Information for February 21 Chatham County Board of Commissioners meeting

Pittsboro, NC – The Chatham County Board of Commissioners (BOC) will meet on Monday, February 21, 2022, at the Chatham County Historic Courthouse, 9 Hillsboro Street, Second Floor Courtroom, Pittsboro. The Work Session will begin at 5 p.m. The Regular Session will begin at 6 p.m. Face coverings are required while inside the building.

Residents may sign up to speak in either the public input session or the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) public comment period. Those wishing to speak may do so by completing the online sign-up form on the county website, which can be found here. If residents do not want to speak in person, they may submit their comments in writing. The comments will be included in the meeting minutes but will not be read aloud during the meeting.

Individuals may access the meeting agenda packet, as well as the livestream by visiting here using the following instructions:

For first-time visitors to the site, click on the drop-down list next to the search field and select “All Years.” Then click the “Meeting Date” column to sort by most recent meeting to oldest meeting. These settings should save for any return visits to the site.For livestreaming, look for column on the right that says “Video.” Directly underneath, it currently says “Not Available” for the video of the February 21st meeting. However, when the meeting starts, the Video column will say “In Progress” for the February 21st meeting. Click on the words “In Progress” and it will go to the livestream. Once the video has adjourned and is uploaded to the site (usually done within 24 hours of the meeting adjourning), individuals may click on specific sections of the agenda (listed underneath the video), and it will go directly to that section of the meeting. There is no need to download the video for the entire meeting for those interested in specific item(s).

Please note, that the livestreaming software does not show presentations on the screen for residents watching from home but instead shows the meeting chambers so that commissioners are seen and heard throughout the entire meeting. All agenda materials and related presentations can be found within the agenda packet materials at chathamnc.legistar.com/Calendar.aspx.

Questions about the meeting may be directed to Clerk to the Board Lindsay K. Ray at lindsay.ray@chathamcountync.gov or 919-545-8302.