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ORANGE COUNTY
BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT
Meeting Date: June 19, 2018
Action Agenda
Item No. 8-d
SUBJECT: BOCC Rules of Procedure Revision Regarding Public Charge for Regular
Meeting Agendas
DEPARTMENT: BOCC
ATTACHMENT(S):
INFORMATION CONTACT:
Donna Baker, Clerk to the Orange
County Board of Commissioners, 919-
245-2130
PURPOSE: To consider approval of an amendment to the BOCC Rules of Procedure to revise
the Public Charge portion of the Board of Commissioners’ Regular Meeting Agendas.
BACKGROUND: The Board of Commissioners adopted its “Rules of Procedure for the Board
of County Commissioners” in May 2002. Multiple amendments have been made since that time.
At the May 1, 2018 BOCC Regular Meeting, Chair Mark Dorosin and the Board discussed
changing the Public Charge as printed on the Agenda, The suggested modification follows:
Amended Strike-through/Underline Version
PUBLIC CHARGE
The Board of Commissioners pledges to the residents of Orange County its respect to
members of the public. The Board asks members of the public its residents to conduct
themselves in a respectful, courteous manner, both with the Board and with fellow
members of the public residents. At any time should any member of the Board or any
member of the public resident fail to observe this public charge, the Chair will take steps to
restore order and decorum. ask the offending person to leave the meeting until that
individual regains personal control. Should it become impossible to restore order and
continue the meeting,decorum fail to be restored, the Chair will recess the meeting until
such time that a genuine commitment to this public charge is observed.
The BOCC asks that aAll electronic devices such as cell phones, pagers, and computers
should please be turned off or set to silent/vibrate.
Please be kind to everyone.
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Amended Clean Version
PUBLIC CHARGE
The Board of Commissioners pledges its respect to members of the public. The Board asks
members of the public to conduct themselves in a respectful, courteous manner, both with
the Board and with fellow members of the public. At any time should any member of the
Board or any member of the public fail to observe this public charge, the Chair will take
steps to restore order and decorum. Should it become impossible to restore order and
continue the meeting, the Chair will recess the meeting until such time that a genuine
commitment to this public charge is observed.
The BOCC asks that all electronic devices such as cell phones, pagers, and computers
should please be turned off or set to silent/vibrate.
Please be kind to everyone.
FINANCIAL IMPACT: There is no financial impact associated with this item.
SOCIAL JUSTICE IMPACT: There is no Orange County Social Justice Goal impact associated
with this item.
RECOMMENDATION(S): The Manager recommends that the Board approve the amendment
to the Rules of Procedure for the Board of County Commissioners to revise the Public Charge
portion of the Board of Commissioners’ Regular Meeting Agendas.
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