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From YouTube: Commissioners' Briefing (March 2, 2021)
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Briefing of the Buncombe County Board of Commissioners for March 2, 2021. The purpose of these briefings are to discuss future agenda items and County business in an open, transparent manner. It is also an opportunity for a weekly COVID-19 update.
A
B
Then,
but
comparatively
you
can
see
that
quite
small
compared
to
what
we
just
came
through
and
we
haven't
quite
reached
those
summer
levels.
Yet
our
percent
positivity
is
currently
in
remains
3.4.
That
has
been
stable
for
the
last
couple
of
days
and
regional
hospitalizations,
mind
you.
This
is
the
18
county
region.
Dr
hathaway
is
here
with
us
today
and
can
give
you
more
information
about
our
our
local
hospital
system,
but
regionally.
The
hospitalizations
also
continue
to
show
a
steady
and
consistent
decline
over
the
last
several
weeks.
The
last
few
days
showing
a
bit
of
stabilization.
B
And
then
this
is
our
table
of
metrics
on
the
table
hasn't
changed
significantly.
In
the
last
week
there
was
a
slight
bump
in
new
cases
per
100
000.
That
actually
might
be
indicative
of
that
stabilization
because
it
didn't
increase
very
much,
but
the
percent
positivity
remains
quite
low
and
is
below
the
5,
which
is
desirable.
B
B
So
our
trends
are
indicative
of
progress
in
reducing
the
spread
of
covet
19.
But
in
order
to
continue
to
see
these
trends
stay
or
continue
to
decline,
then
we
have
to
continue
to
do
the
three
w's
vaccine
roll
out,
while
you
know,
is
continuing
and
we're
working
down
that
waitlist
and
getting
more
people
vaccinated.
It's
still
not
enough
for
us
to
stop
doing
all
the
things
that
matter.
So
it
is
important
for
folks
to
continue
to
wear
their
masks,
wash
their
hands
stay
six
feet
apart
and
limit
your
interactions
as
much
as
possible.
B
B
We
are
coming
in
right
after
the
governor's
briefing,
and
so
the
announcement
was
made
that,
beginning
tomorrow,
the
additional
frontline
essential
workers
will
be
eligible
beginning
tomorrow,
that
was
initially
march
10th.
We
will
not
be
ready
to
open
tomorrow.
We
had
already
scheduled
updates
and
testing
of
our
surge
capacity
with
the
anticipation
of
march
10th
and
we're
going
to
be
testing
out
that
surge
capacity,
because
we
know
that
group
three
was
coming
and
the
updates
to
the
waitlist,
particularly
how
someone
can
get
off
the
waitlist.
B
So
this
is
just
a
summary.
As
of
yesterday,
these
all
of
these
numbers
are,
as
of
yesterday,
our
state
had
administered
over
2.2
million
total
doses,
with
1.4
million
being
first
doses
in
arms
among
all
buncombe
county
vaccine
providers.
Over
56
000
total
doses
have
gone
into
arms
and
about
63
percent
of
those
are
first
doses
and
then
buncombe,
county
hhs
and
our
partners
at
emergency
services
have
administered
over
32
000,
total
doses.
Since
beginning
our
efforts
on
december
22nd
and
over
20
000
of
those
are
first
doses,
with
almost
12
000.
Being
second
doses,.
B
So
the
percent
white
and
over
in
65
years
and
older
that
we
have
given
a
first
dose
to
we've
reached
about
20,
almost
26
percent.
When
we
look
at
that,
based
on
the
numbers
that
we've
given
out
and
so
of
the
total
population
here
in
buncombe
county
about
six
percent
is
black
or
african
american,
which
is
about
15
000.
B
When
we
looked
at
the
age
breakdown,
we
estimated
that
roughly
2
260
individuals
are
african-american
in
65
years
and
older
and
through
our
vaccine
operations
we've
reached
about
22.2
percent
of
that
that
are
african-american
and
65
years
and
older.
So
a
little
over
500
individuals,
so
a
little
over
13
000
in
the
white
population,
a
little
over
500
in
the
black
and
over
65
population,
which
is
about
22
percent
of
what
is
estimated
in
that
age
ban
and
we
did
use
the
office
of
state
budget
management.
Demography
estimates
for
this
information.
B
B
And
our
current
baseline
allocation
is
2
340..
This
is
still
two
trays
of
pfizer
as
our
baseline.
It
may
seem
like
an
increase-
and
I
think
I
explained
this
earlier-
that
previously
it
was
based
on
five
doses
per
vial.
Now
it's
standard
to
to
base
it
on
six
doses
per
vial.
So
that's
why
you
see
2
340
now
this
was
our
baseline
for
last
week.
It's
our
baseline
for
this
week.
It
will
be
our
baseline
for
next
week
and
then
sometime
next
week,
we'll
start
to
see
the
three-week
projection
going
for
the
next
three
weeks.
B
So
more
to
come
on
that
one
and
then
added
in
addition
to
our
baseline.
We
continue
to
accept
transfers
from
local
partners.
Last
week
we
accepted
about
300
doses
from
our
partner
at
mission
hospital
this
week,
we're
accepting
a
little
over
500
doses
from
our
partner,
mayheck
and
possibly
additional
doses
next
week,
and
then
all
transferred
doses
are
applied
to
our
wait
list.
B
We
did
begin
vaccinating
the
school
staff
using
the
set-aside
that
began
last
saturday
february
27th
and
as
a
reminder,
that
was
one
tray
of
our
baseline
that
we
designated
for
that
group
and
we
vaccinated
about
500
last
saturday
and
as
a
as
an
update.
Once
the
lists
were
submitted
from
our
schools,
we
were
expecting
any
the
highest
number
we
were
expecting
was
around
7000
to
be
on
this
list.
What
we
got
back
was
about
a
little
over
4
100.
B
So
it's
about
67
uptake
in
that
group
and
given
that
and
given
that
we
are
going
to
be
doing
a
thousand
a
set
of
about
a
thousand
doses
a
week,
we
think
about
four
weeks,
we'll
have
that
group
completely
completed
and
then
our
partners
at
mayheck
are
assisting
with
vaccinating
the
child
care
staff.
We
anticipated
that
group
to
be
as
much
as
1100
and
what
we
see
right
now
is
about
670
signed
up
so
about
a
uptake
of
about
60
with
that
group.
A
B
Most
transfers
are
only
seen
as
one
one
moment
in
time
and
not
to
be
counted
on
the
following
week,
but
all
of
those
doses
would
be
incorporated
into
our
efforts
to
get
our
wait
list
down.
Our
general
population
wait
list
and
so
we'll
be
adding
appointments
to
our
schedule
and
getting
folks
in
those.
B
B
E
Our
site,
okay,
stacey,
have
a
question
about
the
wait
list.
I
think
when
I
looked
at
it
yesterday,
it
was
about
54
000..
Do
you
have
any
anecdotal
information
about
when
those
calls
are
being
made
to
schedule
appointments
any
idea
of
how
many
folks
have
gone
elsewhere
to
another
county
to
another
state?
I
just
wonder
like
when
we
look
at
54
000
is
how
accurate
is
that.
B
Thanks
for
that
question,
so
that's
part
of
what
we're
working
on
too
is
looking
through
that
wait
list
for
any
duplicates.
I
will
tell
you
I
don't
have
a
concrete
number
for
you.
I
can't
tell
you
anecdotally,
as
we
do
call
folks.
They
are
saying.
Oh
thanks.
I
got
it
somewhere
else
and
we
say
thank
you
and
we
keep
going.
B
B
We
do
recognize
that
folks
signed
up
several
times
and
we
want
to
you
know,
give
them
their
highest
number
and
then
clean
that
up
a
little
bit.
So
that's
in
the
process,
and
so
you
will
continue
to
see
that
higher
cumulative
number,
because
we
don't
want
that
to
change,
because
if
you,
if
we
clean
it
up
and
say
all
right
now,
we
really
only
have
about
30
some
thousand
left,
but
we
change
that
number.
B
If
your
number
54
000-
and
we
changed
that
number
you
might,
you
might
think
that
we've
deleted
you,
so
that
number
is
going
to
stay
while
we
still
clean
up.
We
are.
We
are
scheduling
currently
around
the
17,
thousands,
and
that
was
as
of
last
week's
update,
and
so
that
gets
updated
every
wednesday.
So
you'll
see
that
number
change,
I
suspect,
we'll
be
closer
to
the
20.
B
And
I
did
want
to
remind
folks
that
we
do
have
additional
vaccine
providers
in
our
community
hospitals
and
local
health
departments
were
the
first
brought
on
board
and
since
then
our
community
health
centers,
our
fqhcs,
have
been
brought
on
board.
We
also
have
commercial
pharmacies
like
walgreens
that
are
participating
in
the
federal
program
and
we
have
eight
to
my
knowledge
in
buncombe
county
who
initially
received
about
a
hundred
doses
per
week.
It
is
my
understanding
that
their
federal
allocation
is
going
to
increase.
B
I
do
not
know
for
sure
for
by
by
how
much,
but
we
do
have
walgreens
operating
in
buncombe
county
that
have
doses
as
well.
We
have
heard
from
other
folks
that
they
are
getting
appointments
through
other
providers,
including
walgreens,
and
so
this
is
great
news
for
access
and
if
folks
are
interested
in
learning
more
about
other
vaccine
providers,
they
can
go
to
myspot.nc.gov
and
find
they
can
put
in
their
zip
code
and
find
a
list
of
providers
in
their
area
that
are
approved
for
vaccine
and
are
giving
out
vaccine,
and
so
with
that.
B
I
think
my
next
slide
is
about
vaccine
updates
and
I'll
turn
it
over
to
dr
hathaway.
Now,
because
I
think
your
slides
are
after
this
and
dr
hathaway
can
speak
to
our
recent
vaccine
developments
in
with
j
and
j
or
jansen
johnson
johnson
and
then
we'll
be
followed
by
fletch,
with
the
executive
order
updates.
F
Thank
you
stacy.
I
appreciate
the
opportunity
once
again
to
be
here.
I
want
to
preface
my
comments
by
extending
my
sincere
thanks
to
the
county
in
general,
especially
ms
pinder
and
stacey,
and
her
staff,
dr
mullendore,
when
she
was
wearing
two
hats.
You
know
when
I
look
back
and
think
about
the
first
press
conference.
We
did
here.
It
was
just
about
a
year
ago
today,
and
we
were
you
know,
we
knew
everybody's
name
who
had
coveted
in
our
community.
F
But
I
think
my
real
sincere
thanks
to
everybody
who's
participated
in
the
partnership
and
I
think,
as
you're,
seeing
as
we
talk
about
kovitt
just
in
our
day-to-day
conversations,
the
partnership
has
exemplified-
and
I
know
that
as
we
come
through
the
pandemic
this
next
year
and
into
2022
that
those
new
relationships
will
serve
all
of
us
in
our
community
really
quite
well.
So
it's
it's
a
really
sincere
thanks
to
you
all
for
all
you've
done.
F
We
do
have
a
new
vaccine.
That's
on
the
way.
It's
the
j
j
vaccine.
It
is
different
than
the
moderna
in
the
pfizer
vaccines
in
two
very
important
ways.
Number
one
is
that
it's
a
single
injection,
so
you
don't
have
to
come
back
for
a
second
shot
and
number
two
is
that
the
storage
requirements
are
a
little
less
stringent
in
terms
of
deep
cold
refrigeration.
So
it
should
be
more
easy
for
us
to
have
it
more
widely
available
as
supply
comes,
the
supply
will
be
limited.
F
We're
only
going
to
get
about
four
million
doses
shortly
and
20
million
by
the
end
of
march
throughout
the
country
and
so
it'll
take
a
while
for
it
to
ramp
up,
but
we
are
getting
some
we're
getting
between
70
and
80
000
doses
in
north
carolina.
This
week
we
mission
health
hca
applied
on
behalf
of
the
18
county
region.
F
And
so
we
don't
know
exactly
we're
just
getting
our
shipment.
We
just
heard
for
sure
we'd
get
the
shipment
over
the
weekend
and
we're
planning
on
how
to
distribute
those
7
000
doses
of
the
jnj
throughout
the
region.
I
got
asked
the
other
day
whether
this
was
a
game
changer,
and
I
wish
it
were
a
game.
F
I
want
to
just
have
a
few
comments,
maybe
as
an
educational
forum.
If
I
can
take
the
opportunity,
I
won't
take
up
too
much
of
your
time,
but
to
amplify
some
of
the
comments
that
miss
saunders
made.
If
you
look
at
the
the
united
states,
what
struck
me
has
been
the
heterogeneity
with
which
covet
has
affected
our
country
and
what's
really
striking
on
this
map,
if
you
look
at
it
closely,
red
is
bad.
F
Number
one
is
our
relative
geographic
isolation,
but
it's
also
due
to
the
proactivity
that
the
county
took
in
terms
of
the
measures
back
last
year
and
the
proactivity
that
you've
maintained
in
terms
of
social
distancing,
insistence
on
mask
wearing
and
the
like,
and
so
I
offer
my
thanks
to
you
for
that.
This
is
a
real
graphic
example
of
the
benefit
of
of
us
all,
working
together
to
protect
our
community.
So,
thank
you.
These
are
the
cases
in
the
united
states
this.
F
F
We
peaked
in
january
at
mission
hospital
about
138
patients
in
the
hospital
we're
down
to
30
today.
So
dramatic
drop
we're
very
grateful
for
that,
but
at
the
same
time
we've
seen
299
deaths
and
I
I
bring
that
up
to
remind
people
of
the
seriousness
of
this
disease
and
it
affects
while
it
affects
older
people
disproportionately.
It
affects
young
people
too,
and
we
had
a
death
of
a
19
year
old,
app
state
student
earlier
this
year.
F
The
orange
curve
is
deaths
among
nursing
home
residents
as
a
percentage
compared
to
all
deaths
from
covet,
and
you
can
see
that
when
we
started
the
vaccine
program
in
gen
at
the
end
of
december
and
january,
and
we
targeted
nursing
home
residents
the
most
vulnerable
in
our
society,
the
percent
of
alcove
deaths
in
that
population
dropped
off
dramatically.
So
I
want
to
use
this
to
encourage
the
populists.
The
people
watching
this
to
recognize
that
the
vaccine
is
safe
and
effective
and
works
just
a
few
more
slides.
F
Before
I
finish
up
here,
stacy
did
a
very
nice
job
of
pointing
out
what
a
wonderful
job
the
county
has
done
in
terms
of
targeting
minority
populations.
This
is
data
from
across
the
state,
and
I
apologize
for
getting
geeky
with
my
data,
but
just
indulge
me
for
a
moment.
Please,
the
the
the
dark
blue
bar
is
the
percent
of
the
population
that
is
of
that
racial
group.
F
The
orange
bar
is
the
percent
of
the
total
cases
that
had
coveted
the
dark
gray
bar
is
the
percent
who
were
hospitalized
and
then
the
light
gray
bars
the
percent,
who
have
gotten
vaccinations
in
a
perfectly
just
world
where
the
virus
affected
everyone
equally,
and
we
got
all
that
same
kind
of
health
care
and
we
got
vaccinations
the
same
way.
Every
bar
would
be
equal
for
african
americans,
you'd
be
21
of
the
population,
21
of
the
cases
21
of
the
hospitalizations
and
21
of
the
vaccinations.
That's
not
the
way.
F
It
is
right
now
in
north
carolina,
it's
21
of
the
cases
34
of
the
total
hospitalizations
and
only
15
percent
of
the
vaccinations,
the
county's
doing
a
better
job
at
that,
and
I
commend
them
for
that
and
we're
working
hard
to
to
vaccinate
people
who
are
disadvantaged.
But
I
we
have
a
ways
to
go,
and
I
just
wanted
to
use
this
forum
to
point
that
out
and
then
last
but
not
least,
there's
been
a
lot
of
talk.
I
mean
you
can't
I
gotta
pander
to
the
public
here
with
a
slide
with
dogs
in
it.
F
If
you
don't
mind,
but
we
lots
of
talk
about
why
we're
worried
about
an
upward
rise
and
the
variant
term
has
come
up,
and
so
I
wanted
to
take
just
a
brief
second
to
let
people
know
exactly
why
we're
worried
about
variants.
Variants
are
sars
viruses
that
are
very
similar
but
slightly
different
than
the
original
strain,
and
they
have
a
change
in
their
genetic
coding.
That
rna
and
the
reason
we're
worried
about
it
is
because
it
can
change
the
the
virulence
and
the
transmissibility.
Well,
what
does
that
mean?
It
means.
Can
we
fight
it
off?
F
Will
we
develop
antibodies
that
will
fight
it
off
number
two?
Will
it
make
us
sicker
than
the
regular
virus
does
and
number
three?
How
easily
is
it
spread
among
all
of
us,
and
different
variants
can
lead
to
different
effects
that
way,
and
that's
what
has
us
most
concerned,
the
analogy
that
I
picked
here
for
a
talk
earlier
this
week
was
that
if
you
think
of
dogs
and
viruses
as
being
equivalent
and
the
sporting
group
and
dogs
being
equivalent
to
the
coronaviruses
and
labrador
retrievers
being
equivalent
to
the
cyrus
cov2
variants
would
be
different.
F
Colored,
labrador,
retrievers,
so
they're
very
similar
they're
slightly
different
and
that
difference
changes
the
way
they
behave
and
how
we
have
to
combat
them.
So
that's
why
we're
concerned
new
variants
are
coming.
I
think
the
vaccines
will
be
effective
against
them.
Data
suggests
that
they
are
right
now
and
where
they're
not,
we
can
tweak
our
vaccines
moving
moving
forward
thanks,
and
I
appreciate
the
indulgence
and
happy
to
take
any
questions.
If
I
can.
A
That's
one
that
remains!
You
know
orange
or
you
know
not
it
not
in
a
green
spot
and
it's,
but
it's
part
of
that
is
it
correct
to
think
about.
That
is
that
we,
we
are
doing
a
lot
more
as
a
community
in
a
country
in
terms
of
testing
now
than
we
were
say
six
months
ago
or
three
months
ago,
and
the
amount
of
testing
that's
done
does
influence
that,
while
testing
is
good,
the
more
you
test,
the
more
you're
going
to
find
per
100
000.
F
Yeah
and
I'll
let
stacey
comment
if
she
wants
to.
In
addition,
I
think
that
metric
can't
be
looked
at
in
isolation.
It
also
has
to
be
looked
at
the
percent
positivity.
So
for
me,
the
percent
positivity
is
a
little
bit
more
important
because
you
know
it
takes
into
account
how
many
people
you're
you're,
actually
testing.
I
don't
know
stacy
if
you
have
additional
comments.
B
Yet
our
testing
numbers
are
still
quite
high,
so
I
I
liken
it
to
if
you,
if
you
were
doing
two
ten
thousand
tests
and
your
percent
positivity
is
as
three
percent
you're
you're
going
to
still
have
a
high
number
of
folks
coming
in,
and
so
even
though
our
testing
numbers
have
come
down
and
are
stabilizing
pre-surge,
even
pre-surge,
we
were
doing
a
lot
of
testing.
So
we've
done
a
really
good
job.
As
a
as
a
community
saying
we
have,
we
have
access,
we
have
opportunity.
B
If
you
have
symptoms,
if
you
think
that
you've
been
in
contact
with
someone
who
has
coveted
come
get
tested
and
what
we're
finding
is
is
still
with
our
decreased
percent.
Positivity
we're
still
going
to
have
a
high
level
of
of
new
cases.
Now,
when
we
look
at
our
new
cases
per
day,
which
is
where
that
epi
curve
kind
of
comes
into
because
that's
based
on
specimen
collection
date-
and
it's
reported
two
ways
what
what
I
said
show
you
all
is
more
traditional
epi
style,
which
is
by
specimen
collection
date.
B
That's
where
we're
seeing
that
60
66
to
68
new
cases
per
day
on
average,
whereas
back
in
the
surge
of
the
what
we
thought
was
a
surge
in
the
summer
that
was
40,
something
and
so
we're
still
I
mean
that
is
coming
down
exponentially
from
what
it
was
at
the
time
of
the
holiday
surge,
but
still
at
high
levels.
We
still
have
community
transmission.
A
C
C
B
C
B
There
is
a
a
separate
one
about
find
my
group
that
if
you
just
google,
find
my
group
north
carolina,
it
will
come
up
because
I
I
don't
hesitate,
saying
the
website
and
not
getting
it
right,
but
we
will
get
that
out
to
folks
and
I'll
be
sure
it's
in
the
press.
Release
too
that
you
can
go
to
that
website.
Answer
some
simple
questions
about
who
you
like?
What
age?
Are
you?
B
What
kind
of
work
do
you
do,
and
it
will
tell
you
what
group
you're
going
to
be
in
so
that's
the
first
thing
that
folks
can
do
like
if
you,
if
you're,
not
sure,
that's
one
of
the
easiest
tools,
that's
out
there.
So
if
you
do
find
that
you're
in
group
three
frontline
essential
workers
that
are
going
to
be
eligible
beginning
tomorrow,
please
know
that
we
are.
We
had
things
planned
and
we
were
working
as
quickly
as
we
can
to
get
that
wait
list
to
to
accommodate
group
three.
B
But
what
you
can
expect
is
when
we
open
it
after
we've
tested
the
new
upgrades
and
tested
the
surge
when
we
open
it,
you'll
follow
the
same
process
you
can
call
in
or
you
can
go
to
the
online
or
the
website
and
put
yourself
on
the
wait
list
you
will
like.
I
said
it's
best
to
go
ahead
and
make
sure
that
you're
eligible
for
that
group.
It's
a
great
practice
just
to
go
and
see
where.
B
That's
one
of
the
criteria's
and
you
might
be
in
group
three
or
you
might
feel
the
very
opposite,
which
is,
you
might
feel
like
you're,
an
essential
frontline,
essential
worker,
but
based
on
the
state's
first
criteria,
which
is?
Are
you
in
person
like
the
number
one
is:
are
you
in
person
and
then
are
you
in
one
of
these
eight
sectors
and
all
of
those
eight
sectors
are
listed
on
that
site
too.
You
might
think
that
you're
one
of
those
and
then
find
out
you're
actually
in
group,
four
or
five.
So
it's
good
to
know.
B
C
C
G
Good
afternoon
just
want
to
give
a
quick
update
on
our
new
baseline
executive
order.
Number
195
from
governor
cooper
went
to
effect
last
friday,
the
26th
at
5
p.m,
and
scheduled
to
remain
in
effect
until
friday
march
26th,
just
gonna
hit
some
of
the
highlights
of
the
more
immediate
changes
for
us.
It
did
remove
the
safer
at
home
curfew,
which
was
the
10
p.m
curfew
for
everyone,
not
an
essential
business.
G
It
allowed
alcohol
sales
on-site
alcohol
sales
to
remain
in
effect
until
11.
So
now
that
curfew
for
alcohol
sales
is
11
to
7
a.m,
mass
gather
limits
went
back
to
where
they
previously
were
for
25,
indoor
and
50
outdoor,
and
one
of
the
biggest
changes
is
that
bars
now
open.
If
you
guys
recall,
they've
been
one
of
the
few
industries
that
have
been
remained
closed
since
entirety
of
not.
G
H
G
A
It's
the
only
other
question
I
have
about
the
vaccine
says:
do
we
have
do
we
have
a
way
so
in
the
one
of
the
earlier
slides
that
stacy
showed
it
was
the
total
number
of
vaccines
that
we
believe
have
been
administered
by
all
vaccine
distributors
or
administrators
in
the
county?
Will
we
have
a
way
to
continue
to
track
that
going
forward?
So,
like
you
know,
walgreens
is
getting
supplies
as
others
get
it
well,
we
have
a
way
of
being
aware
of
how
many
they're
receiving
on
a
weekly
or
some
time
basis.
B
So
the
numbers
that
you
saw
up
there
are
based
on
the
north
carolina
dhhs
dashboard.
That
shows
that
for
the
the
county
as
a
whole,
and
so
that
would
include
vaccine
providers
that
are
receiving
allocation
and
administering
as
far
as
we
do
get
notification
each
week
about
new
providers
or
new
providers
that
are
being
enrolled
and
so
it'll
be.
B
It's
not
there's
not
a
great
way
to
know
exactly
how
much
all
of
those
folks
are
going
to
be
getting
each
week.
If
they're
part
of
the
north
carolina
system,
we
can
typically
find
out
because
we're
a
part
of
the
collaborative
and
consortium
together
and
we
we
talk
to
each
other
those
enrolled
in
the
federal
program.
B
A
B
B
A
Week
to
week,
well
great,
I
mean
to
the
extent
that
it's
feasible,
of
course
you
know
we're
all
very
curious
about
how
that
overall
supply
is
working
out,
especially
as
it
gets
more
diversified.
So
please
keep
us
posted
on
that,
so
we
can
have
a
sense
for
sort
of
how
the
overall
process
is
happening.
A
I
F
I
A
A
J
K
K
K
Thanks
max
so
we'll
dive
right
in,
you
may
remember
from
the
board
retreat.
We
talked
about
roles
and
responsibilities
with
the
state
and
with
the
county
how
the
state
per
statute
is
in
charge
of
instructional
expenses
and
cover
those
costs.
That's
called
the
state
public
school
fund
and
those
dollars
are
allocated
by
program
or
gold.
K
Now
the
county
is
responsible
for
facilities
requirements,
but
per
statute.
It
does
not
stop
there.
It
goes
on
to
establish
the
local
current
expense
fund
that,
when
added
to
the
state
public
school
fund,
covers
all
the
operations
for
that
year
and
that,
unlike
the
state
dollars,
the
county
appropriation
is
not
allocated
by
program
or
gold.
K
Now
the
specific
questions
that
you
had
were
around
locally
paid
staff
per
pupil
expenditures
and
local
supplemental
pay,
we'll
talk
about
all
of
those
and
a
quick
aside
about
budget
planning,
and
I
think
the
best
way
to
do
that
is
to
start
with
the
local
current
expense
fund,
now
you'll
notice,
in
the
handout.
There
are
some
definitions
at
the
top
first,
three
local
current
expense
fund
being
the
first,
and
that
is
the
non-state
non-federal
non-grant
revenues.
They're
realized
in
this
fund
and
for
the
most
part,
we're
talking
about
the
county
appropriation.
K
K
It's
a
rough
estimate,
but
a
slight
edge
in
terms
of
the
total
piece
of
the
pie
to
the
county
appropriation.
It's
really
important
to
think
about
that.
When
you
talk
about
the
question
in
mind
here,
which
is
locally
paid
staff,
we
asked
each
of
the
districts
to
provide
us
with
an
fte
count
that
is
covered
by
those
funds
and
at
that
point
in
time,
which
would
have
been
january,
they
gave
us
these
estimates.
Buncombe
county
schools
covers
about
708,
ftes,
nashville
city
schools
about
266.
K
K
For
the
county,
appropriation
and
121
for
the
tax
right,
but
it's
not
that
simple,
because
those
dollars
are
mixed
and
once
they're
mixed
in
the
local
current
expense
fund
that
one
for
one
exchange
of
a
dollar
coming
in
and
a
dollar
going
out
is
somewhat
lost.
So
it's
not
to
say
that
this
specific
thing
is
covered
by
the
supplemental
tax
or
by
the
county
appropriation,
but
by
the
local
current
expense
fund.
K
Now,
when
we
talk
about
local
dollars,
what
we
often
talk
about
is
the
per
pupil
amount
right.
What's
that
per
pupil
allocation
now,
unlike
many
counties,
buncombe
county
has
more
than
one
school
system
per
statute.
We
have
to
ensure
that
each
one
receives
the
same
allocation
per
pupil
and
we
do
that
it's
usually
around
october,
but
the
main
focus
for
this,
of
course,
is
the
per
pupil
part.
How
do
we
find
that
out?
K
K
K
K
Some
tables
provide
the
adm
that
dpi
uses
to
make
their
calculations.
This
is
not
one
of
them
based
on
its
placement.
We
assume
it's
the
final
adm.
It
certainly
would
make
the
most
sense,
but
it
is
not
the
same
one
that
we
use
to
reconcile.
So
there's
a
slight
difference
there.
I
can
already
tell
on
your
faces
even
with
the
masks.
That
is
confusing.
I
get
it
too.
K
So
the
quick
aside
here
when
we
think
about
budget
planning,
you
know
we,
we
often
we're
just
looking
at
the
data
there
by
per
pupil,
but
when
we
talk
about
budget
planning,
we're
talking
about
total
appropriation,
it's
usually
just
what's
that
full
amount
and
the
way
that
we
arrive
at
that
is
something
called
the
unrestricted
revenue
growth
rate.
That's
looking
at
all
of
the
revenues
that
the
county
receives
that
are
not
limited
by
statute
or
by
grant
terms-
and
we
say
hey
from
the
current
to
the
upcoming
year.
K
How
much
do
we
expect
those
to
grow?
And
if
it
were,
we
haven't
done
this
calculation
yet,
but
if
it
were
three
percent,
then
we
might
say:
okay,
that's
three
percent
that
buncombe
county
as
a
whole
is
growing,
so
school
districts.
You
can
expect
that
level
of
growth.
We
want
to
share
that
growth
with
you
so
expect
three
percent
increase
in
your
applications
that
allows
them
some
information
to
begin
their
budget
discussions.
That
certainly
helps
us
in
our
budget
discussions.
K
Some
counties
use
a
formula
that
is
very
specific
input
and
output.
Right.
We
stick
to
the
formula.
I
would
say
what
we
have
is
a
standard,
because
the
schools
can
take
that
amount
and
say
hey.
This
will
or
will
not
help
us
meet
our
obligations
this
year
and
if
it
does
not,
then
it
helps
facilitate
that
dialogue.
They
can
come
back
to
you
and
say
we're
going
to
need
an
additional
x
to
help
fulfill
that
need
and
that
dialogue
can
continue.
K
So
local
supplemental
pay
is
our
last
area.
I
want
to
stop
here
briefly
to
acknowledge
those
definitions.
Again
we
talked
about
the
local
current
expense
fund.
That's
the
whole
pot,
non-state
non-federal.
We
talked
about
the
supplemental
tax,
that's
a
property
tax.
Those
revenues
go
directly
to
asheville
city
schools
and
now
we're
talking
about
local
supplemental
pay.
It's
a
pay
component.
It's
actually
quite
separate
from
those
other
two
items
that
we
were
talking
about
before
and
it's
very
important
because
the
state
sets
the
salary
schedules
for
all
positions.
K
K
That
is
it's
entirely
up
to
their
discretion,
how
they
want
to
configure
their
local
supplement.
Who
gets
it
by
how
much
or
what
method?
And
the
last
bullet
point
I
wanted
to
mention
on
this.
One
is
100
percent,
that
is
for
asheville
city
schools
and
buncombe
county
schools.
Effectively,
100
percent
of
personnel
of
employees
are
receiving
the
local
supplement.
I
say
effectively
because
there
are
exceptions,
for
example,
substitutes
which,
by
their
nature,
are
more
temporary
would
not
receive
it,
but
what
you
might
consider
regular
or
permanent
employees
would
receive
the
local
supplement.
K
Again
just
teachers
average
supplement
for
1920.
buncombe
county
schools
ranks
fourth
asheville
city
schools
ranks
13th,
which
is
just
below
the
state
average.
This
information
is
also
in
the
handout.
Here's.
What
I
don't
like
about
this
table,
though
it
tells
you
nothing
about
the
method
that
districts
use
to
calculate
their
local
supplement.
A
K
So
this
table
is
the
one
that
buncombe
county
schools
uses
to
calculate
local
supplement,
you'll
notice.
It
starts
eight
and
a
half
goes
to
16.,
there's
also
a
non-licensed
rate
and
the
way
to
understand
that
is
to
say
you
know,
teaching
versus
non-teaching
staff
or
certified
is
another
word
that
you
sometimes
hear
certified
versus
non-certified.
K
But
the
thing
to
keep
in
mind
there,
eight
and
a
half
to
16
and
there's
a
rate
for
non-licensed
asheville
city
schools
uses
this
table,
which
you'll
notice
has
slightly
fewer
steps
in
it,
but
is
in
fact
very
comparable
to
buncombe
county
school
stable.
It
starts
at
9
and
goes
to
16
and
a
half,
and
it's
based
on
years
of
service
the
way
that
they
implement,
that
is,
for
licensed
employees
it's
years
on
license
and
for
non-licensed
employees.
It's
years
of
service
in
the
education
system
in
the
state
of
north
carolina.
K
K
Hickory
city
uses
a
flat
percentage
for
licensed
employees,
so
each
paycheck
you
get
an
additional
eight
percent,
let's
say,
and
the
top
three
that
is
the
top
three.
On
that
average
supplement
for
teachers,
table
wake
county
schools,
charlotte
mecklenburg
schools
and
chapel
hill
cardboro
city
schools.
They
all
use
percent
based
on
years
on
license
and
those
percentages
range
from
16
to
24
percent,
which
is
quite
a
difference
from
looking
at
buncombe
county
national
city
schools
tables.
K
Now
that's
a
lot
of
information,
so
I
wanted
to
provide
an
example
here.
So
let's
compare
bunkum
asheville
city
and
wake
county
schools.
If
we
have
a
teacher
with
one
year
on
their
license,
they're
going
to
earn
36
000,
no
matter
where
they
are
in
the
state,
that's
the
base
amount.
The
difference
is
that
local
supplement,
so
at
buncombe
county.
That's
an
additional
eight
and
a
half
percent
asheville
city,
nine
percent,
wake
county,
17.4,
quite
an
increase,
but
what
about
a
more
experienced
teacher
someone
with
15
years
of
experience
that
is
on
their
license?
K
They've
got
their
national
board
certification
they're
going
to
earn
fifty
six
thousand
dollars,
no
matter
where
they
are
in
the
state
at
buncombe
county.
That's
an
additional
eleven
and
a
half
percent
for
local
supplement,
asheville
city
schools,
ten
percent,
wake
county
schools.
Sixteen
point
percent
now
notice
that
wake
county
schools
percentage
number
is
actually
dropping
a
little
bit
and
that's
because
the
table
is
not
the
same
rate
structure
as
buncombe,
county
and
nashville
city
use,
and
in
fact
you
were
to
graph
it.
It
looks
sort
of
like
a
swoosh
that
is
it.
K
K
So
it's
a
custodian
one,
let's
say
they're
a
12-month
employee,
rather
than
a
10-month,
employee
they've
got
five
years
of
experience.
What
are
they
going
to
earn?
Well?
The
answer
is:
it
depends,
unlike
those
licensed
positions
where
the
state
says
this
specific
amount
based
on
that
year.
They
instead
provide
a
range
for
those
employees
for
those
non-licensed
positions,
and
so
let's
say
it's-
you
know
24
to
33.
K
K
K
K
K
So
we've
looked
at
a
lot
here:
local
current
expense
fund
and
the
supplemental
school
tax
being
a
part
of
that
roughly
708
ftes
for
buncombe
county
226
for
asheville
city
schools.
We
looked
at
that
difference
in
timing
on
per-pupil
allocation
versus
expenditure,
and
we
talked
some
about
local
supplemental
pay
and
the
role
that
it
plays
for
districts.
K
A
A
That
one,
yes
thanks,
so
the
local
expense
fund
for
buncombe
county
is,
of
course,
basically
the
bunking
county
appropriation
and
then
the
city
for
the
city
district.
It's
the
buncombe
county
appropriation,
plus
the
city,
supplemental
school
tax
correct.
So
my
first
question
is:
is
that
pie
chart
for
the
city
schools
accurate
in
terms
of
the
percentage
that
comes
from
their
local
funds
that
come
from
the
county
appropriation
versus
the
supplemental
tax.
A
A
A
I
guess
I
mean
just
kind
of
like
I
guess
it's
really
sort
of
the
same
question
commissioner
whitesides
was
asking,
which
is
just
you
know.
Is
it
possible
not
in
this
meeting,
but
just
kind
of
for
future
budget
discussions
to
kind
of
get
a
better
sense
for
that's.
You
know
the
second
best
funded
school
district
in
the
state
gets
almost
twice
as
much
funding
as
the
county
district
does
so
just
sort
of
what
the
school
district
does.
With
that
additional
funding.
A
You
know
what
are
what
are
the
the
teachers
are
funded
at
a
similar
level?
You
know
not
a
big
difference.
The
county
looks
like
it's
a
little
bit
a
little
bit
better,
but
so
what
are?
What
are
the
additional
resources?
What
is
the
city
school
district
able
to
provide
with
those
additional
resources
that,
like
the
county,
school
district
generally
or
in
other
similar
districts,
would
not
be
able
to
do?
Is
it
smaller
class
sizes
a
lot
more
other
special
classes
that
wouldn't
be
typically
able
to
be
offered
by
a
district
things
like
that?
A
I
There's
one
piece
of
an
answer
we
can
share,
and
this
comes
out
of
discussions
at
the
early
childhood
committee
level,
which
is
that
for
I've
heard
as
much
as
25
years.
But
I
I'm
not
100
sure
on
that.
The
city
has
been
using
some
of
that
supplemental
tax
funding
for
the
actual
preschool
program,
which
has
grown
to
be
one
of
the
largest
in
our
community.
So
they're
appropriating.
I
K
So
they
are
co-mingled
because
they
come
together
in
that
fund
right.
The
fund
itself
is
sort
of
a
mirror
of
the
state
funds
right.
So
basically,
if
a
state
account
code
exists,
then
the
local
code
can
also
exist.
The
only
difference
really
between
the
two
is
that
local
supplemental
piece,
the
state,
won't
have
that
code,
but
the
local
current
expense
fund
would
okay.
So
it's
basically,
if
you
can
pay
for
it
in
the
state,
you
can
pay
for
it
in
the
local.
E
It's
my
understanding,
too,
that
at
each
of
the
the
various
schools
within
the
city's
district
that
each
of
those
schools
do
have
some
discretion
in
how
they
spend
some
of
that
particular
money.
So
you
know
some
schools.
It
could
potentially
be
instructional
assistance,
another
school
it
could
be
ipads
for
kids,
it
could
vary.
So
I
think
it
comes
down
to
individual
conversations
with
administration
at
those
schools
in
terms
of
how
they
use
that
particular
budget
code
is
my
understanding.
E
I
could
be
wrong
on
that,
but
it
would
also
be
interesting
talking
about
this
supplement
to
know
per
each
of
our
school
districts.
I
mean
just
for
information
back
to
your
point
of
how
many
teachers
and
employees
do
we
have
at
those
various
years
of
experience,
because
I
think
if
we
knew
that,
then
it
really
gets
to
the
heart
of
that
four
percent
versus
13.
A
J
J
J
Both
schools
were
willing
and
able
to
do
that
we
would
propose
to
them
in
their
evaluation
or
assessment
for
those
you
know
you
all
had
indicated
around
a
you
know
a
community
impact
or
it's.
You
know
it
really
brings
up
about
a
sense
of
community.
If
this
is
a
project,
that's
funded
as
well
as
would
be
in
alignment
with
the
county's
strategic
plan,
and
so
they
were
willing
to
do
that,
go
through
the
regular
process
and
bring
to
budget
staff
a
recommended
and
prioritized
list
of
these
types
of
projects.
J
What
we're
hoping
to
do
from
that
is
gather
that
information
and
based
on
that
list.
I
assume
it
will
be
long
at
the
beginning,
but
perhaps
be
able
for
budget
staff
and
the
county
manager
to
recommend
an
annual
amount.
It
may
vary
from
year
to
year,
but
like
this
is
what
we
want
to
try
for
this
year
is
to
look
at
that
list.
Make
a
recommendation
to
you
all.
J
I'm
happy
to
provide
you
all
with
that
list
of
what
those
projects
are
and,
and
maybe
even
the
full
list,
if
you're
interested
in
that,
and
then
you
know
once
that
amount
is
approved
in
the
adopted
budget.
There
are
two
considerations.
I
think
one
of
the
concerns
that
you
all
had
brought
forward
before
was
well.
You
know
we're
trying
to
do
this
on
an
annual
basis,
but
what
happens
for
those
mid-year
kind
of
off-cycle
items?
J
Our
recommendation
is:
is
that
we
identify
an
amount
during
the
time
of
budget
adoption
that
we
hold
back.
So
here
is
a
an
allocation
that
we
then
distribute
to
the
schools
and
we
hold
out.
You
know
a
dollar
amount
and
that
if
that,
if
projects
come
up
throughout
the
year,
then
there
is
available
funding.
J
We
are
also
would
be
requesting
that
if
there
are
projects
that
are
coming
forward
kind
of
mid-cycle,
that
the
staff
at
each
of
those
central
offices
are
aware
and
has
been
vetted
through
them,
related
to
some
of
the
considerations
that
you
know
they
were
there
previously
around
regulations
and
and
consistency.
So
that's
what
we
would
recommend
is
that
we
come
forward
with
you
to
you
with
a
recommendation
based
on
that
list.
J
We
are
recommending
that
the
distribution
be
based
on
a
final
adm.
You
heard
sam
talk
about
adm
and
how
many
there
are
but
available
at
that
time.
The
best
adm
would
be
for
us
to
use
is
the
prior
calendar
year
adm
for
a
recommendation
on
distribution
of
the
annual
allocation
amount
and
that
we
also
identify
a
dollar
amount
to
withhold
and
that
if
no
projects
came
forward
for
the
fiscal
year,
those
would
would
fall
back
through
to
fund
balance
I'm.
So
that
is
our
proposal
and
I'm
happy
to
answer
any.
L
Questions
so,
commissioner,
jennifer
is
saying
recommend,
but
this
is
what
we
will
bring
to
you
in
the
budget
process.
So
you
will
see
this
again
as
part
of
the
budget
or
conversations.
So
no
ask
of
you
to
decide
on
anything
today.
It
is
really
the
response
to
you.
How
do
we
look
at
those
whether
it
was
the
barns
or
the
playgrounds,
or
how
do
we
bring
those
forward?
We
will
bring
those
forward
as
part
of
the
budget
conversation
to
you.
A
We
need
to
think
about
here's
the
amount
that
we
think
should
be
appropriated
for
this,
and
you
know,
unless
things
you
know
are
shifted
dramatically.
That's
probably
kind
of
the
number.
I
mean
that
number
plus
inflation
is
sort
of
what
we
would
work
towards
each
year
unless
we
change
our
minds.
Is
that.
L
Well,
first,
we
want
to
get
that
list.
What
are
the
projects
out
there
that
the
schools
is
looking
at,
that
they
haven't
funded
because
it
doesn't
fit
into
one
of
their
categories?
So
once
we
get
that
list
and
that
number,
then
we
can
almost
slate
them
into
separate
years
and
then
you
could
see.
Yes,
we
want
to
do
playgrounds
for
all
the
intermediate
schools.
All
we
wanted,
whatever
those
projects
are-
and
you
would
get
that
number
at
that
time
and
we
could
do
that
part
of
the
budget
conversation.
Yes,
sir.
J
And
I
will
say
that
asheville
city
sorry
has
already
submitted.
I
went
back
to
the
question
that
you
all
had
around
what
is
this
state
and
condition
of
playgrounds,
and
I
think
dr
baldwin
answered
kind
of
briefly
during
the
budget
retreat,
but
asheville
city
schools
has
been
able
to
provide
back
to
a
list.
So
we
have
a
current
list
and
it
does
vary.
I
mean
there
definitely
are
some
asheville
city
schools,
playground
needs.
J
Some
of
them,
you
know,
are
fairly
small,
so
I
think
less
than
17
000
and
then
there
was,
you
know,
a
larger
one
that
would
need
to
be
considered
for
an
alternative
funding
source
like
that
was
considerably
bigger.
So
I
I
would
like
to
receive
some
information
from
buncombe
county
schools
and
then
maybe
take
a
look
at
that,
and
even
you
know
provide
you
all
back
with
those
comprehensive
lists.
But
with
come
back
to
you
with
a
recommendation.
A
M
A
Sorry
before
we
leave,
I
just
I
had
one
other
question
about
the
schools
that
I've
meant
to
ask.
Could
I
do
that
and
here's
my
question.
We
looked
at
the
you
know,
how's
buncombe
county,
doing
in
terms
of
funding
relative
to
you
know,
statewide
the
statewide
averages
and
the
other
districts,
and
things
like
that.
A
One
of
the
other
things
that
is,
I
believe,
pretty
unique
if
not
completely
unique
about
buncombe
county
is
the
sales,
the
dedicated
sales
tax
revenue
that
we
have
for
capital
planning
right.
So,
whereas
in
most
other
counties
I
I
think
basically
that's
part
of
the
budgeting
process
with
the
counties
you
know
the
schools
are
bringing
forward.
Here's
all
the
different
roofs
and
buildings
that
need
to
be
built
and
that's
a
big
part
of
what
counties
are
investing
in
right.
A
We
have
this
dedicated
sales
tax
revenue,
so
my
question
is
when,
when
we
look
at
how
buncombe
county's
ranking
compared
to
other
counties
relatively
in
terms
of
funding,
are
you
counting
the
sales
tax
revenue
that
we
are
getting
above
and
beyond
the
county's
budget
appropriations
towards
what
the
school
districts
get
in
totality
or
is
all
that
sales
tax
revenue
which
I
think
is
about?
I
don't
know
15
million
a
year
or
something
like
that.
12.
J
So
the
rankings
that
were
provided
to
you
by
sam
today
was
specific
to
the
comparisons
for
the
local
current
expense
fund,
which
would
be
outside
of
any
capital
consideration.
So
we
could
go
back.
I
do
believe
the
ncacc
survey
potentially
gathers
that
information
that
we
could
come
back
with
a
comparison
on
capital
expenditures,
and
I
think
they
also
do
do
a
per
pupil
capital
expenditure
comparison
which
we
could
bring
back.
A
I
would
like
to
understand
that
it
is
a
significant
revenue
source.
So,
as
we
have
a
follow-up
on
this,
let's,
let's
kind
of
explore
that
a
little
bit
more
and
how
that
adds
to
the
total
kind
of
local
funding,
because
even
though
it's
not
a
decision
we
make,
it
is
part
of
the
local
funding
revenue
mix
that
the
schools
have.
J
M
All
right
so
we're
here
to
talk
about
the
strategic
plan,
so
I
really
want
to
kind
of
talk
to
you
a
little
bit
give
you
a
primer
and
a
reminder
of
the
strategic
plan
that
the
board
is
adopted
for
the
community.
Tell
you
about
where
we've
been,
what
we're
doing
now,
where
we're
going,
then
I
then
have
some
questions
for
you
all
in
terms
of
getting
some
guidance
on
how
you
want
us
to
engage
with
you
throughout
the
strategic
plan.
M
M
It
sets
four
community
focus
areas
of
areas
that
we
really
want
to
focus
our
strategic
efforts
on
for
the
next
five
years,
and
we
want
to
make
some
meaningful
progress.
It
includes
13
goals
within
those
focus
areas,
so
richard
really
are
the
outcomes
we
want
to
achieve
in
each
of
those
goals.
So
when
we
talk
about
an
educating
capable
community,
what
do
we
want
to
achieve
and
give
us
some
clear
finish
lines
there?
So
we
know
what
we're
aiming
for.
M
It
includes
three
foundational
focus
areas:
to
set
goals
for
how
we
do
the
work
we
do.
So
we
do
our
work
from
a
lens
of
equity.
We
make
sure
we
have
equitable
impacts
throughout
the
community.
We
do
our
work
in
a
way
of
our
operational
excellence
and
we
make
the
best
decisions
around
how
we
allocate
our
resources,
but
just
to
ground
us
in
the
strategic
plan
before
we
talk
about
it.
M
So
it's
always
important
to
remind
where
we've
been
before
we
talk
about
where
we're
going.
So
we
started
this
journey
back
in
july
of
2019.
By
really
saying
what
are
the
big
focus
areas
that
we
need
to
prioritize
in
the
community,
then,
from
there
we
went
to
the
community,
we
asked
them.
What
are
we
trying
to
achieve?
What
does
success
look
like
and
we
did
really
meaningful
engagement?
We
did
13
public
meetings
throughout
the
entire
community.
M
We
engaged
over
35
boards
and
commissions,
and
the
community
really
told
us
what
they
were
expecting
and
looking
from
from
us.
We
then
went
to
our
employees
and
we
said
what
can
we
do
what's
possible?
How
do
we
achieve
what
the
community
wants?
Then,
from
there
we
developed
a
strategic
plan
that
was
unanimously
adopted
by
the
board
of
county
commissioners
that
was
back
in
may
now.
We
then
went
to
our
department,
said:
okay
departments,
you're
the
ones
going
to
be
doing
the
work
to
achieve
these
goals.
So
how
are
you
going
to
do
this?
M
Develop
a
plan
for
how
you're
going
to
do
this
and
everyone
all
of
our
departments,
have
developed
and
adopted
and
got
an
agreement
from
the
county
manager's
office
for
business
plans
that
dictate
the
work
they're
going
to
do
over
the
next
three
to
five
years
to
achieve
our
strategic
plan,
so
we're
aligning
our
strategy
at
a
county
level
to
our
departmental
work.
So
that's
where
we've
been
in
terms
of
where
we
are
now
and
the
work
that
we're
currently
doing,
we've
developed
focus
area,
work
groups-
these
are
groups
of
subject
matter.
M
Experts
from
departments
in
each
of
these
focus
areas
that
work
together
to
drive
the
work
of
these
focus
areas.
So
our
subject,
better
experts
are
leading
our
strategy
work.
It's
not
performance
management.
It's
not
someone
else!
It's
the
subject
matter,
experts!
It's
really
important!
We're
developing
focus
area
community
indicators.
So
how
do
we
measure
success
if
I
want
to
run
a
5k
in
30
minutes?
I
need
to
know
what
my
mile
time
is,
while
I'm
running
the
race,
but
also
before
as
I'm
training,
I
need
to
know
three
weeks
out.
M
Where
do
I
need
to
be
in
terms
of
my
pace,
to
know
that
I'll
hit
my
goal
and
I
need
to
adjust
we're
doing
the
exact
same
thing
with
our
strategic
plan,
developing
those
performance
measures,
we're
defining
our
strategic
plan
values.
So
we
know
what
our
values
are,
but
what
do
they
look
like
in
action?
M
Avril's
been
really
adamant
and
strong
in
saying
how
what
does
acting
and
living
the
failure.
Respect
look
like
day
to
day
what
are
the
behaviors
and
then
we're
going
to
drive
those
behaviors
within
the
organization.
So
whenever
you
engage
with
buncombe
county,
you
can
expect
us
to
live
up
to
our
values,
we're
developing
a
public-facing
dashboard.
So
there's
accountability
and
transparency.
M
The
community
can
always
look
online
once
we're
done
with
this
and
see.
What's
our
progress
going?
How
are
we
doing
at
a
strategic
level
and
a
departmental
level,
so
we're
doing
this
from
a
place
of
full
transparency,
we're
aligning
our
budget
to
the
strategic
plan.
One
of
the
most
important
decisions
a
county
makes
every
given
year
is
how
it
allocates
its
dollars.
So
we
need
to
make
sure
we're
allocating
our
dollars
to
support
our
strategic
outcomes
that
are
in
the
strategic
plan.
M
So
I
wanted
to
talk
a
little
bit
about
these
focused
area
work
groups
because
they
are
a
critical
foundational
piece
to
the
success
of
our
strategic
plan.
There
are
really
four
goals.
These
work
groups
right.
The
first
is
we're
driving
cross
supreme,
departmental
collaboration,
synergy,
getting
departments
to
work
together.
A
story
I
like
to
say
is
an
appreciative
organization
we
had
in
the
community.
We
had
a
lot
of
those
hotels
that
are
weekly
rates.
M
M
With
the
housing
department
said:
hey,
those
hotels
are
actually
an
important
part
of
our
strategy
for
affordable
housing,
we're
trying
to
increase
the
number
of
those
hotels,
but
by
being
in
the
room
together,
they
realized
they
were
rolling
against
each
other
and
came
up
with
a
solution
that
both
increased,
affordable
housing
and
increased
live
safety.
And
that's
what
these
work
groups
do.
Is
they
bring
departments
together?
So
we
don't
have
silos.
M
M
M
Normally
the
library
does
this
on
its
own,
but
through
our
business
plans
and
our
work
groups,
ems
is
providing
the
books
to
teach
kids
about
calling
9-1-1
and
cpr,
and
things
like
that.
Recreation
services
is
helping
them
think
about
how
to
use
books
that
teach
kids
how
to
exercise
and
be
active,
so
we're
bringing
together
different
disciplines
to
support
this
work.
M
We're
trying
to
reduce
the
rate
of
children
coming
into
foster
care
because
of
parental
substance
abuse
disorder.
So
so
services
can't
do
this
work
alone,
because
so
much
of
the
engagement
with
the
parents
over
substance
use
disorder
is
through
the
sheriff's
office,
through
public
health
and
through
emergency
services.
So
by
them
all
working
together,
we
can
make
meaningful
impact
on
this.
M
One
we're
looking
to
revise
our
economic
development
policy
to
to
increase
wages
and
see
how
can
we
get
higher
wages
for
our
community
and
we're
trying
to
say
instead
of
just
having
a
county
strategy
for
reducing
greenhouse
gas
emissions,
how
can
we
work
with
each
individual
department
to
reduce
their
greenhouse
gas
emissions,
so
we're
developing
departmental
strategies
for
this?
So
we
have
macro
and
micro
actions
to
move
the
needle
forward
on
this.
M
So
that's
where
we
are
so
what's
coming
down
the
pipeline.
What's
next,
first
is
regular
public
reporting
of
strategic
plan
progress,
we're
anticipating
that
our
public
facing
dashboard
will
go,
live
in
the
summer
of
2021
and
we'll
be
updating
it
with
updated
data
and
performance
indicators
on
a
quarterly
basis
and
I'll
be
here
joining
you
all
on
the
quarterly
basis
to
provide
you
an
update
at
briefing
meetings
of
this
dashboard,
so
you'll
have
new
data.
Every
quarter
that
you
can
look
at
and
we'll
have
updates
on
how
we're
doing
with
our
initiatives.
M
Next
slide,
actually
I'll
have
a
mock-up
for
you
of
what
that's
I'll
just
sit
here,
we'll
be
presenting
to
you
budgets
that
are
aligned
to
the
strategic
plan,
and
I
think
that
every
year,
we'll
get
better
and
better
at
that,
that's
one
of
the
toughest
parts
of
strategic
planning,
but
we're
committed
to
doing
it
well,
we'll
be
aligning
individual
performance
with
the
county
strategic
vision.
So
every
employee
is
a
vital
part
of
moving
the
needle
forward
and
we're
going
to
be
showing
that
line
of
sight.
So
every
employee
is
part
of
this
work.
M
So
this
is
what
the
dashboard.
This
is.
What
a
performance
measure
will
look
like
in
the
dashboard
the
performance
measure
we
created
for
this
one
was
build
and
manage
infrastructure
drives
a
special
strategic
plan
implementation.
It's
not
a
real
measure.
Examples
of
real
measures
are
going
to
be
resident
satisfaction
with
certain
services.
M
M
That
gauge
is
going
to
show
you
either
a
red
light
or
a
yellow
light
or
a
green
light
of.
Are
we
making
progress
towards
our
goal
for
this
measure?
So
each
measure
has
a
goal,
a
target,
so
we're
measuring
progress.
Are
we
on
track?
If
we
don't
get
our
game
together,
we're
not
going
to
make
this.
We
need
might
need
some
fine
tuning
or
we're
in
a
serious
danger
of
not
meeting
our
goals.
So
we
need
to
make
some
significant
changes
or
decisions
around
it.
So
that's
the
the
gauge
on
the
right.
M
You'll
see
a
line
graph
that
shows
actual
performance
versus
target
performance,
then
what
we're
also
doing
is
creating
composite
scores
for
each
one
of
our
13
goals.
We're
saying
all
the
performance
measures
that
build
up
to
that.
How
are
we
doing
and
we're
giving
a
score
for
that
goal?
So
you
don't
have
to
look
at
any
individual
measure,
but
you
can
look
at
the
goal
and
say
composite
wise.
How
are
we
doing
with
this
goal
and
I'll
be
coming
in
the
summer
of
2021,
so
this
coming
summer?
M
So
where
we're
here
to
ask
for
your
feedback
is
the
role
that
you
all
want
to
play.
Ultimately
as
much
as
this
is
the
buncombe
county
strategic
plan,
this
is
the
board
strategic
plan.
It
is
you
all
that
adopt
it,
so
we
want
to
make
sure
that
you
all
are
engaged
in
providing
us
the
direction
that
we
need
to
implement
your
vision
for
buncombe
county.
M
So
we
have
a
couple
of
ideas,
be
curious
to
see
your
reaction
to
our
dias
and
to
hear
anything
else
and
any
other
feedback.
You
have
so
idea.
Number
one
is
kind
of
focused
area
subcommittees,
so
taking
the
existing,
affordable,
housing
and
education
committees
and
piloting
them
where
we
would
be
able
to
take
items
from
the
strategic
plan
from
those
focus
areas
send
them
to
those
committees
to
get
feedback
before
they
come
to
a
briefing
or
to
the
full
commission.
M
M
The
second
option
is
we
have
these
focus
area,
work
groups
that
already
been
built
and
they
exist.
So
if
you
all
are
interested
in
something
around
fiber
and
economy
or
resident
well-being,
you
can
kick
it
to
that
relevant
work.
Group
they'll
work
on
it,
they'll
do
the
analysis
and
then
they'll
come
and
brief.
You
all
and
provide
you
with
updates
and
some
options.
M
L
C
C
M
These
teams
already
set
up
right,
so
we
have
all
the
people
work
on
economic
development
and
affordable
housing
in
a
group
already
so
you're
interested
in
exploring
a
concept
around
affordable
housing.
But
you
want
to
learn
a
little
more
you're,
not
quite
in
a
position
where
you
can
make
a
decision
or
make
a
recommendation
or
bring
something
up
for
emotion.
So
you
would
refer
it
to
that
group.
That
group
would
do
the
research.
That
group
would
look
at
the
implications
and
then
come
back
to
you
with
a
presentation
that
you
could
react.
A
A
A
A
So
you
know,
I
think,
doing
some
more
of
those
kinds
of
working
groups,
whether
we
call
it
a
subcommittee
or
working
group.
You
know
maybe
they're,
not
all
exactly
the
same
is
something
worth
considering,
but
I
also
think
we
should
be
careful
because
I
know
all
of
our
time
is
limited.
You
can
only
serve
on
so
many
of
these.
We
also
have
all
our
boards
in
commission
kind
of
related
work
that
we
all
serve
on
so
so
I'm
I
mean.
A
I
think
this
is
interesting,
but
I
I
don't
know
you
know
if
we
need
to
have
one
of
those
subcommittees
or
working
groups
for
every
different.
I
mean
the
question
will
be:
what
are
the
areas
that
we
really
feel
like
it's
needed,
where
we
really
add
value
instead
of
just
you
know,
adding
more
meetings
to
all
of
our
staff
and
commissioners
who
who
already
go
to
go
to
lots
of
meetings?
A
I
think
that's
kind
of
the
that's
the
main
question
that
comes
to
my
mind
when
thinking
about
that
that
question
you
know
I
I've
mentioned
this
to
some
commissioners.
I
don't
think
I've
had
a
chance
to
talk
to
everyone
about
it,
but
you
know
one
of
the
areas
that
I'm
you
know.
Probably
no
surprise
to.
Anyone
like
I'm
very
interested
in
would
be
some
kind.
A
Group
around
the
clean
energy
work,
one
of
the
reasons
I
feel
like
that
could
be
an
area
that
could
benefit
from
it.
Is
it
it's
one
of
those
areas?
You
know
some
things
the
county
does
we've
been
doing
a
long
time
quite
good
at
it?
Maybe
they
need
more
money,
or
maybe
they
need
some.
You
know
different
attention
areas,
but
in
some
ways
it's
we're
already
performing
at
a
very
high
level
on
it.
A
A
I
think
coordination
with
the
city
of
asheville
and
probably
other
partners
too,
is
very
important,
so
perhaps
some
kind
of
platform
that
would
allow
maybe
even
kind
of
a
little
bit
of
an
intergovernmental
communication.
Those
are
ideas.
I've
been
interested
in
so
I
just
you
know,
sort
of
shared
that.
But
what
are
other
commissioners
well.
M
M
A
L
Housing
group
and
the
early
childhood
group
we
have
three
commissioners
on
each.
The
idea
would
be
to
take
let's,
let's
pick
on
the
education
group
right
now
with
the
three
commissioners
on
that
group.
There's
a
lot
of
projects
that
we're
working
on
that
would
impact
that
group
that
could
go
to
that
group
not
start
another
group,
but
come
to
that
group
with
their
ideas,
work
through
it
and
get
guidance
from
that
group
before
it
comes
to
the
full
board.
So
that's
the
first
option,
the
affordable
housing
group
similar
to
that
they
already
meet.
L
They
already
have
an
agenda,
the
items
that
staff
is
working
on
that
can
take
it
to
that
that
group.
We
would
like
to
broaden
that
idea.
They
will
not
just
talk
about
affordable
housing,
but
our
affordable
housing
also
sits
within
a
vibrant
economy
group,
so
items
that
are
in
the
vibrant
economy
group.
We
would
rename
that
group
and
take
it
to
that
group
to
look
at
same
thing
with
education
instead
of
just
pre-k.
It
would
be
education
as
a
whole.
L
The
other
option
was
the
staff
work
groups
right
now.
The
staff
is
meeting
quarterly.
I
believe,
and
we
go
through
projects
making
sure
it's
across
departmental
work.
We
would
we
would
like
to
get
input
from
the
commissioners
if
there's
ideas,
you're
working
on
things
that
come
across
your
desk,
you
can
then
send
it
to
committee.
Let's
say
it
went
to
committee
and
that
committee
would
then
study
it.
Do
the
analysis
and
bring
you
back
recommendations
that
you
can
then
implement
and
make
a
policy
decision
on.
L
So
those
are
the
two
separate
ideas
that
staff
came
up
with,
but
to
brownies
point.
If
there's
a
third
group
that
you
want
to
add
around
the,
I
think
it's
we
call
it
environment
and
energy
right
now.
If
that's
the
third
group
that
we
need
to
start,
let's
think
about
that.
How
would
that
work,
what
time
commitment
and
we
can
actually
have
a
sec,
a
third
group,
but
that
would
be
a
commissioner
work
group
versus
a
staff-led
and
staff
working
group.
H
D
L
So
every
project
right
now
that
we're
working
on
every
we're
working
through
on
an
equity
lens.
We
have
an
equity
impact
analysis
that
we
do
on
all
of
our
projects,
so
that's
kind
of
consistent
and
baseline
across
everything.
We
do
there's
not
a
separate
work
group
that
is
just
working
on
equity.
We
do
have
an
equity
work
group
and
all
their
work
is
folded
into
any
project.
Ideas
that
we're
working
on
in
every
single
work
group.
H
So
I
have
a
follow-up
question
as
well,
so
what's
the
with
the
focus
area
subcommittees
so
you're
you're
talking
about
broadening
like
the
education,
so
it's
not
just
pre-k
same
thing
with
affordable
housing.
So
with
this,
potentially
this
new
group
brownie
that
you're
talking
about.
Then
what
were
you
just
talking
about
doing
renewable
energy
with
that?
Are
you
talking
about
that
being
broadened,
as
well
as
the
education
and
affordable
housing.
A
Right
so
I'm
you
know,
I'm
I'm
open
to
that.
You
know
the
again
for
the
reasons
I've
mentioned
earlier.
I
think
the
renewable
policy
work
particularly
needs
something
because
it
is
such
a
kind
of
a
new
area
of
county
work,
not
a
something,
that's
long,
established
and
kind
of
in
a
in
a
clear
groove,
but
you
know
I'm
certainly
open
to
that.
If
we
did
establish
some
working
group,
it
could
be
very
tightly
focused
on
renewable
energy
or
it
could
be
broader
to
relate
to
energy
and
other
environmental,
or
you
know
I'm.
H
And
I
guess
I
also
wonder
for
those
of
you
that
are
already
on
the
education
group
and
affordable
housing.
What
are
you?
What
are
your
thoughts
because
it
seems
to
me
whichever
way
we
go,
we
need
to
be
consistent.
So
if
we
do
these
focus
groups
and
we
broaden
them,
then
all
of
them
should
be
brought
into
those
different
focus
areas
or,
if
we're
not,
then
there
should
be
consistency
in
that
way,
it
seems
like
whichever
decision
is
made.
I
L
And
so
the
12
community
members
really
is
about
the
allocation
of
the
funding
part,
that's
what
they
do,
so
my
recommendation
would
be
that
three
commissioners
on
that
group
would
be
broadened
and
staff
can
bring
ideas
to
them
and
I'll
talk
about
one
that
we've
been
talking
about
is
after
school
program
yeah
for
our
older
kids.
So
is
there
a
way
that
we
can
research?
That
idea
bring
it
to
this.
Three
commission
subcommittee
group:
okay,
get
input
on
what
does
that
look
like?
How
do
we
implement
that?
How
do
we
move
that
forward?.
I
D
D
H
H
I
And
personally,
and-
and
I
also
am
so
glad
you
all-
are
bringing
this
up
now-
because,
certainly
just
speaking
to
early
childhood
education
for
a
second
that
committee's
group,
which
is
now
doing
this
sort
of
working
group,
around
pre-k
expansion
is,
is
very
much
dovetailed
with
some
strategic
plan
goals
and
staff
is
doing
a
great
job,
weaving
all
that
together.
But
it
would
be
exciting
to
have
maybe
some
more
formal
structures,
as
we
think
about
all
the
ways.
I
L
L
But
if
we
can
have
that
focus
on
that
you're
right
if
we
can
align
that
with
a
strategic
plan
which
should
be
energy
and
environment-
and
I
know
there
was
some
interest
on
water
quality
air
quality
if
we
could
marry
those
together
and
have
that,
but
have
a
focus
on
energy
as
we
do
that
that
would
be
a
good
and
then
al.
I
just
got
a
text
reminding
me
that
racial
equity
would
fit
in
our
resident
well-being
as
well.
We
don't
have
a
group
for
that.
L
We
weren't
advocating
that
we
started
a
new
group.
We
were
really
thinking
if
we
can
take
the
two
that
we
currently
have
and
broaden
those
pile
up
that
and
see
how
it
works.
Then
come
back
and
talk
about
the
other
two
groups.
So,
if
we're
putting
one
on
the
table
for
brownie
as
three
word
groups,
could
we
just
go
ahead
and
do
all
four
or
just
do
three
and
see
how
that
works?.
H
A
And
on
the
affordable
housing
committee
that
we
have
in
place
today,
it
is
a
pretty
tightly
focused.
You
know,
group
our
main
role.
We
had
a
meeting
earlier
today.
You
know
it's
kind
of
around
allocation,
it's
kind
of
like
the
pre-k
group,
I
mean
there's
a
pool
of
funding.
We
make
recommendations
to
the
board
around
the
investment
of
those
funds,
but
I'm
sure
we'll
get
into
some
policy
stuff
and
things
like
that
down
the
road
too,
but
that's
kind
of
been
what
we've
mostly
been
doing
so
aubrey.
A
L
And
we
have
a
lisp
off
the
top
of
my
head.
Transportation
needs
some
guidance,
so
what
that
group
would
become
vibrant
economy,
so
it
would
also
grow
onto
jobs,
apprenticeship,
programs,
affordable
housing,
transportation,
things
that
would
impact
the
economy
right.
It
would
be
where
we
would
look
to
the
land
in
that
work.
Group.
C
A
We
do
so
we
just
want
to
do
a
time
check
here.
We've
got
about
10
minutes
left.
We
do
have
one
other
item
on
the
agenda
which
I'd
like
to
move
on
to
so
commissioners,
do
we
want
to
just
kind
of
process
this
information
for
a
while
think
about
this?
We
don't
need
to
make
a
decision
today,
but
I
think
we're
going
to
move
on
to
the
next
agenda
item.
We
probably
need
to
to
keep
keep
moving.
So
just
let's
think
about
this
and
we'll
we'll
schedule
a
follow-up
discussion
on
these
questions
all
right.
A
I
I've
had
the
chance
to
reach
out
to
everyone
about
this
in
the
last
couple
of
months
as
it's
been
under
development,
and
you
should
have
received
yesterday,
an
email
from
county
attorney
free
that
included
the
most
recent
draft
of
what
an
nondiscrimination
ordinance
that
we're
discussing
would
look
like
so
just
want
to
reference
that
as
a
draft
that's
available.
But
I
wanted
to
just
share
sort
of
a
few
overview
comments
and
then
turn
things
over
to
commissioner
sloan
as
well.
I
This
would
be
the
first
time
the
county
has
had
such
an
ordinance
and
it's
something
that,
as
I
listen
to
community
members,
particularly
community
members
who
are
parts
of
or
of
groups
that
have
experienced
discrimination,
that
there's
a
strong
desire
for
us
as
a
local
community
to
make
really
clear
what
our
values
are.
Around
equity
and
inclusion
and
being
a
welcoming
place
for
all
people.
I
So,
specifically,
the
non-discrimination.
Ordinance
that
we've
been
discussing
for
the
past
few
months
is
one
that
would
provide
protections
in
the
areas
of
employment
and
also
public
accommodations,
which
basically
means
the
public
spaces.
We
spend
time
in
a
restaurant,
a
hotel
lobby,
a
homeless,
shelter
that
kind
of
environment,
and
it
would
provide
protections
for
folks
around
parts
of
identity,
including
sexual
orientation,
gender
identity
or
expression,
veteran
status,
pregnancy
status,
religious
belief
or
non-belief
and
basically
would
translate
a
lot
of
what
we
are
doing
day
in
and
day
out.
I
The
county,
especially
around
our
equity
work,
into
an
ordinance
that
would
ensure
that
people
could
fully
participate
in
the
life
of
our
community,
whether
they're,
buncombe
county
residents
or
visitors,
to
buncombe
county
without
experiencing
discrimination
or
the
fear
of
it,
or
should
it
happen
having
some
recourse
which
currently
doesn't
exist.
One
question
that
comes
up
a
lot
is
well.
I
That
section
expired
and
now,
as
a
result,
local
communities
can
pass
nondiscrimination
ordinances
and
since
that
time,
we've
seen
ordinances
pass
in
six
communities
across
the
state,
orange
county
and
a
number
of
the
smaller
towns
and
larger
cities,
and
there
also
are
between
10
and
15
communities
with
towns,
cities
and
counties
across
the
state
that
are
currently
at
various
stages
of
discussion.
Measures
like
this.
They,
of
course,
will
look
a
little
different
in
each
community
based
on
the
values
of
that
community
based
on
local
charter
issues,
especially
in
the
cases
of
cities.
I
So
what
I
want
to
do
just
briefly
before
turning
things
over
to
parker
is
just
talk
a
little
bit
more
in
detail
about
what
we've
been
discussing
again.
It
would
be
a
ndo
non-discrimination,
ordinance
that
include
protections
around
employment
and
public
accommodations,
and
it
would
be
one
that
really
focused
on
education
and
rather
than
sort
of
the
punishment
side
of
this,
but
there
would
be
an
enforcement
element
of
it
and
that
would
be
civil,
not
criminal.
I
One
piece,
that's
been
an
interesting
part
of
the
research
and
development
phase
of
that
is
figuring
out.
What
does
it
mean
to
build
out
a
civil
enforcement
because
we
don't
currently
have
one,
although
we
do
have
ways
to
do
civil
enforcement
around
other
ordinances
and
so
there's
a
lot
of
models
to
look
at
there's
also
300
communities
across
the
country
that
have
passed
ndos
in
the
last
several
decades.
So
the
good
news
is,
we
have
lots
and
lots
of
models
and
growing
numbers
of
models
within
north
carolina.
I
The
final
thing
I'll
say
briefly,
is
just
that
you
know.
Sometimes
issues
come
before
us.
That
are
very
personal,
and
this
is
one,
that's
obviously
very
personal
for
me
as
part
of
the
lgbtq
community,
and
what
motivates
me
more
than
anything
around.
This
is
knowing
we
have
a
chance
to
help
create
a
community
where
lgbtq
kids,
who
grew
up
in
buncombe
county,
are
hearing
a
message
that
they're
equal
that
they're
valued
and
that
they
have
every
single
chance
in
the
world
to
pursue
their
dreams
and
that
they
belong
in
our
community.
I
C
And
so
I
you
know
I
wanted
to
push
for
this,
because
I
want
our
county
to
be
a
place
where
no
one
has
to
worry
about
being
turned
away
or
denied
service
for
us
to
be
an
example
to
the
community
and
to
always
remind
our
community
and
ourselves
that
we
can
provide
these
protections
and
and
offer
these.
You
know
civil
penalties
to
people
without
taking
anything
from
anyone
else
without
taking
rights
or
any
or
any
other
thing
from
anyone
else,
and
so
that's
all.
I
wanted
to
say.
I
I
Everyone
has
gotten
and
really
that
this
is
a
dialogue
moving
forward
among
us,
but
also
at
the
community
level,
having
some
great
conversations
with
leaders
in
the
business
community,
the
non-profit,
community
civil
rights
organizations
in
the
community
and
and
the
timeline
would
be
that
we
would
formally
introduce
this
at
our
next
meeting
for
discussion
purposes,
but
not
a
vote,
and
that
this
would
actually
go
to
a
vote
at
our
first
meeting
in
april,
which
is
april
6th.
So
with
that
it
would
be
great.