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APPROVED NOVEMBER 1, 2000 <br />MINUTES <br />ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br />ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION <br />CHAPEL HILL-CARRBORO BOARD OF EDUCATION <br />MARCH 27, 2000 <br />The Orange County Board of Commissioners met on Monday, March 27, 2000 at 7:30 p.m. in <br />the boardroom at the Southern Human Services Center in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. The purpose <br />of this meeting was to hold a work session between the Orange County Board of Commissioners, the <br />Orange County Board of Education, and the Chapel Hill-Carrbora City Board of Education. <br />COUNTY COMMISSIONERS PRESENT: Chair Moses Carey, Jr. and Commissioners Margaret <br />W. Brown, Alice M. Gordon, Stephen H. Halkiotis, and Barry Jacobs <br />COUNTY ATTORNEY PRESENT: Harmony Whalen <br />COUNTY STAFF PRESENT: County Manager John M. Link, Jr., Assistant County Manager <br />Rod Visser, and Clerk to the Board Beverly A. Blythe (all other staff members will be identified <br />appropriately below} <br />ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION MEMBERS PRESENT: Chair Susan A. Halkiotis <br />and members Robert H. Bateman, Keith Cook, Rick Kennedy, David Kolbinsky, Delores Simpson, <br />and Brenda Stephens <br />ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION SUPERINTENDENT: Randy Bridges <br />CHAPEL HILL-CARRBORO BOARD OF EDUCATION MEMBERS PRESENT: Chair Elizabeth <br />Carter and members Nicholas M. Didow (arrived 8:55 p.m.), Gloria Faley, Valarie Foushee, and <br />Teresa H. Williams <br />CHAPEL HILL-CARRBORO BOARD OF EDUCATION MEMBERS ABSENT: Maryanne <br />Rasenman and Roger Waldon <br />CHAPEL HILL-CARRBORO BOARD OF EDUCATION SUPERINTENDENT: Neil Pedersen <br />NOTE: ALL DOCUMENTS REFERRED TO IN THESE MINUTES ARE IN THE PERMANENT <br />AGENDA FILE IN THE CLERK'S OFFICE. ALL RECORDINGS OF THE MEETING <br />WILL BE KEPT FOR 5 YEARS. <br />1. COUNTYIOCS/CHCCS DISCUSSIONIPOLICY ISSUES <br />a. School Funding O tions Task Force Discussions <br />Chair Carey said that the information for this item includes a report of the results of the <br />task force discussions and some benchmark proposals that the Board is considering for adoption at a <br />future meeting. <br />Chair Carey thanked everyone who served on this task force. He feels that the <br />discussions were beneficial to all participants. He approached the task force meetings with the <br />assumption that not all members would reach consensus on all items. After tonight, he and <br />Commissioner Jacobs will proceed in making some final recommendations to the Board of County <br />Commissioners that are consistent with the charge given to them by the Board of County <br />Commissioners. He asked that all written comments be sent to him by this Friday so that a <br />recommendation can be made as scan as possible back to the County Commissioners. <br />Commissioner Jacobs agreed with Chair Carey and said that he felt the task force had a <br />full and frank discussion of the issues. He feels the representatives understood each other more after <br />the meetings. In reading the draft report, he feels it was an accurate representation of what was <br />discussed. He hopes that the school board members will make any changes that are necessary to <br />make sure that it adequately reflects their views. <br />