HomeMy WebLinkAboutAgenda - 02-15-2005-5cORANGE COUNTY
BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT
Meeting Date: February 15, 200.5
Action Agenda
Item No. ,j { C,.
SUBJECT: Amend Public Charge to Include Silencing Electronic Devices
DEPARTMENT: BOCC
PUBLIC HEARING: (Y/N) No
ATTACHMENT(S):
INFORMATION CONTACT:
David Hunt, ext 2126
TELEPHONE NUMBERS:
Hillsborough 732-8181
Chapel Hill 968-4501
Durham 688-7331
Mebane 336-227-2031
PURPOSE: To consider an amendment to the Public Charge for BOCC meetings to include a
statement covering the silent use of electronic devices.
BACKGROUND: The increased use of cell phones, pagers, and handheld computing
equipment has the potential to cause disruptions during BOCC meetings. The following
sentence in bold is suggested as an addition to the Public Charge to help reduce distractions.
Public Charge
The Board of Commissioners pledges to tlae citizens of Qrange County its
respect. The Board asks its citizens to conduct themselves in a respectful,
coin°teous naarzner, both with the Board and with, fellow citizens. At any time
should any member of the Board or any citizen, fail to observe this public
charge, the Chair will aslc the offending person to leave the meeting until that
individaral regains personal corati°ol. Should decorum.fail to be restored, the
Chair will ~°ecess the meeting until such tune that a genui~ae commitment to this
public charge is observed. All electro~zic devices such as cell pho~aes, pagers,
a~zd computers should be turned off or set to sile~zdvibrate.
FINANCIAL IMPACT: The adoption of the amendment has no financial impact on Orange
County.
RECOMMENDATION(S): The Manager recommends that the Board adopt the amended
Public Charge.