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<br />ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br />A RESOLUTION APPOINTING A STANDING TASK FORCE TO REVIEW <br />AND DISCUSS MATTERS OF MUTUAL INTEREST TO ORANGE <br />COUNTY, THE CHAPEL HILL-CARRBORO CITY SCHOOLS, AND THE <br />ORANGE COUNTY SCHOOLS <br />Whereas, a task force comprised of two members each of the Orange County Board of <br />Commissioners, the Chapel Hill-Carrboro Board of Education, and the Orange County <br />Board of Education met productively several times in 2000 to discuss matters related to <br />school funding options and a proposed policy an planning and funding school capital <br />projects, and <br />Whereas, a topic at the September 25, 2000 joint work session among those three <br />governing boards was the possible establishment of a standing work group to meet <br />periodically to discuss matters of mutual interest that arise out of such joint work <br />sessions or through other circumstances, and <br />Whereas, the Board of County Commissioners recognizes the need for a possible <br />November 2001 bond referendum to fund some School and County long-range capital <br />needs, and <br />Whereas, the Board of Commissioners views school construction standards and school <br />capacity as integral components in projecting the need for future capital facilities, and <br />Whereas, the Board of Commissioners believes that it would be beneficial to receive <br />direct input from school elected ofFicials regarding these components and the need for <br />future schools; <br />Now, therefore be it resolved that the Orange County Board of Commissioners does <br />hereby endorse the creation of a standing School Issues Task Force that will meet <br />periodically as needed to address matters of mutual interest, to be comprised of two <br />members each from the Orange County Board of Commissioners, Orange County <br />Board of Education, and Chapel Hill-Carrboro Board of Education, with those governing <br />boards to designate their own representatives, and <br />Be it further resolved that this task force should undertake as its first set of tasks the <br />development of recommendations concerning school construction standards, school <br />capacity, and any other related matters that have a bearing on the scope and elements <br />for school facilities that might be included in a probable November 2001 bond <br />referendum, with task force work to begin by November 2000, and delivery of a report <br />on these matters to the Orange County Commissioners no later than January 18, 2001. <br />This, the 17~' day of October 2000. <br />