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1 <br /> APPROVED 6/16/26 <br /> MINUTES <br /> ORANGE COUNTY <br /> BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br /> BUDGET WORK SESSION <br /> May 21, 2026 <br /> 7:00 p.m. <br /> The Orange County Board of Commissioners met for a Budget Work Session on Thursday, May 21, 2026, <br /> at 7:00 p.m. at the Southern Human Services Center in Chapel Hill, NC. <br /> COUNTY COMMISSIONERS PRESENT: Chair Jean Hamilton, Vice-Chair Amy Fowler, and Commissioners <br /> Marilyn Carter,Jamezetta Bedford, Sally Greene, Earl McKee and Phyllis 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 Fenhagen, and <br /> Clerk to the Board Laura Jensen. (All other staff members will be identified appropriately below) <br /> Chair Hamilton called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. All commissioners were present. <br /> The Board reviewed and discussed FY 2026-27 recommended fire districts and recommended <br /> departmental budgets. <br /> BACKGROUND: The County Manager presented the FY 2026-27 Recommended Operating Budget at the <br /> Board's Business meeting on May 5, 2026. Since then, the Board has conducted one public hearing to <br /> receive residents' comments regarding the proposed funding plan. At the May 14, 2026 Budget Work <br /> Session, the Board discussed recommended FY 2026-27 budgets for Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools <br /> Board of Education, Orange County Schools Board of Education and Durham Tech Community College. <br /> This budget work session offers the Board an opportunity to review and discuss the recommended budgets <br /> for the fire districts and County departments. <br /> Functional Leadership Teams: <br /> The following Functional Leadership Teams are scheduled to attend the budget work session: <br /> Public Safety: <br /> • Courts <br /> • Criminal Justice Resources <br /> • Emergency Services <br /> • Sheriff <br /> • Non-Departmental <br /> Human Services: <br /> • Aging <br /> • Alliance Health <br /> • Child Support Services <br /> • Civil Rights &Civic Life <br /> • Health Department <br />