HomeMy WebLinkAboutAgenda - 04-09-2013-13 (4)BARRY..IACOBS, CHAIR
EARL 1[MCKEE, VICE CHAIR
MARK DOROSIN
ALICE M. GORDON
BERNADETTE PELISSIER
RE'NE'E' PRICE
PENNY RICH
April 3, 2013
Dear Commissioners,
INFORMATION ITEM
ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
POST OF'F'ICE BOX 8181
200 SOUTH CAMERON STREET
HILLSBOROUGH, NORTH CAROLINA 27278
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At the Board's March 19, 2013 regular meeting, three petitions were brought forth from Commissioners which
were reviewed by the Chair /Vice Chair /Manager Agenda team and the petitions and responses are below:
1) Review and consider a request by Commissioner Dorosin for staff to provide information on the impact of
the "banning of the box" for employment applications and the potential need for a policy addressing
employment applications and the review of those applications.
Response: Manager to follow up with an Information Item on a future agenda.
2) Review and consider a request by Chair Jacobs that the Board consider a more expeditious way to
respond to issues before the General Assembly and provide feedback to the Orange County's
Legislative Delegation.
Response: To ask County Attorney to raise legislative issues to a higher priority; and
authorize Chair /Vice Chair to respond in an expeditious manner, as needed, and when
possible, to allow Board members 24 hours in which to respond to a pending legislative
item, before forwarding responses to Legislative Delegation.
3) Review and consider request by Chair Jacobs that the Board consider potential methods to share
information with the public regarding Board member questions to staff on agenda items prior to regular
meetings.
Response: Staff will post Board questions /staff responses on the Board of Commissioners'
webpage for public access; also, as a follow up to Commissioner Dorosin's request from
January 24th on public access /viewing of consent agenda, the Public Affairs Office in
working on a solution for this viewing on the county's cable channel.
This letter will be provided as an Information Item on the April 9, 2013 agenda for public information.
Regards,
Barry Jacobs, Chair
Board of County Commissioners
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