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1 <br /> APPROVED 5121/24 <br /> MINUTES <br /> ORANGE COUNTY <br /> BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br /> BUSINESS MEETING <br /> April 2, 2024 <br /> 7:00 p.m. <br /> The Orange County Board of Commissioners met for a Business Meeting on Tuesday, April 2, <br /> 2024, at 7:00 p.m. at the Whitted Human Services Center in Hillsborough, NC. <br /> COUNTY COMMISSIONERS PRESENT. Chair Jamezetta Bedford, Vice-Chair Sally Greene and <br /> Commissioners Amy Fowler, Jean Hamilton, and Anna Richards <br /> COUNTY COMMISSIONERS ABSENT: Commissioners Earl McKee and Phyllis Portie-Ascott <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 Commissioners McKee and Portie-Ascott. <br /> 1. Additions or Changes to the Agenda <br /> Chair Bedford asked for a motion to add a closed session to the agenda. <br /> A motion was made by Chair Bedford and seconded by Commissioner Hamilton to add a <br /> closed session to the agenda. <br /> VOTE: UNANIMOUS <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 /> Chair Bedford explained the procedures for making public comments. She also said there <br /> had been a mediation session earlier in the day between the Hillsborough Hogs recreational ice <br /> hockey group and the contracted management for the Sportsplex. She said a follow-up session <br /> will be scheduled. <br /> 2. Public Comments (Limited to One Hour) <br /> a. Matters not on the Printed Agenda <br /> Willo Charns said her statement was written before the mediation. She said she learned <br /> to skate with her dad when she was three years old. She said that she taught, played, and <br /> coached there for 20 years. She said that she resigned recently from her position as the hockey <br /> director at the SportsPlex. She said that Kevin Caminski was hired recently, and she left after he <br /> was hired. She said that it is not worth her breath to speak ill of anyone, but her actions speak for <br />