Orange County Board of Commissioners

Meeting Change Notice for Jan., Feb., and March, 2020

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Allen Coleman, Asst. Deputy Clerk to the Board of Orange County Commissioners, (919) 245-2127
 
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
MEETING CHANGE NOTICE FOR 2021

 
ORANGE COUNTY, NC (December 17, 2020) - Pursuant to North Carolina General Statutes, NCGS § 153A-40, the Orange County Board of Commissioners provides notice of the following changes in the 2021 meeting calendar. 
 
Due to current public health concerns, the Board of Commissioners will be conducting Virtual Board meetings during the months of January, February and March 2021. 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 meetings via real-time video streaming on the County’s website and on Spectrum Cable TV. The meetings will also be video-recorded for future television broadcast and reference on the County’s website.
 
The first change relates to Board of Commissioners' meetings which will be conducted virtually during the months of January, February and March 2021.
 
The second change is the addition of two Special Meeting dates to continue the Public Hearing recessed at the December 15, 2020 Business Meeting.  The additional dates are Tuesday, January 5 and Tuesday, January 12, 2021.  Both sessions will start at 7:00 p.m.
 
The third 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 following shows the meeting changes.
  
January 2021 Virtual Meetings:
January 5        BOCC Virtual Public Hearing (continued) - 7:00 pm
January 12      BOCC Virtual Public Hearing (continued) – 7:00 pm
January 19      BOCC Virtual Business Meeting – 7:00 pm
January 22      BOCC Virtual Retreat – 2:00 pm
January 23      BOCC Virtual Retreat (continued) – 9:00 am
January 26      Assembly of Governments Virtual – 7:00 pm
 
February 2021 Virtual Meetings:
February 2      BOCC Virtual Business Meeting - 7:00 pm
February 9      BOCC Virtual Joint Mtg with Fire Departments /Work Session – 7:00 pm
February 16    BOCC Virtual Business Meeting – 7:00 pm
 
March 2021 Virtual Meetings:
March 2          BOCC Virtual Business Meeting – 7:00 pm
March 9          BOCC Virtual Work Session – 7:00 pm
March 16        BOCC Virtual Business Meeting – 7:00 pm
 
 
Orange County Board of Commissioners’ meetings and work sessions are available via live streaming video at http://www.orangecountync.gov/967/Meeting-Videos and Orange County Gov-TV on channels 1301 or 97.6 (Spectrum Cable).

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