HomeMy WebLinkAboutAgenda - 06-16-2011 - 2ORANGE COUNTY
BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT
Meeting Date: June 16, 2011
Action Agen~
Item No.
SUBJECT: County Commissioners: Policy/Process Governing the Selection Process of
BOCC Boards/Commissions Assignments
DEPARTMENT: Board of Commissioners PUBLIC HEARING: (Y/N) No
ATTACHMENT(S): Under Separate Cover INFORMATION CONTACT:
Policy Governing the Selection Process of Clerk's Office, 245-2130
BOCC Boards/Commissions Assignments
PURPOSE: To discuss the policy/process governing the selection process of BOCC
Boards/Commissions assignments and revise as needed.
BACKGROUND: BOCC members serve on various County and County-related boards and
commissions. Annually, BOCC members indicate their desire to serve on specific
boards/commissions. The Board approved the 2011 list of boards and commissions on which
members of the Board of County Commissioners serve on February 1, 2011 (after
discussion/informal selection on January 25, 2011).
An excerpt from the approved January 25, 2011 Work Session minutes (under discussion of 3.
County Commissioners:- Boards and Commissions Assignments) is below:
"Commissioner Jacobs asked if they were going to be able to discuss this process in the next
year and Chair Pelissier said that she hoped to revisit this process.
Commissioner Yuhasz said that he would like to reduce the number of assignments.
The Board agreed to put this issue on a work session later this year, during the daytime."
FINANCIAL IMPACT: None.
RECOMMENDATION(S): The Manager recommends the Board discuss and consider potential
revisions to the current policy governing the selection for boards and commissions assignments
based on the discussion.
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Policy Governing the Selection Process of BOCC
Boards/Commissions Assignments (2009 version)
^ Each BOCC member (veteran) shall chose two boards that they currently
serve on that cannot be taken away by the other BOCC members.
^ Least senior members of the Board will choose two (2) boards on which to
serve (suggestion is to do this alphabetically - by last name)
^ The round robin process of choosing boards/commissions shall begin, with
the least senior BOCC members (alphabetically) choosing one board, and
following with other board members, from least to senior member of the
BOCC, choosing one board at a time
^ Round Robin will not include short-term taskforces (limited duration), ex-
officio boards, and non-O.C. boards with BOCC in officer positions, (these
also cannot be taken away by other BOCC members)
^ In regards to BOCC members attendance at any
board/commission/taskforce meetings:
o There shall not be any more than 2 BOCC members assigned to
any one any board/commission/taskforce
o Any third/fourth commissioner that attends any taskforce/staff work
group meetings can only attend as a silent observer
o In the event that 2 commissioners are assigned to any
board/commission/taskforce meeting and one other commissioner is
assigned as an alternate, that person (the alternate) can attend as a
silent observer and only become a voting or participating member if
one of the other assigned commissioners is not in attendance
(Volunteer Resolution-# 9)