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HomeMy WebLinkAboutAgenda - 09-01-20; 8-i - Change in BOCC Meeting Schedule for 2020 1 ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT Meeting Date: September 1, 2020 Action Agenda Item No. 8-i SUBJECT: Change in BOCC Meeting Schedule for 2020 DEPARTMENT: Board of Commissioners ATTACHMENT(S): INFORMATION CONTACT: David Hunt, Deputy Clerk to the Board, 919-245-2130 PURPOSE: To consider changes to the Board of Commissioners' meeting calendar for 2020. BACKGROUND: Pursuant to North Carolina General Statute 153A-40, the Board of County Commissioners must fix the time and place of its meetings or provide a notice of any change in the Meeting Schedule. Due to current public health concerns, the Board of Commissioners will be conducting Virtual Board meetings during the months of September and October 2020 The BOCC Joint Meeting with the fire departments, originally scheduled for October 8, 2020, has been postponed until the spring of 2021 . There will be a Work Session on October 8, 2020. Members of the Board of Commissioners will be participating in the meetings remotely. As in prior meetings, members of the public will be able to view and listen to the meeting via online streaming video or on Spectrum Cable TV. The meetings will be streamed in real- time on the County's website for public viewing/listening, real-time broadcast on Spectrum Cable, and video-recorded for future television broadcast and reference on the County's website. September 2020 Virtual Meetings September 1 BOCC Virtual Business Meeting — 7:00pm September 10 BOCC Virtual Work Session — 7:00pm September 15 BOCC Virtual Business Meeting — 7:00pm September 24 BOCC Virtual Joint Meeting with School Boards — 7:00pm October 2020 Virtual Meetings October 6 BOCC Virtual Business Meeting — 7:00pm October 8 BOCC Virtual Work Session — 7:00pm October 20 BOCC Virtual Business Meeting — 7:00pm 2 FINANCIAL IMPACT: There is no financial impact associated with this item. SOCIAL JUSTICE IMPACT: There is no Orange County Social Justice Goal impact associated with this item. ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT: There is no Orange County Environmental Responsibility Goal impact associated with this item. RECOMMENDATION(S): The Manager recommends the Board amend its meeting calendar for 2020: September 2020 Virtual Meetings September 1 BOCC Virtual Business Meeting — 7:OOpm September 10 BOCC Virtual Work Session — 7:OOpm September 15 BOCC Virtual Business Meeting — 7:OOpm September 24 BOCC Virtual Joint Meeting with School Boards — 7:OOpm October 2020 Virtual Meetings October 6 BOCC Virtual Business Meeting — 7:OOpm October 8 BOCC Virtual Work Session — 7:OOpm October 20 BOCC Virtual Business Meeting — 7:OOpm