[Durham INC] BOCC to Meet for Regular Session on January 8

[Jones, Henry R.]

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NEWS RELEASE
For Immediate Release                                          Date: 01/03/2024
Contact: Public Information Office                   Phone: (919) 560-0000/Fax: (919) 560-0020
E-mail: publicinformationoffice at dconc.gov<mailto:publicinformationoffice at dconc.gov>

BOCC to Meet for Regular Session on January 8
Residents may attend in person, via Zoom; Watch live online

Durham, N.C. – The Durham Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) will hold a Regular Session meeting in person on Monday, January 8, 2024. This meeting will begin at 7 p.m. All sessions are held inside the Commissioners’ Chambers, located on the second floor of the Administration I Building, located at 200 E. Main St.

This is the first Regular Session meeting of the BOCC for 2024. The complete 2024 BOCC meeting schedule (subject to change) is available here<https://www.dconc.gov/county-departments/departments-a-e/board-of-commissioners/commissioner-meetings-and-announcements/2024-meeting-schedule>.

The public is welcome to attend Board meetings. There is no sign-up sheet or request form to attend meetings, however, it is important to note that there are limited seating options. The Board now employs a hybrid option for staff and residents who wish to join the meeting virtually via Zoom, making it possible for those who cannot make it to downtown Durham to participate.

The information for joining the Monday, January 8, meeting virtually is as follows:


  *   Online link to join Zoom meeting: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82213510391?pwd=K2lLWTB2MU52emlBRUE1c3ZXdnh0Zz09 or https://bit.ly/DCoBOCC010824
  *   Dial in number – (929) 436-2866
  *   Meeting ID: 822 1351 0391 Passcode: 719856

Residents now also have the option to deliver comments on agenda items or speak at the meeting in person or virtually as well.

In-Person Speaking Option:


  *   All speakers must give their full name and address to give citizen comments or complete the Public Comment Regarding Agenda Items form<https://www.dconc.gov/home/showpublisheddocument/16329/635895892178300000> and submit it to the Clerk prior to the start of the meeting to speak on agenda items. Public Comment forms are also provided at the meeting. Rules for Public Comment on Agenda Items can be found here<https://www.dconc.gov/county-departments/departments-a-e/board-of-commissioners/commissioner-meetings-and-announcements/rules-for-public-comment-on-agenda-items>.

Hybrid Speaking Option:


  *   All speakers must submit their full name and address via email or telephone to the Clerk to the Board at clerk at dconc.gov<mailto:clerk at dconc.gov> or 919-560-0025. These submissions must be completed by 2 p.m. on Sunday, January 7.
  *   All virtual participants will be muted upon entry to the meeting. If they are signed up to speak, they will be unmuted individually by the Clerk’s office during the appropriate time of the meeting to speak.

There will be two (2) Public Hearings on the agenda for Monday’s meeting:


  *   24-0011 - Public Hearing - Unified Development Ordinance Text Amendment – Teer Quarry (TC2300003)
  *   24-0012 - Public Hearing – Street Closing Request to permanently close a 1,112 linear foot portion of Electra Road, a 1,168 linear foot portion of a 30’ lane between Exum and Redwood roads, and all of Exum Road 

Those wishing to provide comments during a Public Hearing – either in person or virtually – must sign up in advance and give the Clerk to the Board their full name and address.

English and Spanish versions of meeting agendas are uploaded at https://bit.ly/BOCCdco, when available.

Anyone who wishes to view the BOCC sessions can watch live on Durham Television Network (DTN), Spectrum Channel 8. This week’s meeting will only be shown tape-delayed on DTN due to a conflict with the City of Durham’s special Durham City Council meeting on the Ward 3 Vacancy at 7 p.m. on Monday, January 8.

The meetings are also streamed live on the Durham County website<https://www.dconc.gov/county-departments/departments-a-e/board-of-commissioners/commissioner-meetings-and-announcements/bocc-agendas-video-library> and the County’s YouTube channel<http://www.youtube.com/dcowebmaster>. Replays of sessions are also available at each site as well.
For more information about the Board of Commissioners, including contact information for individual members, visit here<https://www.dconc.gov/county-departments/departments-a-e/board-of-commissioners/commissioners>. Contact the Clerk to the Board’s Office at 919-560-0025 or email clerk at dconc.gov<mailto:clerk at dconc.gov>.

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