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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk62717647"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Avenir Next LT Pro",sans-serif;color:#201F1E;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">For Immediate Release                                          Date: 08/28/2024</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk62717647"><span style="font-family:"Avenir Next LT Pro",sans-serif;color:#201F1E"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk62717647"><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Avenir Next LT Pro",sans-serif;color:#201F1E;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">BOCC to Hold Work Session on Tuesday, September 3</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk62717647"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Avenir Next LT Pro",sans-serif;color:#201F1E;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk62717647"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Avenir Next LT Pro",sans-serif;color:#201F1E;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">Residents may attend in person or via Zoom; Watch on County website, YouTube, or Durham
 Television Network</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk62717647"><span style="font-family:"Avenir Next LT Pro",sans-serif;color:#201F1E"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk62717647"><b><span style="font-family:"Avenir Next LT Pro",sans-serif;color:#201F1E;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">Durham, N.C. – </span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk62717647"><span style="font-family:"Avenir Next LT Pro",sans-serif;color:#201F1E;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">The
 Durham Board of County Commissioner (BOCC) is hosting an in-person Work Session at 9 a.m. on Tuesday, September 3, 2024. Meetings are held inside the Commissioners’ Chambers, located on the second floor of the Administration I Building at 200 E. Main St. This
 meeting is being held on Tuesday instead of the regular Monday due to Durham County’s observance of the Labor Day holiday and most offices being closed.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk62717647"><span style="font-family:"Avenir Next LT Pro",sans-serif;color:#201F1E;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">View the entire 2024 Board of County Commissioners schedule
</span></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"><span style="font-family:"Avenir Next LT Pro",sans-serif;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">here</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk62717647"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk62717647"><span style="font-family:"Avenir Next LT Pro",sans-serif;color:#201F1E;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk62717647"><span style="font-family:"Avenir Next LT Pro",sans-serif;color:#201F1E;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">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
</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk62717647"><span style="font-family:"Avenir Next LT Pro",sans-serif;color:#201F1E">watch live on the County’s
</span></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"><span style="font-family:"Avenir Next LT Pro",sans-serif">website</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk62717647"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk62717647"><span style="font-family:"Avenir Next LT Pro",sans-serif;color:#201F1E">
 or on the Durham County Government </span></span><a href="http://www.youtube.com/dcowebmaster"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk62717647"><span style="font-family:"Avenir Next LT Pro",sans-serif">YouTube Channel</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk62717647"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk62717647"><span style="font-family:"Avenir Next LT Pro",sans-serif;color:#201F1E">.
 Recorded meetings are also available on these two sites.<span style="border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk62717647"><span style="font-family:"Avenir Next LT Pro",sans-serif;color:#201F1E">For those who want to watch meetings live on Durham Television Network, great news as DTN has returned to the Spectrum channel lineup. 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></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk62717647"><span style="font-family:"Avenir Next LT Pro",sans-serif;color:#201F1E">The Commissioners 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></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk62717647"><span style="font-family:"Avenir Next LT Pro",sans-serif;color:#201F1E">The information for joining the Work Session on Tuesday, September 3, virtually is as follows:<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk62717647"><span style="font-family:"Avenir Next LT Pro",sans-serif;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">Online link to join Zoom meeting:
</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk62717647"></span><a href="https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86414775193?pwd=AjCZaRAhA4wMIyCk9XVz2GsBQrxjZo.1"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk62717647"><span style="font-family:"Avenir Next LT Pro",sans-serif;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86414775193?pwd=AjCZaRAhA4wMIyCk9XVz2GsBQrxjZo.1</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk62717647"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk62717647"><span style="font-family:"Avenir Next LT Pro",sans-serif;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">
 OR </span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk62717647"></span><a href="https://bit.ly/DCoBOCC090324"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk62717647"><span style="font-family:"Avenir Next LT Pro",sans-serif;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">https://bit.ly/DCoBOCC090324</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk62717647"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk62717647"><span style="font-family:"Avenir Next LT Pro",sans-serif;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in"> 
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk62717647"><span style="font-family:"Avenir Next LT Pro",sans-serif;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">Dial in number – 929-436-2866<o:p></o:p></span></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="color:#201F1E;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:0in;mso-add-space:auto;line-height:normal;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;background:white">
<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk62717647"><b><span style="font-family:"Avenir Next LT Pro",sans-serif;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">Meeting ID:</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk62717647"><span style="color:black">
</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk62717647"><span style="font-family:"Avenir Next LT Pro",sans-serif;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">864 1477 5193
<b>Passcode:</b> 741034<o:p></o:p></span></span></li></ul>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk62717647"><span style="font-family:"Avenir Next LT Pro",sans-serif;color:#201F1E">Residents now also have the option to deliver citizen comments or speak on agenda items for the meeting in person or virtually.
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk62717647"><b><span style="font-family:"Avenir Next LT Pro",sans-serif;color:#201F1E">In-Person Speaking Option:<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk62717647"><span style="font-family:"Avenir Next LT Pro",sans-serif">All speakers must give their full name and address to give citizen comments or complete the
</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk62717647"></span><a href="https://www.dconc.gov/home/showpublisheddocument/16329/635895892178300000"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk62717647"><span style="font-family:"Avenir Next LT Pro",sans-serif">Public Comment
 Regarding Agenda Items form</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk62717647"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk62717647"><span style="font-family:"Avenir Next LT Pro",sans-serif"> 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></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk62717647"></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"><span style="font-family:"Avenir Next LT Pro",sans-serif">here</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk62717647"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk62717647"><span style="font-family:"Avenir Next LT Pro",sans-serif">.<o:p></o:p></span></span></li></ul>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk62717647"><b><span style="font-family:"Avenir Next LT Pro",sans-serif;color:#201F1E">Hybrid Speaking Option:<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk62717647"><span style="font-family:"Avenir Next LT Pro",sans-serif">All speakers must submit their full name and address via email or telephone to the Clerk to the Board at 919-560-0025. These submissions must be completed by 2
 p.m. on Sunday, September 1.<o:p></o:p></span></span></li></ul>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk62717647"><span style="font-family:"Avenir Next LT Pro",sans-serif">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></span></li></ul>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk62717647"><span style="font-family:"Avenir Next LT Pro",sans-serif;color:black">The agenda for all BOCC meetings can be accessed
</span></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"><span style="font-family:"Avenir Next LT Pro",sans-serif">here</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk62717647"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk62717647"><span style="font-family:"Avenir Next LT Pro",sans-serif;color:black">,
 as soon as they are available.</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk62717647"><span style="font-family:"Avenir Next LT Pro",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk62717647"><span style="font-family:"Avenir Next LT Pro",sans-serif;color:black">The next Regular Session for the Board will be on Monday, September 9 at 7 p.m.</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk62717647"><span style="font-family:"Avenir Next LT Pro",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk62717647"><span style="font-family:"Avenir Next LT Pro",sans-serif;color:#201F1E">For more information about the Board of Commissioners, visit
</span></span><a href="https://www.dconc.gov/county-departments/departments-a-e/board-of-commissioners"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk62717647"><span style="font-family:"Avenir Next LT Pro",sans-serif">here</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk62717647"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk62717647"><span style="font-family:"Avenir Next LT Pro",sans-serif;color:#201F1E">.
 Contact information for the Commissioners can be found on the </span></span><a href="https://www.dconc.gov/county-departments/departments-a-e/board-of-commissioners/commissioners"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk62717647"><span style="font-family:"Avenir Next LT Pro",sans-serif">Board’s
 webpage</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk62717647"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk62717647"><span style="font-family:"Avenir Next LT Pro",sans-serif;color:#201F1E">.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk62717647"><span style="font-family:"Avenir Next LT Pro",sans-serif;color:#201F1E">Residents may also call the Clerk to the Board at 919-560-0025 or email
</span></span><a href="mailto:clerk@dconc.gov"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk62717647"><span style="font-family:"Avenir Next LT Pro",sans-serif">clerk@dconc.gov</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk62717647"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk62717647"><span style="font-family:"Avenir Next LT Pro",sans-serif;color:#201F1E">
 with any other questions.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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