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1 <br /> ORANGE COUNTY <br /> BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br /> ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br /> Meeting Date: September 3, 2002 <br /> Action Agenda <br /> Item No. 9-d <br /> SUBJECT: Durham Tech Satellite Campus Advisory Committee for Programming Needs <br /> Assessment (ACPNA)- Nine Appointments <br /> DEPARTMENT: Board of Commissioners PUBLIC HEARING: (Y/N) No <br /> ATTACHMENT(S): Under Separate Cover INFORMATION CONTACT: <br /> Membership Roster Clerk's Office,.ext. 2130, 2125, 2126, 2129 <br /> Interest List <br /> Resumes/Applications TELEPHONE NUMBERS: <br /> Note: This item was originally scheduled Hillsborough 245-2130 <br /> for the August 20, 2002 BOCC meeting, Chapel Hill 968-4501 <br /> but time did not allow its discussion. Durham 688-7331 <br /> Mebane 336-227-2031 <br /> PURPOSE: To make appointments to the Durham Tech Satellite Campus Advisory Committee <br /> for Programming Needs Assessment (ACPNA). <br /> The Orange County Board of Commissioners approved a Resolution of Intent to site a satellite <br /> campus of the Durham Technical Community College (DTCC) in Orange County. The final <br /> decision for selecting a site for the facility will be the responsibility of the County <br /> Commissioners. <br /> In addition to selecting a site for the satellite campus, a second component critical to the <br /> development of a DTCC satellite campus is determining the needs of the community as it <br /> respects offerings at the satellite campus. All elements of the population are to be considered in <br /> this first step toward developing a plan for degree and/or certificate programs, courses and <br /> other adult education services for Orange County's community college campus. Current and <br /> future employers will be involved in the study to ensure that the workforce is being prepared for <br /> jobs available in the County. <br /> The Advisory Committee for Programming Needs Assessment (ACPNA)will be charged to <br /> serve as advisors to DTCC and Orange County staff who will be conducting a County adult <br /> educational needs assessment. DTCC has recommended that the membership of the ACPNA <br /> shall be appointed both by the Orange County Commissioners and the DTCC Board of <br /> Trustees, with the following positions to be appointed by the BOCC. <br /> • Two (2) Citizens At-Large - Four applications. <br /> • One (1) representative of a large employer within the County-Two applications. <br /> • One (1) representative of small business employers within the County -Two applications. <br />