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' ORANGE COUNTY <br />BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br />Action Agenda <br />Item No. 9 - h <br />ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br />Meeting Date: December 7, 1999 <br />SUBJECT: PROCEDURES FOR BOARDS AND COMNIISSIONS -ETHICS GUIDELINES <br />DEPARTMENT: County Commissioners <br />ATTACHMENT(S): <br />YES -Resolution (amendments made <br />11/22/99 underlined) <br />Ethics Guidelines as used by Chapel Hill <br />Proposed Guidelines for Orange County <br />PUBLIC HEARING: (Y/N) ~:~~' <br />BUDGET AMENDMENT: (Y/1~ `<' <br />INFORMATION CONTACT: <br />Beverly A. Blythe <br />TELEPHONE NUMBERS: - -ext. 2130 <br />Hillsborough 732-8181 <br />Chapel Hill 968-4501 <br />Durham 688-7331 <br />Mebane 227-2031 <br />PURPOSE:. To present for Board discussion a copy of the Ethics Guidelines for Town Advisory <br />Boards and Commissions as used by the Town of Chapel Hill. <br />BACKGROUND: On November 22, 1999 the County Commissioners amended and approved the <br />resolution which outlines the process for appointments to the County's various boards and <br />commissions. The Board discussed adding some information on ethics and requested that staff <br />obtain a copy of the ethics guidelines used by the Town of Chapel Hill. This was faxed to the <br />County Commissioners on November 23 for their review. The Board asked that the resolution not <br />be implemented until they discuss adding to this resolution some information on ethics. <br />FINANCIAL IMPACT: NONE <br />RECOMMENDATON(S): Direct the Clerk to add a third page to the "Volunteer Application" <br />entitled "Ethics Guidelines for County Advisory Boards and Commissions" effective January 1, <br />2000 and to add an item 12 to the "Resolution Orange County Appointment and Orientation Process <br />for Boards and Commissions" as follows: <br />12. The members of County advisory boards and commissions shall agree to follow the ethics <br />guidelines adopted by the Board of Commissioners. <br />• <br />