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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
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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