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Chapel Hill Debt Program Board Meeting - April 21, 2025

Meeting Portal — Monday, April 21, 2025
BodyChapel Hill, North Carolina
SessionMeeting Portal
DateMonday, April 21, 2025
StatusFILED
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Transcript — Verbatim
0:01

All right, so we got plenty of quorum now.

0:03

Thanks everyone for being here.

0:04

We'll go ahead and get started.

0:06

Maybe a couple of people join us a little late, having some technical issues, but since we're at 11.04 now, go ahead and get started.

0:14

Thank you all for everyone who responded back to my email earlier this month or late last month.

0:20

Really just want to make sure this program is going or efficiently and productively.

0:25

And you know, we missed a couple of meetings.

0:27

So our last actual business meeting was in January.

0:29

So I want to make sure that we're on top of these things.

0:32

Um just wanted to get also feedback from you all as well.

0:35

And sounds like a very committed board.

0:38

Um just making sure we come to meetings and address the business we have.

0:41

There was a couple of inquiries about um possibly changing the meeting time.

0:47

So I wanted to propose up to you all and see what people's thoughts are.

0:51

I know having 10 to 12 people, it's kind of hard to change schedules based on everyone's kind of um schedules already set.

0:59

But if anyone people are interested in doing so, I'm happy to talk about that further.

1:03

Um I just want to get some input now and then maybe after the meeting, if people are interested in doing so, I can circulate some sort of uh form or poll to figure out a more mutual um time.

1:14

No telling saying we have to change, but I just want to put it out there to see if people think up think about that.

1:25

I'm not opposed to looking at it at least to see if there are better times.

1:31

Um it won't hurt to look.

1:37

I know from my perspective, I'd like for it to be maybe Tuesday or Wednesday if that's possible because Mondays are so busy for us down here.

1:46

Okay.

1:48

Uh Tuesdays or Wednesdays, how do people schedules look?

1:51

You know, I can put out a poll later.

1:52

I just want to know what kind of days you are looking at.

1:56

Tuesdays would be better for me too.

1:58

Tuesdays would.

2:02

I'm more flexible on Tuesdays than Wednesdays.

2:06

Flexible on Tuesdays.

2:07

What about Tuesday afternoons?

2:09

Arguable schedule like that looking.

2:13

I could do that.

2:17

Yeah, I think for me, Mitch.

2:20

What time on Tuesday afternoon?

2:23

Oh, that's rough.

2:26

Maybe like 2 p.m.

2:28

or so.

2:28

What do people will think?

2:30

I couldn't do it, Dan.

2:31

No.

2:32

I couldn't.

2:33

What's what's the latest you could?

2:36

Um maybe one.

2:39

1 p.m.

2:40

afternoons.

2:42

But I couldn't do it on a Wednesday.

2:44

If we're doing if we're looking at um afternoon on a Tuesday, I could do that, but not after one o'clock.

2:53

Okay.

2:55

And this is the same, would be the same week?

2:58

The third week.

2:59

We also discuss that.

2:59

If we need to change what what week it would be, but if we say like third third third Tuesday each month at 1 p.m., just hypothetically, is that a uh place people could schedule.

3:14

I would have to leave a little bit early because the Orange County multidisciplinary team work group meets the third Tuesday at um at three, but and I have to get down there.

3:28

So it's not very far, but I might I might have to leave early sometimes.

3:32

Okay.

3:33

So I have a question being probably newest.

3:37

Like this is blocked out for like three hours.

3:40

Do these ever take three hours?

3:42

No.

3:43

Okay.

Discussion Breakdown — Share of Meeting
Debt Relief█████████████████████████████████████████████55%
Public Safety██████████████17%
Procedural█████████11%
Governance and Elections██████7%
Homelessness████5%
Public Transportation███4%
Mental Health Awareness█1%
Summary of Proceedings

Chapel Hill Debt Program Board Meeting - April 21, 2025

The Chapel Hill Debt Program Board held its first business meeting since January due to previous quorum issues. The board approved funding for multiple applicants, discussed a potential change in meeting time, and reviewed budget balances. All decisions were made unanimously unless noted.

Consent Calendar

  • Approved the agenda for the meeting.
  • Approved meeting minutes from January (with quorum), February (no quorum, no action), and March (no quorum, canceled).

Discussion Items

  • Meeting Time Change: Members discussed shifting the regular meeting from the third Monday to the third Tuesday at 1:00 PM. A poll will be circulated to determine majority preference.
  • Budget Review: Current balances: Chapel Hill fund $15,980.27; Carrboro fund $6,686.01; Bail Bond fund $1,415.16 (with an expected $600 deposit soon).
  • Applicant Reviews: The board reviewed 12 applications. Each case was presented by Sarah and Mitch, with input from board members. Decisions were based on eligibility, barriers, and likelihood of success.

Key Outcomes

  • Peter Fleming: Approved $75 for Chatham County court costs and $316 for three alcohol assessments, denying the Durham infraction and DMV restoration fee as inapplicable. (Motion by Mitch, second by Tiffany)
  • Jean Robbins: Approved $116 for one alcohol assessment, denying license restoration fee. (Motion by Mitch, second by Tiffany)
  • Carrie Gruen: Approved $75 for an appointment fee. (Motion by Mitch, second by Ty)
  • Christopher Cochrane: Approved $238 for Durham County court costs, $354.50 for Wake County seatbelt ticket (contingent on fine payment), and $115 DMV restoration fee. Denied large restitution cases. (Motion by Mitch, second by Ty)
  • Lonnie Harris: Approved $240 for Durham County case, $208 for Harnett County case, and $120 DMV restoration fee. (Motion by Mitch, second by Tiffany)
  • Alexa Payne: Approved $2,361.37 for North Carolina court fees and $530 for Horry County, South Carolina case (contingent on $200 fine payment). Denied DMV restoration fee. (Motion by Mitch, second by Tiffany)
  • Chiquita Florence: Approved $193 court costs for a 2024 speeding ticket (contingent on fine payment), denied $243 for a pending case. (Motion by Mitch, second by Ty)
  • Luther Corbett: Approved $979.73 for two civil judgments (2006 Alamance and 2005 Orange County), plus up to $2 for interest fluctuations. (Motion by Mitch, second by Danielle)
  • Jason Wilder: Approved $140 for a 2000 Johnson County traffic case, denied other fees pending resolution of parole violation. (Motion by Mitch, second by Danielle)
  • Marvin Petiford: Approved $789.19 for remaining fees, plus up to $2 for interest. (Motion by Mitch, second by Ty)
  • Joseph Lewis: Approved $1,120.23 for court fees, $150 fine (contingent on payment), and $420 for Cumberland County civil judgment; denied DMV restoration fee pending FTAs. (Motion by Mitch, second by Tiffany)
  • Anthony Saunders: Postponed to May cycle to allow further case review. (Motion by Mitch, second by Amber)
  • Lauren Johnson: Approved $938.99 for a Dare County civil judgment and $360 for probation fees; denied restitution. (Motion by Mitch, second by Tiffany)

The board adjourned after completing the agenda.

Meeting Transcript

All right, so we got plenty of quorum now. Thanks everyone for being here. We'll go ahead and get started. Maybe a couple of people join us a little late, having some technical issues, but since we're at 11.04 now, go ahead and get started. Thank you all for everyone who responded back to my email earlier this month or late last month. Really just want to make sure this program is going or efficiently and productively. And you know, we missed a couple of meetings. So our last actual business meeting was in January. So I want to make sure that we're on top of these things. Um just wanted to get also feedback from you all as well. And sounds like a very committed board. Um just making sure we come to meetings and address the business we have. There was a couple of inquiries about um possibly changing the meeting time. So I wanted to propose up to you all and see what people's thoughts are. I know having 10 to 12 people, it's kind of hard to change schedules based on everyone's kind of um schedules already set. But if anyone people are interested in doing so, I'm happy to talk about that further. Um I just want to get some input now and then maybe after the meeting, if people are interested in doing so, I can circulate some sort of uh form or poll to figure out a more mutual um time. No telling saying we have to change, but I just want to put it out there to see if people think up think about that. I'm not opposed to looking at it at least to see if there are better times. Um it won't hurt to look. I know from my perspective, I'd like for it to be maybe Tuesday or Wednesday if that's possible because Mondays are so busy for us down here. Okay. Uh Tuesdays or Wednesdays, how do people schedules look? You know, I can put out a poll later. I just want to know what kind of days you are looking at. Tuesdays would be better for me too. Tuesdays would. I'm more flexible on Tuesdays than Wednesdays. Flexible on Tuesdays. What about Tuesday afternoons? Arguable schedule like that looking. I could do that. Yeah, I think for me, Mitch. What time on Tuesday afternoon? Oh, that's rough. Maybe like 2 p.m. or so. What do people will think? I couldn't do it, Dan. No. I couldn't. What's what's the latest you could? Um maybe one. 1 p.m. afternoons. But I couldn't do it on a Wednesday. If we're doing if we're looking at um afternoon on a Tuesday, I could do that, but not after one o'clock. Okay. And this is the same, would be the same week? The third week.

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