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VII. COMMISSIONERS COMMENTS Commissioner Smith asked about what the County's responsibility is for affordable housing and whether Social Services has received any complaints from citizens who have lost their jobs and are having trouble paying rent and utility bills. Counties have the authority to be involved in affordable housing however most Counties have not been involved because the affordable housing issue is more common in Cities and many Cities have a housing authority responsible for addressing the issue. Dr. Crumpton stated that he has a meeting with Brick Capital and plans to discuss the issue of affordable housing. Dr. Knecht stated that as a representative on the Board of Health there was a concern expressed about house inspections and the length of time it takes to complete them. The issue seems to be when the inspection checklist is not entirely completed and the inspector has to go back out to the site to complete an inspection. The plan is to have a new more detailed checklist. The Environmental Health Technician position will help improve customer service. Some of the complaints stemmed from where there were modifications made to plans. The plan is to decrease the amount of response time and increase the quality of customer service and the County is working with the City to try to find some software to work together to consolidate the process and make a true "one stop shop." Commissioner Del Palazzo stated that the NC Child fatality task force met last week and one of their goals was to improve firearm safety and implementation of the suicide prevention strategic plan. Commissioner Reives stated that the reason he supports affordable housing is because he believes it supports economic development. Chair Dalrymple reflected on her visit to Pilgrims Pride chicken plant and viewed all of the safety measures implemented with the preventative precautions taken due to COVID-19. VIII. CLOSED SESSION The Chair called for a brief five-minute recess before the start of the closed session. Commissioner Reives departed the meeting at 7:30 p.m. VIII.A Closed Session per N.C. General Statute Section 143.318.11(a)(4) to discuss matters relating to the location or expansion of business. Motion: Motion to go into Closed Session per N.C. General Statute Section 143.318.11(a)(4) to discuss matters relating to the location or expansion of business. Mover: Cameron Sharpe Moved To: Approve For: 5 —Amy Dalrymple, Arianna Del Palazzo, Dr. Andre Knecht, Cameron Sharpe, Kirk Smith Absent: 2 — Kevin Dodson, Robert Reives Motion Result: Passed The Board returned from Closed Session at 8:01 p.m. 8