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  1. Tue, Oct 6 Orange County · Board of County Commissioners
  2. Tue, Oct 6 Orange County · Board of County Commissioners
  3. Tue, Sep 15 Orange County · Board of County Commissioners
    Removes one member each from the Visitors Bureau Advisory Board and the Parks and Recreation Council for missed meetings.
  4. Tue, Sep 15 Orange County · Board of County Commissioners
  5. Mon, Sep 14 Orange County · Commission for the Environment
    The commission votes on two previous applicants for membership and discusses assigning mentors to new applicants.
  6. Thu, Sep 10 Orange County · Board of County Commissioners
    The board would appoint MaryLou Gelblum and Stephanie Boswell to second terms, Sandra Okeke Bates to a first term, and nursing home administrator nominee Barbara Gilmour to a one-year initial term on the Adult Care Home and Nursing Home Community Advisory Committee. Three administrator-nominee seats would stay vacant,…
  7. Thu, Sep 10 Orange County · Board of County Commissioners
    The board would appoint Carla Julian to an at-large seat on the Advisory Board on Aging. Two at-large seats would remain vacant.
  8. Thu, Sep 10 Orange County · Board of County Commissioners
    The board would fill five seats on the Agricultural Preservation Board: further terms for Vaughn Compton and Michael Hughes, a move from an at-large seat to the Caldwell Voluntary Agricultural District seat for Salem Neff, and at-large seats for Lillian Oglesby and Mark Turner. No seats would remain vacant.
  9. Thu, Sep 10 Orange County · Board of County Commissioners
    The board would appoint Angel Barnes to a non-municipality seat and pet-business owner Emily Feight to the owner/manager seat on the Animal Services Advisory Board. One animal welfare and advocacy seat would remain vacant.
  10. Thu, Sep 10 Orange County · Board of County Commissioners
    The board would appoint Micky Eilish to an at-large seat and UNC student Jonas Laukoter to the student representative seat on the Arts Commission. No seats would remain vacant.
  11. Thu, Sep 10 Orange County · Board of County Commissioners
    The board would appoint Sonia Rovner to an at-large seat on the Commission for the Environment. Three at-large seats would remain vacant.
  12. Thu, Sep 10 Orange County · Board of County Commissioners
    The board would appoint Sarah Bohlin to the Core Business Community seat on the Economic Development Advisory Board. No seats would remain vacant.
  13. Thu, Sep 10 Orange County · Board of County Commissioners
    The board would extend Richard Chapple's term on the Hillsborough Board of Adjustment's extraterritorial jurisdiction seat by one year. No seats would remain vacant.
  14. Thu, Sep 10 Orange County · Board of County Commissioners
    The board would reappoint Eric Deetz to an at-large seat on the Historic Preservation Commission. No seats would remain vacant.
  15. Thu, Sep 10 Orange County · Board of County Commissioners
    The board would appoint five people to the Juvenile Crime Prevention Council: school superintendent designee Andrew Poole, Dr. Hubert Williams representing the area's managed care organization, local health director designee Crystal Kelley, and two county commissioner appointees, including Brandy Reeves. Three seats,…
  16. Thu, Sep 10 Orange County · Board of County Commissioners
    The board would fill an at-large seat on the Board of Adjustment. The Board of Adjustment does not recommend nominees for its own appointments, so commissioners would choose one from the applicant pool.
  17. Thu, Sep 10 Orange County · Board of County Commissioners
    The board would fill an at-large seat on the Planning Board. The Planning Board does not recommend nominees for its own appointments, so commissioners would choose one from the applicant pool.
  18. Thu, Sep 10 Orange County · Board of County Commissioners
    The board would reappoint Art Menius to the Little River Township seat on the Orange Unified Transportation Board and fill three more seats, Hillsborough Township and two at-large, without a recommended nominee. A Cheeks Township seat, an at-large seat and two youth-member seats would remain vacant.
  19. Wed, Sep 2 Orange County · Parks & Recreation Council
    The acting parks superintendent is introduced to the council.
  20. Tue, Sep 1 Orange County · Board of County Commissioners
    Filling the vacant Register of Deeds post. This is the second vacancy the board has filled in five weeks; it appointed Rani Dasi to the District 1 commissioner seat on 28 July.
  21. Tue, Sep 1 Orange County · Board of County Commissioners
    Ahead: a 10 September work session on the FY 2025-26 strategic plan progress report, a draft strategic communications and civic partnership plan, and upcoming board appointments; then a half-day retreat on 14 September on the Orange County Land Use Plan 2050.
  22. Tue, Sep 1 Orange County · Board of County Commissioners
    Updating which commissioner sits on which board or commission for 2026.
  23. Wed, Aug 26 Orange County · Historic Preservation Commission
    6.i (updates) Membership update
    Staff or committee report Appointments and personnel
  24. Tue, Aug 25 Orange County · Board of County Commissioners
    A district court judge administers the oath to the commissioner appointed on 28 July to the vacant District 1 seat. She serves until 7 December and is on the November ballot for the full term.
  25. Tue, Aug 25 Orange County · Board of County Commissioners
    Winding up the Broadband Task Force.
  26. Tue, Aug 25 Orange County · Human Relations Commission
    Membership vacancies, with a review of applications and a vote, plus a recap of the August retreat. The applications themselves make up two thirds of the published packet.
  27. Wed, Aug 19 Orange County · Animal Services Advisory Board
    Appointments to the board and votes coming up.
  28. Mon, Aug 10 Orange County · Commission for the Environment
    New applicant Lauren Resnick is introduced and the commission votes on June's applicants.
    Voted 10-0 to recommend Mark Turner to the Board of Commissioners
  29. Tue, Jul 28 Orange County · Board of County Commissioners
    Filling the District 1 seat left vacant by Commissioner Jamezetta Bedford's death on 21 June. Under NCGS 153A-27 the appointee had to be a Democrat living in District 1, and the board had 60 days. Six people applied through the county Democratic Party, whose executive committee recommended Rani Dasi on 20 July after a…
    Rani Dasi appointed; 6 votes cast, all for Dasi
  30. Tue, Jul 28 Orange County · Board of County Commissioners
    Recognizes the late Maggie Ada Latta Lee for her service to her family, country and county.
    Approved on the consent agenda
  31. Wed, Jul 15 Orange County · Agricultural Preservation Board
    Applications for seats on the board, to go before the commissioners on 10 September, plus a review of the current roster.
  32. Wed, Jul 15 Orange County · Agricultural Preservation Board
    Update on the county's voluntary agricultural districts, which give enrolled farms notice protections against nuisance complaints.
  33. Tue, Jul 14 Orange County · Economic Development Advisory Board
    The board reviews applicants for its vacant seats and votes on whom to recommend to the county commissioners.
  34. Tue, Jul 14 Orange County · Economic Development Advisory Board
    Who the board wants to hear from at coming meetings.
    Sarah Bohlin nominated for the core business seat, 9-1
  35. Tue, Jul 14 Orange County · Economic Development Advisory Board
    Report from the county's economic development director.
    Received
  36. Thu, Jul 9 Orange County · Board of County Commissioners
    How to fill the seat left by Commissioner Jamezetta Bedford, who died on 21 June. State law requires a nominee from the same party and district, consultation with the party, and an appointment within sixty days — a deadline of 20 August. Miss it and the Clerk of Superior Court fills the seat instead.
    Discussed. The board weighed running the evaluation itself against using the county Democratic party's process.
  37. Thu, Jul 9 Orange County · Board of County Commissioners
    Who supervises the county tax administrator. Staff laid out five models, from the board taking full day-to-day oversight to leaving it entirely with the county manager. One commissioner argued against board supervision, saying he had seen department heads forced out over clashes with commissioners and expected politic…
    Approved unanimously on a Pitt County model: the annual evaluation is the board's with the manager's input, the work plan is the manager's with the board's input, and day-to-day supervision stays wit…
  38. Thu, Jul 9 Orange County · Board of County Commissioners
    Appointment to the Board of Health. An optometrist seat, vacant since January 2026, stays open.
    Approved unanimously.
  39. Thu, Jul 9 Orange County · Board of County Commissioners
    Updating commissioners' assignments to boards and commissions for the rest of 2026, which the vacancy forced.
    Approved unanimously.
  40. Tue, Jun 23 Orange County · Human Relations Commission
    Membership and vacancies, and an all-day retreat set for 22 August.
    Minutes approval Appointments and personnel
  41. Wed, Jun 17 Orange County · Animal Services Advisory Board
    Three seats to fill: a non-municipal position, an owner or manager of a retail pet service, and an animal welfare or advocacy position, with one applicant named for each.
  42. Mon, Jun 8 Orange County · Commission for the Environment
    New applicants introduced and a recommendation to the county commissioners for a commission seat.
    Approved 10-0.
    Minutes approval Appointments and personnel
  43. Thu, May 28 Orange County · Board of County Commissioners
    A work session discussion of appointments to the Board of Social Services.
  44. Thu, May 28 Orange County · Board of County Commissioners
    A work session discussion of appointments to the Chapel Hill-Orange County Visitors Bureau Advisory Board.
  45. Tue, May 26 Orange County · Human Relations Commission
    Ten minutes. Speakers are asked not to share personal identifying information or details of an active complaint, investigation or case, and the chair may redirect anyone who does to the complaint process.
  46. Tue, May 26 Orange County · Human Relations Commission
    Elections and membership vacancies, and the August retreat fixed for 22 August.
  47. Wed, May 20 Orange County · Chapel Hill/Orange County Visitors Bureau
    The chair opened on the executive director's announced retirement, and proposed postponing the formation of strategic subcommittees until later in the summer, after Orange County's succession planning process provides more direction.
  48. Wed, May 20 Orange County · Chapel Hill/Orange County Visitors Bureau
    The announced retirement of the executive director, and a proposal to postpone forming strategic subcommittees until later in the summer pending guidance on the county's succession planning process.
    Discussion item Appointments and personnel
  49. Wed, May 20 Orange County · Agricultural Preservation Board
    Upcoming retirements from the board and the applications to fill those seats.
    Minutes approval Appointments and personnel
  50. Wed, May 20 Orange County · Animal Services Advisory Board
    Non-agenda items, three minutes a speaker.
  51. Wed, May 20 Orange County · Animal Services Advisory Board
    Three seats: a Town of Chapel Hill vacancy, the seat for an owner or manager of a retail pet service, and a non-municipal seat coming open in June.
  52. Wed, May 20 Orange County · Animal Services Advisory Board
    A Town of Chapel Hill seat, the owner or manager of retail pet services seat, and a non-municipal vacancy coming in June. All three were filled at the 17 June meeting.
  53. Wed, May 20 Orange County · Agricultural Preservation Board
    Upcoming retirements and new applications.
  54. Wed, May 20 Orange County · Animal Services Advisory Board
    Follow-up on the board's 2026 goals, a proposal to add a youth delegate, staff appreciation activities, and feedback on an Orange County survey.
  55. Tue, May 19 Orange County · Board of County Commissioners
    Minutes from three April meetings, the tax collector's partial FY 2025-26 settlement through March 31, an excise tax overpayment refund, renewal of the health services agreement for medical care at the county detention center, EMS Week and Heat Awareness Week proclamations, a household hazardous waste contract, budget…
  56. Mon, May 18 Orange County · Orange Unified Transportation Board
    An attendance policy for the board, chair and vice chair positions, an update on the fare free program, and the county transit software system.
  57. Mon, May 18 Orange County · Tax Assessment Work Group
    Consultants set out a review built on four principles - comprehensive, statistically rigorous, focused on vertical inequity, and operational - with a formal report due September 2026. Work group members raised overvaluation of lower-income properties against undervaluation of higher-income ones, how lower-income owner…
  58. Mon, May 18 Orange County · Orange Unified Transportation Board
    An attendance policy, chair and vice-chair, an update on fare-free service, and the transit scheduling software.
  59. Wed, May 13 Orange County · Board of Adjustment
    Administrative notes and oaths of office for members.
  60. Wed, May 13 Orange County · Board of Adjustment
    Modifications and clarifications on attendance policy and tenure.
  61. Tue, May 12 Orange County · Economic Development Advisory Board
    The 17 March 2026 meeting.
  62. Tue, May 12 Orange County · Economic Development Advisory Board
    Nominations and votes for chair, vice-chair and secretary.
  63. Tue, May 12 Orange County · Economic Development Advisory Board
    A vacancy on the core business and grant committee, a review of the board's attendance policy, and discussion of the meeting schedule and time.
    Discussion item Appointments and personnel
  64. Tue, May 12 Orange County · Economic Development Advisory Board
    A vacancy on the core business and grant committee, a review of the attendance policy, and the meeting schedule and time.
  65. Mon, May 11 Orange County · Commission for the Environment
    A new applicant was introduced and the commission discussed recruitment and member retention. No vote on new members this month.
    Minutes approval Appointments and personnel
  66. Mon, May 11 Orange County · Commission for the Environment
    A new applicant introduced, with recruitment and member retention discussed. No vote on new members this month.
  67. Wed, May 6 Orange County · Parks & Recreation Council
    New members appointed by the county commissioners were introduced; two could not attend.
  68. Wed, May 6 Orange County · Parks & Recreation Council
    The summary from the April 1, 2026 meeting.
  69. Thu, Apr 30 Orange County · Board of Equalization & Review
    Members took the oath of office for the 2026 appeal year and were sworn in and notarized.
  70. Tue, Apr 28 Orange County · Human Relations Commission
    A secretary vacancy and other membership vacancies, and setting the August retreat date.
  71. Wed, Apr 22 Orange County · Historic Preservation Commission
    6.f (updates) Membership update
    An update on commission membership.
    Staff or committee report Appointments and personnel
  72. Wed, Apr 15 Orange County · Animal Services Advisory Board
    A report on the board's vacancies as of April 2026.
  73. Tue, Apr 14 Orange County · Board of County Commissioners
    Ten appointees across six advisory boards fell short of the county's 75% attendance requirement for 2025, and several did not respond to attempts to keep them on. Commissioners chose to hold this group to the current rule rather than the more lenient one some had served under.
  74. Tue, Apr 14 Orange County · Board of County Commissioners
    The board filled seats by consensus on six bodies: the Advisory Board on Aging, the Animal Services Advisory Board, the Board of Health, the Human Relations Commission, the OWASA board of directors and the Parks and Recreation Council. It added a resident to Animal Services' vacant Chapel Hill seat and held one Human…
  75. Mon, Apr 13 Orange County · Commission for the Environment
    Recruitment and member retention, with no vote on new members this month.
  76. Wed, Apr 1 Orange County · Parks & Recreation Council
    Trevor Robinson was elected chair, succeeding Natalie Ziemba, and Louise Flinn was re-elected vice chair. Both votes were unanimous.
  77. Wed, Mar 18 Orange County · Agricultural Preservation Board
    Staff reported an at-large vacancy opening in April with Taylor's retirement and asked for a new membership application this spring so commissioners could approve it before summer.
    Discussion item Appointments and personnel
  78. Tue, Mar 17 Orange County · Board of County Commissioners
    Appointing the tax administrator to hold the acting tax collector and acting tax assessor roles as well.
  79. Tue, Mar 17 Orange County · Economic Development Advisory Board
    Steve Brantley introduced Dan Rawlins as the board's newest member, filling the Agriculture seat. Amanda Garner described a recently updated attendance policy that would remove a member who misses half of a one-year term's meetings.
  80. Tue, Mar 10 Orange County · Board of County Commissioners
    The second group of county boards and commissions presented their annual work plans to the commissioners. Each board reports what it did over the past year and what it plans, consistent with the commissioners' strategic goals. Presenters included representatives of the Orange Unified Transportation Board and the Board…
  81. Tue, Mar 10 Orange County · Board of County Commissioners
    The board discussed appointments to eight advisory bodies: the Adult Care Home and Nursing Home Community Advisory Committee, the Animal Services Hearing Panel Pool, the Arts Commission, the Board of Equalization and Review, the Historic Preservation Commission, the Board of Adjustment, the Parks and Recreation Counci…
  82. Tue, Mar 10 Orange County · Advisory Board on Aging
    Board appointments and the attendance policy.
  83. Mon, Mar 9 Orange County · Commission for the Environment
    Chair Regina Baratta introduced two new applicants, Gary Sawhney and Luke Pangle. Members suggested ways to smooth future orientations, then discussed the advisory board's new attendance policy.
  84. Thu, Mar 5 Orange County · Board of County Commissioners
    Commissioners approved a 2026-27 employee health plan that adds a $375 monthly card for GLP-1 weight-loss drugs, after pharmacy claims rose 40% in a year. The county remains in the North Carolina Health Insurance Pool, and dental rates will not increase.
  85. Wed, Mar 4 Orange County · Parks & Recreation Council
    A certificate of appreciation for a member whose second term expired in March, after more than five years on the council.
    Proclamation or recognition Appointments and personnel
  86. Wed, Mar 4 Orange County · Parks & Recreation Council
    The council recommended Vladimir for the Chapel Hill city limits seat Zhao is vacating. It also recommended Acharan for the Chapel Hill township seat, which drew several applicants, and Marissa for the at-large seat.
    Three recommendations made, each unanimous
  87. Wed, Feb 25 Orange County · Board of Health
    Two newly appointed board members were welcomed, Commissioner Earl McKee and Dr. Natalicio Serrano, along with a new public health nurse.
  88. Tue, Feb 24 Orange County · Human Relations Commission
    The secretary position and membership vacancies, and a recap of the commission's community conversations.
    Staff or committee report Appointments and personnel
  89. Tue, Feb 10 Orange County · Board of County Commissioners
    The first group of county boards and commissions presented their annual work plans to the commissioners, reporting on the past year and their plans against the board's strategic goals. The second group presented on March 10.
  90. Tue, Feb 10 Orange County · Board of County Commissioners
    Appointment discussions for the board of health, the Chapel Hill-Orange County Visitors Bureau advisory board, the economic development advisory board and the county planning board.
  91. Tue, Feb 10 Orange County · Advisory Board on Aging
    The board's report to the county commissioners, set for March 10, and board appointments.
  92. Wed, Feb 4 Orange County · Planning Board
    Lamar Proctor elected chair and Chris Johnston vice chair for 2026, both unanimously.
    Both elected unanimously
  93. Wed, Feb 4 Orange County · Parks & Recreation Council
    Vacancies on the council and possible appointment recommendations, taken up again on March 4 when three seats were filled.
  94. Wed, Feb 4 Orange County · Parks & Recreation Council
    Terms coming to an end on the council.
  95. Tue, Jan 27 Orange County · Human Relations Commission
    The chair reports on the vacant secretary post and the open commissioner seats. Four of the twelve seats are unfilled.
    Staff or committee report Appointments and personnel
  96. Wed, Jan 21 Orange County · Chapel Hill/Orange County Visitors Bureau
    Two new board members were introduced, from the Chapel Hill and Carrboro town councils.
  97. Wed, Jan 21 Orange County · Board of Health
    A member flagged a January 28 public forum at the Whitted Human Services Center on rising health care costs following the One Big Beautiful Bill. The chair reported meeting the county environment commission's water resources committee, which is inventorying wells and testing water quality. The board also faces two sea…
  98. Tue, Jan 20 Orange County · Board of County Commissioners
    One of the county's two seats on the Durham Tech board of trustees, filled for a partial term expiring June 30, 2028.
    Approved unanimously
  99. Fri, Jan 16 Orange County · Board of County Commissioners
    Consensus to change the advisory board attendance policy from 'may remove' to 'will remove', drop the qualifier about non-participation becoming problematic, base the 25 percent threshold on 12 meetings held rather than 12 months so cancelled meetings do not count, and write in staff engagement and a grace period befo…
    Discussion item Appointments and personnel
  100. Fri, Jan 16 Orange County · Board of County Commissioners
    A review of the five housing bodies: the affordable housing advisory board, the Local Government Affordable Housing Collaborative, the housing authority board, and the Partnership to End Homelessness leadership and executive teams. Only the first is genuinely advisory. None currently examines housing gaps over time. T…
  101. Tue, Jan 13 Orange County · Board of Elections
    The slate of early voting officials, drawn from party recommendations and a survey of officials who worked the November 2024 and November 2025 elections, selected on party affiliation, prior service and training, availability and preferred shift and location.
    Approved unanimously
  102. Tue, Jan 13 Orange County · Economic Development Advisory Board
    The annual report and work plan were due January 16, with board feedback requested by the day before. The board endorsed a member for a second term, to be recommended to the county commissioners. Several life sciences projects are looking for space in the Chapel Hill and Hillsborough area. Future meetings will make ti…
    Staff or committee report Appointments and personnel
  103. Tue, Jan 13 Orange County · Advisory Board on Aging
    The committee has ten members against a maximum of fourteen. Applications arrive but candidates stop responding once they learn 32 hours of training is required. Its quarterly meeting was that evening, reviewing the past quarter's facility visits.
  104. Dec 9, 2025 Orange County · Advisory Board on Aging
    Staff read the county's advisory board attendance policy to the board.
  105. Dec 9, 2025 Orange County · Board of County Commissioners
    Two appointments to the juvenile crime prevention council, added to the agenda at the start of the meeting. The board had decided on December 1 not to appoint a commissioner and to use a staff designee instead, then learned the bylaws do not allow that for the seat in question. It appointed the deputy county manager a…
    Both appointments approved unanimously
  106. Dec 3, 2025 Orange County · Planning Board
    The chair reminded members that the county commissioners are examining advisory board attendance, and that missing three meetings in a row or four in a year makes a member subject to removal. Staff keep an attendance record members can request.
    Discussion item Appointments and personnel
  107. Dec 2, 2025 Orange County · Board of Elections
    A closed session on personnel. On returning to open session the chair announced she is moving out of Orange County and resigning as chair effective January 1, 2026.
  108. Dec 1, 2025 Orange County · Board of County Commissioners
    A new chair and vice-chair were elected, each receiving all seven votes.
    Both elected unanimously
  109. Dec 1, 2025 Orange County · Board of County Commissioners
    Voting delegates and alternates for the national and state county commissioner associations for the year, agreed by consensus.
  110. Dec 1, 2025 Orange County · Board of County Commissioners
    A review of which outside boards need a commissioner. The board stopped appointing commissioners to Healthy Carolinians, the Orange Care Coalition and the north-south bus rapid transit board, which is inactive, and decided the county manager could designate a staff member to the juvenile crime prevention council. It k…
    Slate approved unanimously; one motion failed 3-4
  111. Nov 19, 2025 Orange County · Board of Health
    Election of the board's chair and vice-chair for 2026.
    Carried without dissent
  112. Nov 19, 2025 Orange County · Board of Health
    The nominating committee reviewed about fifteen applications, each member listing a top three, then interviewed the two candidates who appeared on all four lists. The board recommended one of them to the county commissioners.
    Carried without dissent
  113. Nov 18, 2025 Orange County · Board of County Commissioners
    Fifteen items including the October 21 minutes, board and commission appointments, the Abolition Day proclamation, budget amendment #4, a Governor's Highway Safety Program grant for the sheriff's office, White Cross fire truck financing, booth replacement and equipment for solid waste and recycling, vehicles for sever…
    Approved unanimously
  114. Nov 11, 2025 Orange County · Economic Development Advisory Board
    The 2026 meeting calendar and locations, member disclosure statements due December 31, and the annual report and work plan due January 16.
  115. Nov 11, 2025 Orange County · Economic Development Advisory Board
    A vacancy in the board's agriculture seat.
  116. Nov 10, 2025 Orange County · Commission for the Environment
    A new member was introduced, and the commission re-elected its chair and vice chair for the coming year.
    Both re-elected
  117. Nov 6, 2025 Orange County · Board of County Commissioners
    Appointments to the county broadband task force.
    Approved unanimously
  118. Oct 29, 2025 Orange County · Board of Health
    A proposed 2026 leadership slate naming Tony Whitaker as chair and Brian Crandell as vice chair; the board will hold a formal vote at its November meeting.
    Slate approved for a November vote, without dissent
  119. Oct 29, 2025 Orange County · Board of Health
    An update on the board's vacant at-large seat: about 14 applicants have been received, and a committee is narrowing the field to 3-4 candidates for interviews.
  120. Oct 29, 2025 Orange County · Board of Health
    The board discussed the health director's job description and annual performance review in closed session.
  121. Oct 21, 2025 Orange County · Board of County Commissioners
    Updates the county's retirement ordinance for sworn law enforcement officers to match a 2025 state law change to the Special Separation Allowance.
    Approved as part of the consent agenda, unanimous
  122. Oct 21, 2025 Orange County · Board of County Commissioners
    Appointments to the Affordable Housing Advisory Board and Opioid Advisory Committee.
    Approved as part of the consent agenda, unanimous
  123. Oct 14, 2025 Orange County · Board of County Commissioners
    The board reappointed two at-large members to the 15-seat Affordable Housing Advisory Board, leaving no vacancies.
    Board agreed by consensus to reappoint Mariela Hernandez and Thomas Grasty
  124. Oct 14, 2025 Orange County · Board of County Commissioners
    The board acted on Opioid Advisory Committee recommendations, moving one member into the substance-use treatment provider seat and appointing three others, after two commissioners asked for a conflict-of-interest opinion on the move.
    Board agreed by consensus to move Elizabeth Johnson to the substance use treatment provider seat and appoint Richard Cooper, Breana Montgomery and Victoria Menz
  125. Oct 14, 2025 Orange County · Board of County Commissioners
    The board reappointed two members to the Parks and Recreation Council and continued recruiting for the remaining Carrboro seat.
    Board agreed by consensus to reappoint Alissa Martucci and Chloe Reid and to continue recruiting for the remaining Carrboro vacancy
  126. Oct 13, 2025 Orange County · Commission for the Environment
    The commission welcomed two new members and confirmed four members with expiring terms wish to be reappointed.
    Staff will proceed with reappointment paperwork for the four members.
  127. Oct 7, 2025 Orange County · Board of County Commissioners
    The board considers reestablishing the Broadband Task Force with an expanded charge to track state and federal broadband funding, appointing two commissioners and reappointing two at-large members while opening recruitment for three vacant resident seats.
    Approved unanimously
  128. Oct 7, 2025 Orange County · Board of Elections
    The board appointed Election Day precinct assistants as recommended by staff.
    Approved unanimously
  129. Oct 7, 2025 Orange County · Board of County Commissioners
    The board considers appointments to the four community-representative seats on the Tax Assessment Work Group, which it established at its September 16 meeting to evaluate how the county's tax office assesses and communicates property values.
    Approved
  130. Oct 1, 2025 Orange County · Parks & Recreation Council
    One council seat, requiring Carrboro residency, remains vacant with no applicants.
    Discussion item Appointments and personnel
  131. Sep 24, 2025 Orange County · Board of Health
    The board discussed a delay in reviewing applications for a vacant at-large seat and plans to begin interviews soon.
    Discussion item Appointments and personnel
  132. Sep 24, 2025 Orange County · Board of Health
    The board discussed the health director's job description and annual performance review in closed session.
    Entered and exited closed session without dissent.
  133. Sep 17, 2025 Orange County · Agricultural Preservation Board
    The board elected Mary Beth Miller vice chair.
    Approved
  134. Sep 17, 2025 Orange County · Chapel Hill/Orange County Visitors Bureau
    The board nominated and appointed a new vice chair.
    Creston Woods appointed vice chair, without objection
  135. Sep 17, 2025 Orange County · Chapel Hill/Orange County Visitors Bureau
    The board nominated and appointed a new treasurer.
    Matt Hughes appointed treasurer, without objection
  136. Sep 16, 2025 Orange County · Board of County Commissioners
    Establishment of a Tax Assessment Work Group and appointment of three commissioners to serve on it.
    Approved as part of the consent agenda
  137. Sep 16, 2025 Orange County · Board of County Commissioners
    Board and commission appointments reviewed at the September 9 work session.
    Approved as part of the consent agenda
  138. Sep 9, 2025 Orange County · Board of County Commissioners
    The board considers reappointing three members to the Adult Care Home and Nursing Home Community Advisory Committee, which works to protect residents' rights in the county's licensed adult care and nursing homes. Four seats would remain vacant for lack of eligible applicants.
    Reappointed Shade Little, Kelly Kester and Parkash Sista by consensus.
  139. Sep 9, 2025 Orange County · Board of County Commissioners
    The board considers appointing and reappointing seven members to the Agricultural Preservation Board, which promotes farmland protection and administers the county's Voluntary Farmland Protection Program. No vacancies would remain.
    Appointed and reappointed the seven recommended members by consensus: Mary Beth Miller, Michael Wagger, Jeff Sykes, Glenn Rose, Vera Fabian, Salem Neff and Joseph Thompson.
  140. Sep 9, 2025 Orange County · Board of County Commissioners
    The board considers appointing one at-large member to the Animal Services Advisory Board, which advises the county on animal issues and works with the Animal Services Director. A veterinarian seat has been vacant since June 2025.
    Appointed Rhonda Patterson to the recommended at-large seat by consensus, then appointed Dr. Ashley Robinson, nominated by Commissioner Fowler, to the vacant veterinarian seat.
  141. Sep 9, 2025 Orange County · Board of County Commissioners
    The board considers appointing one new member and reappointing another to the Arts Commission, which recommends arts strategies for the county and grants funding to local artists and nonprofit arts groups. One at-large seat would remain vacant.
    Appointed Ashley Nissler and reappointed Joshua Rosenstein by consensus.
  142. Sep 9, 2025 Orange County · Board of County Commissioners
    The board considers appointing two new members to the Commission for the Environment, which advises the board on environmental protection and studies changes in environmental science and regulation. One at-large seat would remain vacant.
    Appointed Margot Lester and Jeffrey Ryan by consensus, then appointed Leto Copeley, nominated by Commissioner Portie-Ascott, to the remaining at-large vacancy.
  143. Sep 9, 2025 Orange County · Board of County Commissioners
    The board considers reappointing one member to the Hillsborough Planning Board, one of two seats the county fills for residents of the town's extraterritorial jurisdiction. A second ETJ seat has been vacant since October 2024.
    Reappointed Jeanette Benjey by consensus.
  144. Sep 9, 2025 Orange County · Board of County Commissioners
    The board considers five recommended appointments and reappointments to the Human Relations Commission, which studies discrimination and works to promote goodwill among groups in the county. If approved, no vacancies would remain.
    Approved the appointments of April Thompson, Benjamin King, Shane Lukas and Rhian Carreker-Ford by consensus but declined to appoint Mary Lucas, who already serves on two other advisory boards, and d…
  145. Sep 9, 2025 Orange County · Board of County Commissioners
    The board considers reappointing four members to the Orange Unified Transportation Board, which advises the county on transportation planning and funding priorities. A non-voting youth seat, created in May 2025, remains vacant.
    Reappointed Erik Legg, Jamie Crandell, Gregory Woloszczuk and Gene Owen by consensus.
  146. Sep 8, 2025 Orange County · Commission for the Environment
    The chair asked whether to vote on nominations now or later; members chose to wait.
    Discussion item Appointments and personnel
  147. Sep 3, 2025 Orange County · Parks & Recreation Council
    One seat, reserved for a Town of Carrboro resident, remains vacant with no applicants; the council will take it up when an application arrives.
    Discussion item Appointments and personnel
  148. Aug 21, 2025 Orange County · Housing Authority Board
    The agenda listed a new board member. The minutes record no discussion or action on it.
  149. Aug 19, 2025 Orange County · Board of Elections
    Appointing the county's precinct officials for the 2025 to 2027 term, the people who staff polling places on election day.
  150. Aug 12, 2025 Orange County · Advisory Board on Aging
    Following Ann Bradford's resignation, the board elected Vice-Chair Tracy Holsinger as the new chair.
    Tracy Holsinger elected chair
  151. Aug 11, 2025 Orange County · Commission for the Environment
    The chair introduces new CFE applicant Rhonda Patterson and puts recent applicant Jeffrey Ryan up for a vote to recommend appointment to the CFE by the Board of Commissioners.
    Recommended for appointment without opposition
  152. Jul 30, 2025 Orange County · Agricultural Preservation Board
    The board considers replacing retiring members McPherson, Myers, Saiers and Sykes, reappointing Miller and Wagger, and filling a vacancy left by Palmer's resignation.
    Recommended reappointing Mary Beth Miller and Michael Wagger, appointing new applicant Glenn Rose to the Hillsborough Voluntary Agricultural District seat, and appointing Jeff Sykes to the Cane Creek…
  153. Jul 22, 2025 Orange County · Board of Elections
    Clerk of Superior Court Mark Kleinschmidt administered the oath of office to the board. Members elected Elvira Mebane secretary on a motion by Jamie Cox, seconded by John Sims.
    Approved unanimously
  154. Jun 17, 2025 Orange County · Board of County Commissioners
    Seventeen items, including the HOME 2025-29 consolidated plan and 2025 annual action plan, an audit contract with Mauldin & Jenkins, ElectionWare election management software, an amendment to the purchase agreement for the crisis diversion facility site, contract renewals for courier services, parking deck security an…
    Approved unanimously
  155. Jun 10, 2025 Orange County · Advisory Board on Aging
    One seat becomes ex officio and one appointment goes to the commissioners for confirmation on 17 June.
  156. Jun 9, 2025 Orange County · Commission for the Environment
    One applicant attended as a candidate and introductions went round the room. The commission voted to recommend a second applicant to the county commissioners for appointment.
    Recommended one applicant for appointment; carried unanimously
  157. May 29, 2025 Orange County · Board of County Commissioners
    Appointed by consensus
  158. May 29, 2025 Orange County · Board of County Commissioners
    Appointed by consensus
  159. May 29, 2025 Orange County · Board of County Commissioners
    Appointed by consensus
  160. May 29, 2025 Orange County · Board of County Commissioners
    The board departed from the recommended list on one of two core business community seats, seating a former member instead, and filled the rest as recommended. No vacancies remain.
    Appointed by consensus
  161. May 21, 2025 Orange County · Chapel Hill/Orange County Visitors Bureau
    The vice-chair was elected chair from 1 July. No vice-chair has been identified.
    Elected, all in favour
  162. May 20, 2025 Orange County · Board of County Commissioners
    Twelve items, including opioid settlement fund spending authorization for FY2026, a license agreement with TABLE Ministries, the health department refresh construction contract, fourth-quarter transit work program amendments, changes to Orange Unified Transportation Board policies, a resolution authorizing sale of pro…
    Approved unanimously; item 8-f pulled and then approved separately
  163. May 13, 2025 Orange County · Board of County Commissioners
    Two reappointments agreed by consensus. A one-year extension for the Hillsborough seat was discussed, with a commissioner asking whether that member might serve ex officio instead to free the seat.
    Reappointments agreed by consensus
  164. May 13, 2025 Orange County · Economic Development Advisory Board
    Five applicants for three seats. The board recommended one name for the UNC seat and two for the core business community seats to the county commissioners.
    Approved unanimously
  165. May 13, 2025 Orange County · Board of County Commissioners
    Agreed by consensus
  166. May 13, 2025 Orange County · Economic Development Advisory Board
    A new chair was elected, the vice chair stayed on, and a member volunteered as secretary.
    Approved unanimously
  167. May 13, 2025 Orange County · Advisory Board on Aging
    The board recommended two reappointments and asked for a special accommodation to reappoint its Senior Tar Heel Legislature delegate to another full term.
  168. May 13, 2025 Orange County · Board of County Commissioners
    Commissioners discussed an applicant they liked who was not the ABC Board's recommendation, and asked that their support be relayed for the next vacancy.
    Agreed by consensus
  169. May 13, 2025 Orange County · Board of County Commissioners
    Agreed by consensus
  170. May 13, 2025 Orange County · Board of County Commissioners
    Two reappointments agreed by consensus
  171. May 12, 2025 Orange County · Commission for the Environment
    The chair recognised an applicant for membership who attended.
  172. May 6, 2025 Orange County · Board of County Commissioners
    Thirteen items, including proclamations for Older Americans Month and Provider Appreciation Day, the Board of Health resolution on social media use, screen time and mental health, a lease renewal at 1000 Corporate Drive, the sale of a 0.26 acre property, and acceptance of a Sobriety Treatment and Recovery Teams grant.
    Approved unanimously
  173. Apr 23, 2025 Orange County · Board of Health
    Formed to fill an at-large seat. A member noted the board's geographic and education distribution and suggested recruiting someone without an advanced degree. The seat will not be publicly advertised because a pool of applicants exists.
    Created without dissent
  174. Apr 22, 2025 Orange County · Human Relations Commission
    Equity and inclusion staff on upcoming events, four commission nominations, support for diversity on county boards, and a community dinner.
  175. Apr 22, 2025 Orange County · Human Relations Commission
    Subcommittee meetings, upcoming executive board elections, a vote on an honorarium, and nominations for vacancies.
  176. Apr 15, 2025 Orange County · Board of County Commissioners
    Ten items, including education lottery applications for both districts, enhanced voluntary and voluntary agricultural district designations for several farms, transmittal of the schools adequate public facilities report, a public safety telecommunicators week proclamation, performance measures for the countywide strat…
    Approved unanimously
  177. Apr 14, 2025 Orange County · Commission for the Environment
    Two new members appointed by the commissioners were recognised, a departing member thanked, and the commission continued discussing how to seat a youth delegate.
  178. Apr 8, 2025 Orange County · Board of County Commissioners
  179. Apr 8, 2025 Orange County · Advisory Board on Aging
    A one-year term extension sought for the board's Senior Tar Heel Legislature delegate.
    Approved
  180. Apr 8, 2025 Orange County · Board of County Commissioners
  181. Apr 8, 2025 Orange County · Board of County Commissioners
  182. Apr 8, 2025 Orange County · Board of County Commissioners
  183. Apr 8, 2025 Orange County · Board of County Commissioners
  184. Apr 2, 2025 Orange County · Parks & Recreation Council
    Chair re-elected and a vice chair elected, both without opposition
  185. Apr 1, 2025 Orange County · Board of County Commissioners
    Approved unanimously
  186. Mar 19, 2025 Orange County · Agricultural Preservation Board
    Four members retire from the board on 30 June 2025; staff asked for names of prospective members.
  187. Mar 18, 2025 Orange County · Board of County Commissioners
    The first review since November 2022 of the policy governing the county's advisory boards, their composition, terms and appointment requirements.
    Approved unanimously
  188. Mar 18, 2025 Orange County · Board of County Commissioners
    Twelve items, including employee health and dental rate renewals, an Eno Arts Mill lease amendment, an engineering contract for the Orange Grove Road sidewalk, dedication of six bus shelters to Hillsborough, an amendment to the University Lake protected watershed boundary, a construction award for heating at the Piedm…
    Approved unanimously
  189. Mar 11, 2025 Orange County · Board of County Commissioners
    Nine boards reported: the ABC board, economic development advisory board, visitors bureau, arts commission, advisory board on aging, adult care home and nursing home advisory committee, board of health, board of adjustment and planning board.
  190. Mar 11, 2025 Orange County · Board of County Commissioners
  191. Mar 11, 2025 Orange County · Board of County Commissioners
  192. Mar 11, 2025 Orange County · Board of County Commissioners
  193. Mar 11, 2025 Orange County · Board of County Commissioners
  194. Mar 11, 2025 Orange County · Board of County Commissioners
  195. Mar 11, 2025 Orange County · Board of County Commissioners
  196. Mar 10, 2025 Orange County · Commission for the Environment
    Two applicants recommended to the county commissioners. The commission also agreed to pursue a youth delegate seat.
    Both recommendations unanimous; youth delegate approved with one abstention
  197. Mar 5, 2025 Orange County · Parks & Recreation Council
    The vice chair resigned over time commitments. The council recommended a Chapel Hill Township applicant to the commissioners.
    Recommended
  198. Feb 26, 2025 Orange County · Board of Health
    Three members with terms ending 30 June recommended for reappointment, taken as three separate motions so each could abstain on their own seat.
    All three recommended without dissent
  199. Feb 21, 2025 Orange County · Housing Authority Board
    Both elected unanimously
  200. Feb 19, 2025 Orange County · Chapel Hill/Orange County Visitors Bureau

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