2011/03/01 RESOLUTION JOINT BY THE BOARDS OF CTY COMM FOR CHATHAM & HARNETT REQUESTING A LOCAL STATUTORY ACT THAT WOULD MODIFY THE METHOD OF FORMULATING THE MEMBERSHIP COMPOSITION OF THE BD OF TRUSTEES OF CCCCJOINT RESOLUTION BY THE BOARDS
OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
FOR CHATHAM AND HARNETT COUNTIES
REQUESTING A LOCAL STATUTORY ACT
THAT WOULD MODIFY THE METHOD OF FORMULATING THE
MEMBERSHIP COMPOSITION OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF
CENTRAL CAROLINA COMMUNITY COLLEGE
THAT WHEREAS, Central Carolina Community College ( "CCCC ") serves and is
supported by its administrative area which is composed of Chatham, Lee and Harnett Counties;
that CCCC plays a vital role in making technical, college and adult education available in a
quality and affordable manner to citizens of these three Counties and the surrounding area; and
WHEREAS, CCCC is operated by a seventeen (17) member Board of Trustees who are
appointed pursuant to the provisions of Article III of the CCCC Board of Trustees Bylaws which
are based upon certain Board composition criteria as set forth in North Carolina General Statutes
§ 11513-12; that under the current statutory method of election and appointment of Trustees there
has been an imbalance of Trustees who reside in certain of the administrative area counties
whereby Trustees who reside in Lee County had and continue to have a super majority of the
Board of Trustees; and
WHEREAS, both Chatham and Harnett Counties have satellite campuses of CCCC
located in their respective jurisdictions, and they have made considerable investment in helping
to meet the capital infrastructure and financial operation needs of CCCC; that each of these two
Counties should have a greater if not equal representation on the CCCC Board of Trustees.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Chatham and Harnett County Boards of
Commissioners that a joint request is hereby made to the North Carolina General Assembly that
a local act be adopted for the benefit of Chatham, Lee and Harnett Counties whereby N.C.
General Statutes §11513-12 be modified so that each of the three administrative area Counties for
Central Carolina Community College (CCCC) can have equal Trustee member representatives
on the CCCC Board of Trustees.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that a copy of this Joint Resolution be forwarded to
those General Assembly Representatives who serve Chatham. Lee and Ilarnett Counties and to
the State Board of Conununity Colleges.
Duly adopted by the Chatham County Board of Commissioners on the S /day of
March,-2011 1.
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Sand? B. Sublett
Clerk to the Board
CHATHAM COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
By:
Brian Bock, Chairman
Duly adopted by the Harnett County Board of Commissioners on the 164 day of
March, 2011.
c� oys HARNETT COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
Marg ret Regina heeler
Cler to the Boar
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Timothy B cNeill, Chairman
By:
ATTEST:
Marg ret Regina heeler
Cler to the Boar
C
Timothy B cNeill, Chairman