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Fifth meeting-2024 Bond Education Committee

Orange County · 2024 School Bond Education Committee
Wednesday, October 2, 2024

Committee meeting Bonds and debtSchools and education

What's on this agenda

The Bond Education Committee builds public awareness for a school bond headed to voters, but this record does not state the bond's dollar amount or what it would fund. Its work is communications, not a vote on the bond itself.

Summarized from the published agenda. Read the agenda itself before acting on it.

Meeting recap

What happened, drawn from the records published after the meeting. Minutes

The committee met October 2 to plan how to explain the bond to voters: a PowerPoint, a "meeting in the box" kit, social media graphics, yard signs and video. Members agreed a 60-second video and a shorter reel would work, and that school footage should stay generic so no single school is identifiable. They also approved minutes from their September 18 meeting.

The group decided to skip a previously planned October 30 session and instead meet October 16 to check progress and plan the campaign's final stretch. A press release had drawn three media mentions so far.

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Agenda items (5)

Procedural · 2Discussion item · 2Minutes approval · 1
  1. 1 Call to Order
    Procedural
  2. 2 Approval of Minutes from the September 18 Meeting
    Minutes approval
    Fredrick Davis moved to approve the September 18 minutes, seconded by Anissa McLendon.
  3. 3 Input Session
    The committee discussed communications materials for the bond campaign, including a PowerPoint, a "meeting in the box" kit, social media graphics, yard signs and video, and how to staff upcoming events.
  4. 4 Next Steps
    Members agreed yard signs were worth the cost and decided to meet October 16 to evaluate progress instead of holding a previously discussed October 30 session.
  5. 5 Adjourn
    Procedural

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