Chatham commissioners adopt multiple proclamations, back Kids Over Corporations resolution

The Chatham County Board of Commissioners on April 20 adopted a series of proclamations and resolutions recognizing awareness months and urging state policy change. The board unanimously approved proclamations honoring April 2026 as Child Abuse Prevention Month and Black Maternal Health Week, and passed a resolution urging the North Carolina General Assembly to "prioritize children and communities" and reconsider corporate tax breaks (Chair, speaker 1).

The board read each resolution into the record and took individual votes. Commissioner Kenlin (speaker 12) read the Foster Care Awareness Month proclamation citing state and county foster‑care statistics presented in the resolution. Later in the meeting commissioners approved a resolution the chair introduced supporting the Kids Over Corporations campaign and calling on state policymakers to end private school voucher programs and excessive corporate tax breaks. "We call on the North Carolina General Assembly to prioritize children and communities by restoring state investments in public education," the resolution states as read aloud to the board.

Why it matters: the package formalizes the county’s positions on priorities from child welfare to educational funding and gives staff direction about outreach and ceremonial activities tied to the proclamations. The resolutions are nonbinding but signal county priorities to state lawmakers and local partners.

What the board did next: the proclamations were adopted by roll call votes during the meeting; copies were to be distributed to relevant agencies and community groups for awareness and outreach activities.