P-0490 - Boards and Commissions Appointments and Orientation Process Policy 02-21-2006

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` ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT Meeting Date: February 14, 2000 Action Agenda Item No. g- C. SUBJECT: Procedures for Boards and Commissions -Ethics Guidelines DEPARTMENT: County Commissioners PUBLIC HEARING: (YIN) No X ATTACHMENT(S): INFORMATION CONTACT: Yes -Resolution as amended and Beverly A. Blythe, ext 2130 approved Ethics Guidelines as used by Chapel Hill Ethics Guidelines for Orange County TELEPHONE NUMBERS: Hillsborough 732-8181 Chapel Hill 968-4501 Durham 688-7331 Mebane 336-227-2031 PURPOSE:. To present for Board discussion a copy of the Ethics Guidelines for Town Advisory Boards and Commissions as used by the Town of Chapel Hill. BACKGROUND: On November 22, 1999 the County Commissioners amended and approved the resolution which outlines the process for appointments to the County's various boards and commissions. The Board discussed adding some information on ethics and requested that staff obtain a copy of the ethics guidelines used by the Town of Chapel Hill. This was faxed to the County Commissioners on November 23 for their review. The Board asked that the resolution not be implemented until they discuss adding to this resolution some information on ethics. On December 7, the Board of County Commissioners approved the implementation of the procedures for Boards and Commissions, but for lack of time did not discuss adding the ethics guidelines to the resolution or the application. FINANCIAL IMPACT: NONE RECOMMENDATON(S): Direct the Clerk to add a third page to the "Volunteer Application" entitled "Ethics Guidelines for County Advisory Boards and Commissions" effective February 14, 2000 and to add an item 12 to the "Resolution Orange County Appointment and Orientation Process for Boards and Commissions" as follows: "The members of County advisory boards and commissions shall agree to follow the ethics guidelines adopted by the Board of Commissioners." •