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1 <br /> APPROVED 6/20/2017 <br /> MINUTES <br /> BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br /> BUDGET WORK SESSION <br /> May 25, 2017 <br /> 7:00 p.m. <br /> The Orange County Board of Commissioners met for a work session on Thursday, May 25, <br /> 2017 at 7:00 p.m. at the Southern Human Services Center in Chapel Hill, N.C. <br /> COUNTY COMMISSIONERS PRESENT: Chair Dorosin and Commissioners Barry Jacobs, <br /> Earl McKee, Mark Marcoplos, Renee Price and Penny Rich <br /> COUNTY COMMISSIONERS ABSENT: Commissioner Mia Burroughs <br /> COUNTY ATTORNEYS PRESENT: John Roberts <br /> COUNTY STAFF PRESENT: County Manager Bonnie Hammersley, Deputy County Manager <br /> Travis Myren and Clerk to the Board Donna Baker (All other staff members will be identified <br /> appropriately below) <br /> Chair Dorosin called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. <br /> Chair Dorosin said Commissioner Burroughs would not be in attendance tonight, due to <br /> illness. <br /> A motion was made by Commissioner McKee, seconded by Commissioner Price to add <br /> the proposed resolution to the agenda: "Resolution Opposing the Mandatory <br /> Regionalization of Social Services Departments." <br /> VOTE: UNANIMOUS <br /> Nancy Coston said the bill was introduced in the senate for a mandatory <br /> regionalization, and she had a lot of concerns about how her programs would work if this goes <br /> through. She said there would not be a local county Department of Social Services (DSS), if <br /> this goes through. <br /> Chair Dorosin said there are a lot of problems with this bill. <br /> Commissioner McKee said this bill has nothing to do with child welfare, but with <br /> privatization. He said this bill would be the first step going down the same road as mental <br /> health, several years ago. <br /> Commissioner Rich asked if the North Carolina Association of County Commissioners <br /> (NCACC) has commented on this bill. <br /> Chair Dorosin said NCACC is opposed to it. <br /> Commissioner Price said the NCACC is opposed, and will continue to lobby certain <br /> legislators to let them know how harmful this proposed bill would be to counties. <br /> Commissioner Jacobs said the County's DSS staff and department do an excellent job, <br /> and the County relies on DSS and seeks to supplement the work of DSS. He said this <br /> proposed bill is just another attack on local education and local government, as well as the <br /> poor. <br /> Commissioner Jacobs asked the Clerk if she would send the resolution to the other 99 <br /> counties, should the Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) vote to adopt it. <br /> Nancy Coston read the resolution: <br />