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1 <br /> APPROVED 6117/25 <br /> MINUTES <br /> ORANGE COUNTY <br /> BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br /> JOINT MEETING WITH <br /> CHAPEL HILL-CARRBORO BOARD OF EDUCATION AND <br /> ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION <br /> April 29, 2025 <br /> 7:00 p.m. <br /> The Orange County Board of Commissioners met for a joint meeting with the Chapel Hill- <br /> Carrboro Board of Education and the Orange County Board of Education on Tuesday, April 29, <br /> 2025 at 7:00 p.m. at the Whitted Human Services Center in Hillsborough, NC. <br /> COUNTY COMMISSIONERS PRESENT: Chair Jamezetta Bedford, Vice-Chair Jean Hamilton <br /> and Commissioners Marilyn Carter, Amy Fowler, Sally Greene, Earl McKee, and Phyllis Portie- <br /> Ascott <br /> COUNTY COMMISSIONERS ABSENT: None. <br /> COUNTY ATTORNEYS PRESENT: John Roberts <br /> COUNTY STAFF PRESENT: County Manager Travis Myren, Interim Deputy County Manager <br /> Caitlin Fenhagen, and Clerk to the Board Laura Jensen (All other staff members will be <br /> identified appropriately below) <br /> CHAPEL HILL-CARRBORO BOARD OF EDUCATION PRESENT: Chair George Griffin, Vice- <br /> Chair Riza Jenkins, and Board Members Meredith Ballew (arrived at 7:04 pm), Rani Dasi, Vickie <br /> Feaster Fornville, Michael Sharp <br /> CHAPEL HILL-CARRBORO BOARD OF EDUCATION ABSENT: Board Member Barbara <br /> Fedders <br /> CHAPEL HILL-CARRBORO SCHOOLS (CHCCS) STAFF PRESENT: Superintendent Nyah <br /> Hamlett and Chief Financial Officer Jonathan Scott (All other staff members will be identified <br /> appropriately below) <br /> ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION PRESENT: Chair Anne Purcell, Vice-Chair Andre <br /> Richmond, and Board Members Will Atherton, Carrie Doyle, Bonnie Hauser, Wendy Padilla, and <br /> Sarah Smylie <br /> ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION ABSENT: None <br /> ORANGE COUNTY SCHOOLS (OCS) STAFF PRESENT: Superintendent Danielle Jones and <br /> Chief Finance Officer Rhonda Rath (All other staff members will be identified appropriately below) <br /> Chair Bedford called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. All commissioners were present. <br /> WELCOME, CALL TO ORDER, AND AGENDA OVERVIEW <br /> Chair Bedford welcomed the elected officials and staff from Chapel Hill-Carrboro City <br /> Schools and Orange County Schools. <br /> Commissioners, school board members, and staff introduced themselves. <br /> George Griffin acknowledged Nyah Hamlett, who is leaving CHCCS at the end of June. <br /> He thanked her for everything she has contributed to CHCCS during her tenure. <br /> Chair Bedford reviewed the agenda for the meeting. <br /> 1. School Budget Presentations <br /> a. Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools <br /> Nyah Hamlett is leaving her position this year. She thanked the county commissioners <br /> and staff for their partnership through unprecedented financial challenges. She indicated that <br /> since she started with CHCCS the budget document has grown. She said this budget presented <br />