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

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Commissioner Gordon made reference to the proposed amendment to the Volunteer resolution and suggested a change in language as follows: "This amendment would only affect County created boards." Geof Gledhill suggested saying "An alternate may participate unless the number of Commissioners attending is a quorum of the Board of County Commissioners." A motion was made by Commissioner Carey, seconded by Commissioner Halkiotis to adopt the text as amended by Geof Gledhill. VOTE: UNANIMOUS The updated list will come back March 21St. The Clerk will also bring back individual Commissioner lists of the boards and commissions on which each Commissioner serves. A motion was made by Commissioner Halkiotis, seconded by Commissioner Foushee to approve the list of boards and commissions as amended. VOTE: UNANIMOUS 10. Reports a. History of Preparations for Sanitation Division Transition for Public Works Department to Solid Waste Manaaement Department The Board reviewed the 2005-06 budget discussions regarding the proposed reassignment of the County's Sanitation Division from the Public Works Department to the Solid Waste Management Department. John Link said that last May 5th the County Commissioners had as part of the work session the initial proposal by staff that the Board consider the transfer of the Sanitation Division of Public Works to the Solid Waste Management Department. The rationale for that is that they believe that all functions related to solid waste would be best served being under the umbrella of one department. He thinks that this is reinforced by the fact that they are trying to address replacing or finding new solid waste convenience centers. They also. may be franchising direct service for solid waste pickup from individual homes. He said that on May Stn the staff presented the best estimate of the additional cost of making the transition. This was not the budget number. After that meeting, it was clear that the County Commissioners were expecting the staff to work harder at coming up with a reduced budget. He made reference to page two and said that most of the $152,000 is not actually being cut but is in the CIP. He said that these are examples of reducing the cost or redirecting the cost from the operating budget to the capital budget. He said that he believes strongly in this transition and that it would be in the best interest to the County long-term. Commissioner Halkiotis said that this speaks about a $152,000 reduction in the proposed division budget. He asked for an explanation of how much new money it is going to take to make this transition. Rod Visser said that they have not looked at this again for how it might be addressed in the 2006-2007 budget. The numbers from last year were in the ballpark of about $273,000, and this was broken down into three categories: $173,000 was additional costs regardless of the transition; $80,000 for referring costs; and $20,000 for one-time costs. This will need to be refined as part of the 2006-2007 budget. Commissioner Halkiotis said that he cannot give an honest answer that he agrees with this. He wants to know what the $173,000 includes. Rod Visser said that this was just a presentation of what has happened so far. They will be bringing it back fully for consideration at a later time with updated numbers. Chair Jacobs said that Commissioner Halkiotis' point is that they still need the full historical context. He asked for this information by March 15tH