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ORANGE COUNTY
BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT
Meeting Date: December 15, 2020
Action Agenda
Item No. 8-k
SUBJECT: Change in BOCC Meeting Schedule for 2021
DEPARTMENT: Board of Commissioners
ATTACHMENT(S): INFORMATION CONTACT:
Greg Wilder, Interim Clerk to the Board,
919-245-2130
PURPOSE: To consider changes to the Board of Commissioners' meeting calendar for 2021 .
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.
There are two proposed Meeting Calendar changes for 2021 .
The first change relates to the Board of Commissioners' 2021 Retreat. The Retreat is currently
scheduled for January 22, 2021 from 9:00 am until 4:00 pm. The Retreat Planning Committee
has recommended that the Retreat be re-scheduled to occur over two days. As proposed, the
Retreat would convene on Friday, January 22, 2021 starting at 2.00 pm and recess late that
afternoon. The Retreat would then re-convene at 9:00 am on Saturday, January 23, 2021.
The second change relates to Board of Commissioners' meetings currently being scheduled to
occur in-person in 2021. Due to current public health concerns, it is proposed that the
Board of Commissioners conduct Virtual Board meetings during the months of January,
February and March 2021.
Members of the Board of Commissioners would be participating in the meetings remotely.
As in prior meetings, members of the public would be able to view and listen to the meeting via
online streaming video or on Spectrum Cable TV. The meetings would 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.
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January 2021 Virtual Meetings
January 19 BOCC Virtual Business Meeting — 7:OOpm
January 22 (continuing on 23rd) BOCC Virtual Retreat— 2:OOpm
January 26 Assembly of Governments Virtual Meeting — 7:OOpm
February 2021 Virtual Meetings
February 2 BOCC Virtual Business Meeting — 7:OOpm
February 9 BOCC Joint Virtual Meeting with Fire Departments
& Virtual Work Session — 7:00 pm
February 16 BOCC Virtual Business Meeting — 7:OOpm
March 2021 Virtual Meetings
March 2 BOCC Virtual Business Meeting — 7:OOpm
March 9 BOCC Virtual Work Session — 7:OOpm
March 16 BOCC Virtual Business Meeting — 7:OOpm
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 2021:
The Board of Commissioners' 2021 Retreat is currently scheduled for January 22, 2021 from 9.00
am until 4:00 pm. The Retreat Planning Committee has recommended that the Retreat be re-
scheduled to occur over two days. As proposed, the Retreat would convene on Friday, January
22, 2021 starting at 2:00 pm and recess late that afternoon. The Retreat would then re-convene
at 9.00 am on Saturday, January 23, 2021 .
January 2021 Virtual Meetings
January 19 BOCC Virtual Business Meeting — 7:OOpm
January 22 (continuing on 23rd) BOCC Virtual Retreat— 2:OOpm
January 26 Assembly of Governments Virtual Meeting — 7:OOpm
February 2021 Virtual Meetings
February 2 BOCC Virtual Business Meeting — 7:OOpm
February 9 BOCC Joint Virtual Meeting with Fire Departments
& Virtual Work Session — 7:00 pm
February 16 BOCC Virtual Business Meeting — 7:OOpm
March 2021 Virtual Meetings
March 2 BOCC Virtual Business Meeting — 7:OOpm
March 9 BOCC Virtual Work Session — 7:OOpm
March 16 BOCC Virtual Business Meeting — 7:OOpm