Board of County Commissioners Public Hearing - 6/23/26
meeting
Mecklenburg Board of County Commissioners
2h 33m
5 speakers
4 agenda items
transcribed 2 months ago
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Who is on the Mecklenburg Board and what is the meeting agenda?
Well, good afternoon, everyone. We're going to go ahead and get started. We've got three items on today's agenda. We'll start with introductions. Madam Clerk, if you'll kick us off, please.
Good afternoon. I am Christine Smith, Clerk to the Board. Good afternoon. I am Arlissa Eason, Deputy Clerk to the Board.
Good afternoon. I'm Susan Rodriguez-McDowell, elected by the people of District 6.
Good afternoon. I'm Laura Meyer, and I represent District 5. There you go.
I'm George Dunlap, elected by the people of District 3.
Good afternoon. My name is Leigh Altman, County Commissioner serving at large, and I also have the privilege of serving as Vice Chair.
Good afternoon, everyone. My name is Mark Jarrell. I've been elected by the people of District 4, also serving as Chairman of the Board.
Good afternoon. My name is Vilma DeLeek, and I represent the most powerful people in the district. It's District 2, 1, 2.
Uh, good afternoon and welcome. Uh, my name's Arthur Griffin. I have the pleasure to serve as County commissioner at large.
Good afternoon and welcome. My name is commissioner Yvette Townsend Ingram also known as commissioner YTI. And I serve you at large.
Good afternoon. Tyrone Wade County attorney. Good afternoon and welcome everyone. I'm Mike Bryant, Mecklenburg County manager. Thank you. Executive team, please.
Good afternoon. Dr. Kim Campbell, deputy County manager.
Good afternoon, Leslie Johnson, Deputy County Manager. Good afternoon, Michelle Atchery, Deputy County Manager.
All right. If you all would join us for the Pledge of Allegiance. I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the Republic for which it stands,
All right, everyone. Um, before I go through the, uh, mission and vision, like we always do, uh, I do want to, before we got started, I broke up a little party back here and apparently we have, um, some interns, Mr. Manager, would you like to, uh, introduce your interns so we can, uh, welcome them? I would be delighted to Mr. Chair. Thank you. Uh, and the rest of the board, um, as a point of personal privilege, I want to share that I'm joined this afternoon. by Mrs. Chair Sherman and Mrs. Olivia Stevens, who is two of our incredible young talents that we have added to the organization for the summer. As part of our eight week long McPathway internship program, as many of you are aware, MEC pathway currently in its fifth year is our premier internship program for our high school and college students geared towards exposing students to the endless career opportunities in the government sector.
Ms. Chair Sherman is currently interning with the manager's office. She's working with Lissette Nimmons. as she works on her master's of public administration at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. And Ms. Olivia Stevens is interning with our public health department, and she is a student at North Carolina Central University, where she is working on her undergraduate degree in biology. These two individuals are part of 94 interns that are spread across 23 departments this summer. Of the 94 interns, 45 are high school students, 44 are undergraduate students, and five are graduate students. Our cohort this summer is made up of students from 18 colleges and universities. This includes four HBCUs and 18 local high schools, of which 33% are designated Title I schools.
And since expanding the program to serve college students back in 2024, 75% of all eligible college seniors that went through the program were able to transition into full-time employment with this organization. Fantastic. And I gotta tell you, when I speak with our hiring managers throughout the organization, their preference is actually to go with our pathway students as opposed to some of the other candidates that they receive because they come in with a fresh mindset and they're willing to learn new trades and skills and they just do a phenomenal job. They make us proud. So the reason why I wanted to bring this forward is one to, um, give them exposure and also for you to see firsthand, uh, how your support is helping our young adults.
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Agenda
4 items
1
Who is on the Mecklenburg Board and what is the meeting agenda?
0:05–10:45
2
What is the McPathway internship program and how many interns are placed this summer?
10:45–49:30
3
Why is the county planning for a penny shortage and what policy steps are proposed?
49:30–1:45:00
4
How would rounding and legal rules affect in-person property tax payments?
1:45:00–2:32:49
Speakers
5 identified
Mark Jerrell 66 min
Kristine Smith 7 min
Leigh Altman 5 min
Susan Rodriguez-McDowell 3 min
Laura Meier 2 min
Officials recognised by voice; public commenters shown as “Speaker N” unless they state their name.