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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><a name="_Hlk62717647"></a><a name="x__Hlk532890118"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk62717647"><b><img width="148" height="148" style="width:1.5416in;height:1.5416in" id="Picture_x0020_3" src="cid:image001.png@01DAE28F.BF792800" alt="A close up of a sign
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="mso-bookmark:x__Hlk532890118"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk62717647"><b><span style="font-size:48.0pt">NEWS RELEASE</span></b></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:x__Hlk532890118"></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk62717647"><span style="font-size:48.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk62717647"><b> </b><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk62717647"><b>For Immediate Release Date: 07/30/2024</b><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk62717647"><b>Contact: Public Information Office Phone: (919) 560-0000/Fax: (919) 560-0020</b><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:2.5in;text-indent:.5in"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk62717647"><b>E-mail: </b></span><a href="mailto:publicinformationoffice@dconc.gov" target="_blank"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk62717647">publicinformationoffice@dconc.gov</span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk62717647"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk62717647"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk62717647"><b> </b><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk62717647"><b><span style="font-size:26.0pt">BOCC to Hold Work Session on August 5<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk62717647"><span style="font-size:16.0pt">Residents may attend in person or via Zoom; Watch on County website, YouTube, or Durham Television Network<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk62717647"><b><o:p> </o:p></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk62717647"><b>Durham, N.C. – </b>The Durham Board of County Commissioner (BOCC) is hosting an in-person Work Session at 9 a.m. on Monday, August 5, 2024. Meetings are held inside the Commissioners’ Chambers,
located on the second floor of the Administration I Building at 200 E. Main St. <o:p>
</o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk62717647"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk62717647">View the entire 2024 Board of County Commissioners schedule
</span><a href="https://www.dconc.gov/county-departments/departments-a-e/board-of-commissioners/commissioner-meetings-and-announcements/2024-meeting-schedule"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk62717647">here</span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk62717647"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk62717647">.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk62717647"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk62717647">The public is welcome to attend all BOCC meetings. There is no sign-up sheet or request form to attend meetings. In-person attendees are reminded of the benefits of masking while in indoor spaces
populated by others. Residents who wish to watch meetings are encouraged to continue to watch live on the County’s
</span><a href="https://www.dconc.gov/county-departments/departments-a-e/board-of-commissioners/commissioner-meetings-and-announcements/bocc-agendas-video-library"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk62717647">website</span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk62717647"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk62717647">
or on the Durham County Government </span><a href="http://www.youtube.com/dcowebmaster"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk62717647">YouTube Channel</span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk62717647"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk62717647">. Recorded meetings
are also available on these two sites.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk62717647"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk62717647">For those who want to watch meetings live on Durham Television Network, great news as DTN has returned to the Spectrum channel lineup as of July 24, 2024. Anyone who wishes to view the BOCC sessions
can watch live on DTN (Spectrum Channel 8 and 1302). Replays of the Board’s Regular Sessions are available on DTN as well on Spectrum, Frontier Communications (Channel 70), and AT&T U-verse (Channel 99). Residents may also download the BoxCast app, available
for Roku, Apple TV, and Amazon Fire TV and search for “City of Durham” to find content available on demand.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk62717647"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk62717647">The Commissioners now employ a hybrid option for staff and residents who wish to join Work or Regular Session meetings virtually via Zoom, making it possible for those who cannot make it to downtown
Durham to participate.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk62717647"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk62717647">The information for joining the Work Session on Monday, August 5, virtually is as follows:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk62717647"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<ul style="margin-top:0in" type="disc">
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk62717647">Online link to join Zoom meeting:
</span><a href="https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81205339848"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk62717647">https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81205339848</span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk62717647"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk62717647"> or
</span><a href="https://bit.ly/DCoBOCC080524"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk62717647">https://bit.ly/DCoBOCC080524</span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk62717647"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk62717647">
<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk62717647">Dial in number – 929-436-2866<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk62717647"><b>Meeting ID:</b> 812 0533 9848
<b>Passcode:</b> 346362<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk62717647"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk62717647">Residents now also have the option to deliver citizen comments or speak on agenda items for the meeting in person or virtually.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk62717647"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk62717647"><b>In-Person Speaking Option:<o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk62717647"><b><o:p> </o:p></b></span></p>
<ul style="margin-top:0in" type="disc">
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk62717647">All speakers must give their full name and address to give citizen comments or complete the
</span><a href="https://www.dconc.gov/home/showpublisheddocument/16329/635895892178300000"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk62717647">Public Comment Regarding Agenda Items form</span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk62717647"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk62717647">
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
</span><a href="https://www.dconc.gov/county-departments/departments-a-e/board-of-commissioners/commissioner-meetings-and-announcements/rules-for-public-comment-on-agenda-items"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk62717647">here</span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk62717647"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk62717647">.<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk62717647"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk62717647"><b>Hybrid Speaking Option:<o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk62717647"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<ul style="margin-top:0in" type="disc">
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l2 level1 lfo3"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk62717647">All speakers must submit their full name and address via email or telephone to the Clerk to the Board at
</span><a href="mailto:clerk@dconc.gov"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk62717647">clerk@dconc.gov</span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk62717647"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk62717647"> or 919-560-0025. These submissions must be completed by 2 p.m.
on Sunday, August 4.<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk62717647"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<ul style="margin-top:0in" type="disc">
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l2 level1 lfo3"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk62717647">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.<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk62717647"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk62717647">The agenda for all BOCC meetings can be accessed
</span><a href="https://www.dconc.gov/county-departments/departments-a-e/board-of-commissioners/commissioner-meetings-and-announcements/bocc-agendas-video-library"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk62717647">here</span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk62717647"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk62717647">,
as soon as they are available.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk62717647"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk62717647">The next Regular Session for the Board will be on Monday, August 12 at 7 p.m.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk62717647"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk62717647">For more information about the Board of Commissioners, visit
</span><a href="https://www.dconc.gov/county-departments/departments-a-e/board-of-commissioners"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk62717647">here</span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk62717647"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk62717647">. Contact information
for the Commissioners can be found on the </span><a href="https://www.dconc.gov/county-departments/departments-a-e/board-of-commissioners/commissioners"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk62717647">Board’s webpage</span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk62717647"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk62717647">.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk62717647"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk62717647">Residents may also call the Clerk to the Board at 919-560-0025 or email
</span><a href="mailto:clerk@dconc.gov"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk62717647">clerk@dconc.gov</span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk62717647"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk62717647"> with any other questions.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk62717647"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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