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ORANGE COUNTY
BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT
February 10, 2015
Meeting Date:
Action Agenda
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Item No.
SUBJECT:
Discussion onBoards and CommissionsProcesses
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DEPARTMENT:PUBLIC HEARING: (Y/N)
County Commissioners
ATTACHMENT(S):
INFORMATION CONTACT:
Attachment A -Listing of Decision Points
Clerk’s Office, 245-2130
PURPOSE:
To discuss various BOCC boards and commissions’ processes.
BACKGROUND:
County Commissionersmake appointmentsto various County and County-
related boards and commissions. The County Commissioners have indicated their desire to
discuss some of the processes that are currently in place as relates to these boards and
commissions.(This discussion was deferred from the BOCC retreat on January 30, 2015).
FINANCIAL IMPACT:
NONE
RECOMMENDATION(S):
The Board will consider discussing the various boards and
commissions’ process and provide direction to staff.
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Attachment A
Decision Pointsfor BOCC
Diverse pool of candidates
.
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DecisionPoint:
Does the Board want the Clerk’s office to use paid advertising(currently we use
PSAs)?
Filling all positions on a particular board or commission
2.
Currently there area minimal number of vacancies on our boards and
commissions; however, the larger the board, the more vacanciesthere may be.
There hasbeen some discussion that may beharder to fill vacancies that are
“specifically defined” such as At Large vs Cheeks Township or a particular
designation.
Decision Point:
Does the Board want leave as is the “special position requirements” or
consider alternatives?
Do boards and commissions need to vet applications prior to
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submission to BOCC?
Currently, with the exception of some boards (Planning, Board of Adjustment,
and even the OUTBOARD), most boards vet applicants and present
recommendations to the BOCC for consideration.
DecisionPoint:
Does the Board want to adopt aformalized process as relates to this
issue?
4.Service on multiple boards-–which currently allows service up to two
boards and task forces
?
According to the BOCC Adopted Advisory Board Policy (Adopted 2012), it states:
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SECTION III:MEMBERSHIP
E. Term
5.Advisory board members may not serve concurrently on more
than two (2) Orange County advisory boards. This restriction
does not impact an individual’s service on boards and
commissions that are not Orange County advisory boards or
short term task forces or work groups.
Decision Point:
Does the Board wish to change this portion of the policy or leave as
adopted?
5. Process for nominations for applicants (who are not recommended) at
Board meetings?
Currently, most nominations for applicants to boards and commissions come
from advisory board recommendations.
Decision Point:
Does the Board want to develop a process for nominating applicants at
BOCC meetings who are not recommended by a particular advisory
board?