This series of posts will be posted weekly in Chapelboro to keep the community informed about local government meetings. Meeting dates, locations and times are subject to change, so check city, county and school district websites for more information.
Budget season continues this week, with the Chapel Hill and Durham City Councils potentially becoming the first local commissions to approve proposed budgets for fiscal year 2025. Elsewhere, the Chapel Hill-Carrboro School Board will consider controversial changes to the high school scheduling model, the Carrboro City Council will receive the results of a community survey, and the Orange County Commission will say goodbye to outgoing County Manager Bonnie Hammersley (though she won't leave office until July).
Here's a summary of local government meetings taking place this week in Durham, Orange and Chatham counties.
Orange County
of Hillsboro City Commission We will be holding a budget workshop on Monday, June 3rd at 7pm. Click here for the full agenda, which will focus on the general and stormwater budgets.
of Carrboro Town Council There will be two meetings this week. The regular meeting will be held on Tuesday, June 4th at 7pm. Town Manager Patrice Toney will present the proposed budget for next year and the council will receive the results of this year's community survey. The council will then reconvene on Friday, June 7th at 3pm for a special meeting with representatives from El Centro Hispano. Click here for links to both agendas.
Orange County Commissioner There will be two more meetings this week. The regular meeting will be held on Tuesday, June 4 in the Whitted Building. It will begin with a reception honoring outgoing County Manager Bonnie Hammersley at 6 p.m., followed by the regular agenda at 7 p.m., including a public hearing on the $300 million school bond that will be on the ballot this fall. Commissioners will then reconvene for a budget work session on Thursday, June 6 at 7 p.m. in the Whitted Building. Click here for links to both agendas.
of Chapel Hill Town Council The meeting will be held on Wednesday, June 5th at 6pm. Council members may vote to approve Town Manager Chris Blue's proposed budget for next fiscal year. They may also consider approving Blue to move forward with development of the Tanyard Branch Trace affordable housing community on Jay Street. The full agenda is available at this link.
And that Chapel Hill-Carrboro Board of Education The school will hold its regular meeting on Thursday, June 6th at 6pm in Lincoln Center. Topping the agenda will be a possible vote on a proposed new high school scheduling model that was developed based on feedback from staff and parents but has since been pushed back by others. Superintendent Nyah Hamlett will also provide an update on next year's budget and potential funding from Orange County's $300 million bond referendum, if passed. For the full agenda, click here.
Chatham and Durham Counties
of Durham City Council There will be two meetings this week: first a public hearing on the budget on Monday, June 3rd at 7pm, then a vote on the budget on Thursday, June 6th at 1pm. Council members may also approve a $200 million bond referendum to be placed on the November ballot. Click here for links to both agenda items.
Durham County Commissioner The board will meet twice this week, back-to-back on Monday, June 3. The day will begin with a work session at 9 a.m., featuring presentations on access to health care, the county's five-year strategic plan and efforts to rewrite Durham's Unified Development Ordinance. The board will then reconvene at 1:30 p.m. for a budget work session. Click here for links to both agendas.
of Durham County Board of Education The meeting is scheduled to continue selecting the district's next superintendent on Monday, June 3. Click here for the full agenda.
of Chatham County Board of Education There will also be a meeting at 6pm on Monday, June 3. Click here for the full agenda.
Photo courtesy of the Town of Chapel Hill.
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