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ORANGE COUNTY
BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT
Meeting Date: June 26, 1996
Action Agenda
Item #�$
SUBJECT: ADDITIONAL APPOINTMENTS TO THE
SHAPING ORANGE COUNTY'S FUTURE TASK FORCE
ACTION BY:
DEPARTMENT: PLANNING PUBLIC HEARING: Yes__�J_No
BUDGET AMENDMENT REQUIRED: Yes X_No
ATTACHMENT(S): INFORMATION CONTACT: Dave Stancil
• Memo from SOCF Steering Committee Ext 2590
TELEPHONE NUMBERS:
Hillsborough - 732-8181
Durham -688-7331
Mebane -227-2031
Chapel Hill -967-9251
PURPOSE: To consider four additional appointments to the Shaping Orange County's
Future(SOCF) Task Force.
BACKGROUND: On June 13,the Shaping Orange County's Future Steering Committee
unanimously agreed to ask the elected boards of Orange County, Chapel Hill and
Carrboro to appoint four additional members to the SOCF Task Force. These
persons are proposed to address a gender imbalance among the original 26
appointees. The Task.Force is currently comprised of 17 men and 9 women.
The four persons recommended for appointment to address this imbalance are
Rhonda Pope, Carole Crumley, Susan Prothro Worley and Linda Foxworth. The
selections were made from the"short list"of applicants previously considered by
the Steering Committee. The appointment of these four women would bring the
gender distribution to 17-13 and would create a Task Force of 30 members.
RECOMMENDATION: The Administration recommends the appointment of Rhonda Pope, Carole
Crumley, Susan Prothro Worley and Linda Foxworth, as recommended by the
SOCF Steering Committee.
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O"M MUL of Orange County Commissioners
`" From: SOCF Steering Committee
FvruRS Date: June 17, 1996
Subject: Additional Appointments
Thank you for your prompt confirmation of the Shaping Orange County's Future
(SOCF) Task Force nominees sent to you in May. Your consideration and
positive action in creating the task force illustrates the vision and commitment to
this important project from all of the elected boards in our County.
On June 13, the SOCF Steering Committee met and considered a number of
matters. Foremost among those was a concern that the Task Force as presently
constituted was unequal in terms of gender. Although great care was taken in
balancing the many interests and backgrounds, only nine of the 26 persons
appointed to the Task Force are women.
After discussing the situation, the Steering Committee decided to ask each
governing board to appoint four additional women members. In keeping with the
previous procedure, the Steering Committee recommends four persons for
confirmation to address this imbalance. These four are:
Rhonda Pope, Cedar Grove Township
Carole Crumley, Chapel Hill Township
Susan Prothro Worley, Chapel Hill Township, and
Linda Foxworth, Chapel Hill Township
Additional information on each person is provided on the attached sheet. The
addition of these four women will take the Task Force from 26 members to a total
of 30, with 17 men and 13 women.
A memo will be sent to each of the three managers asking that these four
appointments be considered before the summer break- so that the Task Force
may be finalized in time for a September start-up.
Thank you once again for your consideration.
copies: Cal Horton, Chapel Hill Town Manager
John Link, Orange County manager
Robert Morgan, Carrboro Town Manager
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Recommended Additional Appointments to the
Shaping Orange County's Future Task Force
Name Gender Township Age Yrs OC Race
Rhonda Pope F Cedar Grove 31 15 CAU
Carole Crumley F Chapel Hill 51 19 -
Susan Prothro Worley F Chapel Hill 42 36 CAU
Linda Foxworth F Chapel Hill 49 18 CAU