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Home My WebLink AboutAgenda - 02-21-1995 - X-A e 1 ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS Action Agena Item No. - ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT Meeting Date: FEBRUARY 21, 1995 SUBJECT: BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS RESEARCH --------------------------------- ---------------------------------- DEPARTMENT: COUNTY COMMISSIONERS PUBLIC HEARING YES: NO: X --------------------------------- ---------------------------------- ATTACHMENT(S) : YES - REPORT INFORMATION CONTACT: WILLIAM L. CROWTHER TELEPHONE NUMBER - Hillsborough - 732-8181 Chapel Hill - 968-5401 Durham - 688-7331 Mebane - 227-2031 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- PURPOSE: To report and discuss boards and commissions and the recommendations from the report BACKGROUND: At the Board of County Commissioners retreat, Commissioner Crowther received the direction to investigate the current status of boards and commissions. RECOMMENDATION(S) : Receive the report and recommendations as information. 2 ORANGE COUNTY ' BOARDS AND COMI HSSIONS RESEARCH Report and Recommendations January 24, 1995 Report: Enclosed is a listing of boards, commissions, committees, etc. with additional information on membership/count and meetings/year. This may not be exhaustive, but it's as complete as I can get at this time. This research may provide Orange County Commissioners, Manager, Attorney and Clerk with an overall view of the current level of volunteer and staff involvement on local and regional boards and commissions. While this provides commissioners and staff with valuable assistance and the opportunity for citizens to help shape the direction of their government, this is not without costs. The cost of time away from family, associations, and other institutions(i.e. church, schools) is a reason we should be considerate before asking our volunteer resources for additional help. The cost of material and personnel responsible for meeting preparation, record keeping, and reporting may have a negative impact on budgets and daily operations. The current number of boards and commissions that Orange County is responsible to/for is evidence that the cost of time and money is getting extensive. Recommendations: 1) Continue to show annual appreciation to all those who volunteer service to the operation of Orange County government. 2) Study the efficiency and effectiveness of current boards and commissions with an eye toward combining, sunsetting, and streamlining without jeopardizing citizen representation and input (i.e. similar to steps recently taken by the Chapel Hill Town Council). 3) A. [Internal] Develop an overall policy for creating, sustaining, and dissolving volunteer boards and commissions for which Orange County has sole responsibility. B. [Shared] Develop an overall policy of involvement with Boards and Commissions for which Orange County has a cooperative responsibility. 4) Examine models of exchanging information and assistance with private./public interest groups (i.e. Friends of DSS, Friends of OC Library). 5) Identify and monitor all internal boards and commissions that receive and dispense of private/public funds. 6) Any action taken concerning this report should be directed toward staff review. Respectfully submitted by, ��k &OWAAA Commissioner Bill Crowther ORANGE COUNTY 3 BOARDS, COMMISSIONS, COMMITTEES, & TASK FORCES #/Members Mtgs/Yr DEPARTMENTS OF: Aging Advisory Board on Aging 12 12 Domiciliary Home Community Adv. Comm. 8 6 Human Serv. Trans. Committee 37 4 Nursing Home Advisory Committee 5 4 Senior Center Dev. Committee 12 Budget Data Processing Economic Development CH/OC Visitors Bureau Board 11 12 Economic Development Commission 15 12 EDD Small Area Plan Task 10 Elections Board of Elections 3 12 Emergency Management EMS Advisory Council 24 6 Local Emer. Response Pl. Committee 14 6 911 Users Group 12 6 OC Chiefs Association 25 12 OC Command Team 35 3 Engineering Water Resources Study Committee Finance Health Board of Health 11 12 Family Planning Adv. Comm. 9 4 OC Healthy Carolinians 2000 Task Force 35 4 Housing& Community Development Home Program Council 4 12 Human Services Cable TV Citizen Advisory Committee 8 12 Home& Comm. Care Bloc Grant Comm. 8 4 Human Services Advisory Commission 19 12 Human Services Coordinated Council 12 4 Southern Human Serv. Center Bldg. Committee 4 Boards,Commissions,Committees & Task Forces (page 2) #/Members Mtgs/Yr Human Rigkis J Relations Women's Commission Human Relations Commission Emergency Family Support and Shelter Task Force Land Records Library English as a Second Language Group Friends of Orange County Library Information&Referral Group Personnel Personnel Advisory Board 3 Planning Agricultural Districts Advisory Bd. 7 12 Board of Adjustments 5 12 Development Review Committee 24 Historic Preservation Commission 7 12 Ordinance Review Committee Planning Board 12 20 Shaping Orange County Future Task Force 25 12 Stoney Creek Small Area Plan Committee 12 12 Township Advisory Councils 11 6 Water Resources Needs Task Force 14 12 Public Works Integrated Solid Waste Mgmt. Study Comm. 9 OC Solid Waste Committee 13 12 Recreation and Parks Arts Commission 9 12 Rec. & Parks Advisory Council 11 12 Revenue S641 and Water Conservation Orange Soil and Water District Board 5 12 Social,Services Friends of DSS Social Services Board 5 12 5 Boards,Commissions, Committees & Task Forces (page 3) #/Members Mtgs/Yr Orange County Cvnneradm Boards Alcohol Beverage Control Board 5 Carrboro Board of Adjustment Carrboro Planning Board Chapel Hill Board of Adjustment Chapel Hill Planning Board Communities in Schools Task Force Coordination Consult. Communication Cm. 10 6 Hillsborough Board of Adjustment Hillsborough Planning Board 3 16 Job Skills Task Force 24 Judicial Facilities Study Committee 17 12 Landfill Owners Group 3 12 Landfill Site Search Committee 13 Mebane Board of Adjustment Mebane Planning Board OC Industrial Fac. & Pollution Control Fin. Bd. 7 OC Skills Dev. Program Work Group OWASA Board of Directors 9 16 Public Private Partnership Board Shaping OC Future Steering Committee 6 6 Water/Sewer District Boundary Task Force 10 Youth Services Needs Task Force 26 12 Regional Cornrerative Boards Consolidated Farm Service Agency Board 4 12 Durham/Chapel Hill Work Group 10 6 Hyconeechee Library Board of Trustees 3 6 JOCCA Board of Directors 21 6 NC Local Gov't. Partnership Council OPC Mental Health Board 16 Orange Chatham Justice Partnership Work Group Private Industry Council 6 Resource Conservation and Development Board 28 6 TAC Transportation Metropolitan Planning Organization 9 12 TTA Tax Board Triangle J Council of Governments Triangle Regional Council Triangle Transit Authority