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ORANGE COUNTY
BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT
Meeting Date: June 21, 2022
Action Agenda
Item No. 8-d
SUBJECT: Amendment to the Advisory Board Policy
DEPARTMENT: Clerk/County Attorney
ATTACHMENT(S): INFORMATION CONTACT:
Section III Recommended Changes Tara May, Deputy Clerk to the Board,
919-245-2125
John Roberts, County Attorney, 919-
245-2318
PURPOSE: To consider one substantive deletion from the Advisory Board Policy ("Policy").
BACKGROUND: The Board of Commissioners Advisory Board Policy was adopted February 21,
2012, and various portions of the Policy have been amended since that time. When the Policy
was first discussed by the Board of Commissioners, multiple potentially disqualifying issues were
raised. Among other things one such disqualifying issue was that potential appointees not owe
any outstanding taxes to Orange County at the time of appointment. This issue was raised due
to the Board's concern that appointees should be civically responsible and, at the time, this was
discussed as being one possible indicator of an applicant's civic responsibility. The prohibition
was subsequently adopted as part of the original Policy and has not been amended since
adoption. The relevance of this requirement was recently raised and is presented to the Board for
discussion and possible amendment.
FINANCIAL IMPACT: There is no financial impact associated with this action.
SOCIAL JUSTICE IMPACT: There is no Orange County Social Justice Goal impact associated
with this item.
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT: There is no Orange County Environmental Responsibility Goal
impact associated with this item.
RECOMMENDATION(S): The Manager recommends the Board amend the advisory board policy
as shown on the attached document.
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SECTION III: MEMBERSHIP
A. Authority
1. North Carolina General Statute 153A-76 grants boards of county commissioners the
authority to establish advisory boards and to appoint members to and remove
members from those advisory boards. In acting on this authority the Orange County
Board of Commissioners hereby establishes certain general conditions to which
applicants and members of advisory boards should conform.
a. All members of standing, statutory boards must meet the qualifications for
the specific statutory requirements for an appointed position.
b. All boards members must be eighteen (18) years of age or older unless
applying for a youth-designated position.
c. All board members shall be residents of Orange County and shall maintain
their domicile in Orange County unless they are under eighteen (18)years of
age and applying for a youth-designated position. The Clerk shall confirm
applicants are residents of Orange County and maintain their domicile in
Orange County.
i. Domicile is defined as one's permanent established home as
distinguished from one's temporary although actual place of
residence.
d. All board members shall have good reputations for integrity and an interest
in community service.
e. No nominee to a board shall be currently employed by Orange County
government and serve on a board that directly affects their work.
f. No nominee may currently be a party to or be the actual legal representative
in litigation against Orange County. The Clerk shall confirm nominees are not
involved in such litigation.
g. Each nominee must be prepared and committed to participate in advisory
board work in a manner that enhances relationships between the county and
the community.
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h. All board members are representatives of the Orange County Board of
Commissioners and shall conduct themselves, both in their official actions
and personal actions so as to be above reproach in their conduct and shall
not bring disrepute to either the County or the Commissioners.
ti_The Orange County Board of Commissioners may waive any of the conditions
within this section, with the exception of statutorily imposed conditions.