. All commissioners were present. <br /> 1. Boards and Commissions —Annual Work Plan Summaries <br /> The Board received brief presentations from representatives from the second group of County <br /> boards and commissions on their annual work plan summaries and provide feedback and/or <br /> direction. <br /> BACKGROUND: Each year, the Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) requests that County <br /> boards and commissions complete reports on the activities each board conducted over the past <br /> year and a plan for future activities consistent with the BOCC's strategic goals. The Chairs or <br /> other board representatives make presentations to the BOCC to share information in their written <br /> reports. The Board received the first group of work plan presentations at the February 10, 2026 <br /> work session. <br /> Boards and commissions presenting at this meeting are: <br /> Board Name Representative(s) Presenting <br /> Orange Unified Transportation Board Michael Hughes <br /> Orange County Board of Adjustment Leon Meyers <br /> Orange County Planning Board Lamar Proctor <br /> Advisory Board on Aging Dr. Tracey Holsinger <br /> Adult Care Home & Nursing Home Community Jackie Podger and <br /> Advisory Committee Shade Little <br /> Board of Health Tony Whitaker <br /> Board of Social Services Oscar Fleming <br /> Economic Development Advisory Board Emilee Collins <br /> Chapel Hill-Orange County Visitors Bureau Advisory Board D.R. Bryan <br /> Arts Commission Denise Duffy <br /> Tara May, Deputy Clerk to the Board, introduced the item. <br />