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1 <br /> APPROVED 6/20/23 <br /> MINUTES <br /> ORANGE COUNTY <br /> BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br /> BUDGET AND CIP PUBLIC HEARING AND WORK SESSION <br /> MAY 9, 2023 <br /> 7:00 p.m. <br /> The Orange County Board of Commissioners met for a Business Meeting on Tuesday, May 9, <br /> 2023 at 7:00 p.m. at the Whitted Human Services Center in Hillsborough, NC. <br /> COUNTY COMMISSIONERS PRESENT: Chair Jamezetta Bedford,Vice Chair Earl Vice-Chair <br /> McKee (arrived at 7:02 p.m.), and Commissioners Amy Fowler, Jean Hamilton, Phyllis Portie- <br /> Ascott, and Anna Richards <br /> COUNTY COMMISSIONERS ABSENT: Commissioner Sally Greene <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 Laura Jensen. (All other staff members will be identified <br /> appropriately below) <br /> Chair Bedford called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. All commissioners were present, <br /> except for Vice-Chair McKee and Commissioner Greene. <br /> Vice-Chair McKee arrived at 7:02 p.m. <br /> 1. Opening Remarks <br /> Chair Bedford read the public charge: <br /> The Board of Commissioners pledges its respect to all present. The Board asks those attending <br /> this meeting to conduct themselves in a respectful, courteous manner toward each other, county <br /> staff and the commissioners. At any time should a member of the Board or the public fail to <br /> observe this charge, the Chair will take steps to restore order and decorum. Should it become <br /> impossible to restore order and continue the meeting, the Chair will recess the meeting until such <br /> time that a genuine commitment to this public charge is observed. The BOCC asks that all <br /> electronic devices such as cell phones, pagers, and computers should please be turned off or set <br /> to silent/vibrate. Please be kind to everyone. <br /> 2. Presentation of the County's Manager's Recommended FY 2023-24 Budget <br /> The County Manager made the following presentation: <br />