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ORANGE COUNTY <br />BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br />ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br />Meeting Date: April 20, 2004 <br />Action Agenda <br />Item No. ,~v ~ <br />SUBJECT: and rr-ais~ons - BOCC <br />DEPARTMENT: County Commissioners PUBLIC HEARING: (YIN) No <br />ATTACHMENT(S): <br />YES -Under separate cover <br />-Volunteer Resolution -Orange County <br />Appointment and Orientation Process for <br />Boards and rn~n~ro~s-RE?+J1SEQ INFORMATION CONTACT: <br />Donna S. Baker, ext 2130 <br />TELEPHONE NUMBERS: <br />Hillsborough 732-$181 <br />Chapel Hill 968-4501 <br />Durham 688-7331 <br />Mebane 336-227.2031 <br />PURPOSE: To consider adopting a procedure that the BOCC would like to use in arder to <br />facilitate any change in Boards and Co~nrrtissi and to amend the Volunteer Resolution. <br />BACKGROUND: County Commissioners serve on various County and County-related boards <br />and cxarnrrussi©r~s. Each year the County Commissioners indicate their desire to continue <br />serving on a specific board ar commission or their desire to make. changes. The proposed <br />procedure that the Commissioners agreed to at their April 1, 2004 meeting was a proposal <br />made by Commissioner Gordon, in November 2003, which stated that: <br />1. Each Commissioner shall choose three (3) bd~rds~corr~missions on which to serve. <br />2. After each one has made hislher choices, each person chooses a fourth board or <br />commission; each person then makes a fifth choice, and so forth, until everyone is <br />satisfied. <br />3. The order of choosing could be according to seniority, if the Board wishes. Other <br />possibilities include choosing alphabetically by last name, or by drawing lots. <br />Commissioners could choose to pass an making a choice if they wish. <br />The BOCC also discussed possible amendments to the Volunteer Resolution at its April 1, 2004 <br />meeting and these changes are incorporated in the attached proposed revised Volunteer <br />Resolution. <br />FINANCIAL IMPACT: NONE <br />