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2~ <br />EFFECTIVE APRIL 6, 1992 <br />ENDED MARCH 15, 1994 <br />RESOLUTION <br />ORANGE COUNTY <br />APPOINTMENT AND ORIENTATION <br />PROCESS FOR <br />BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS <br />WHEREAS, it is the statutory duty of the Orange County Board of Commissioners, <br />as the Governing Body of Orange County, to appoint persons to various <br />boards and commissions to assist in the operation of county <br />government; and <br />WHEREAS, the Board of Commissioners wants to appoint qualified, knowledgeable, <br />and dedicated people to serve on these boards and commissions and <br />therefore solicits the interest and input of the citizens of Orange <br />County in making said appointments; and <br />WHEREAS, the Board of Commissioners is of the opinion that written policies <br />and procedures will increase public awareness of the various <br />appointments that are to be made from time to time and increase the <br />public's interest in the solicitation by the Board of Commissioners <br />of information and recommendations from the public that will assist <br />the Board of Commissioners in the appointment of qualified, <br />knowledgeable, and dedicated persons to serve on the various boards <br />and commissions; <br />NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Orange County Board of Commissioners that <br />the policies and procedures governing appointments to the various boards and <br />commissions made by the Board of County Commissioners are as follows: <br />1. An citizen of Oran <br />y ge County is eligible to serve on the appointed <br />boards or commissions of the County where such appointment is not <br />prohibited by state statute. All appointments will be made according <br />to the applicable statute, ordinance, resolution or policy that <br />created the board or commission. Discretion will be used when <br />considering County employees for membership on any of the boards or <br />commissions . <br />2. The County Commissioners may recruit through public advertising, <br />membership committees on active boards and commissions, talent bank, <br />Volunteer Action Center, In-Touch with Orange County, speakers bureau <br />and information line as well as receive recommendations from any <br />.Commissioner during a regularly scheduled meeting. while the Board <br />of Commissioners may request and/or receive recommendations from <br />county boards and commissions or some other source, the Board is not <br />obligated to appoint the recommended individual(s) and will make a <br />final decision based on all factors related to the representative <br />needs of the County. <br />3. Appointments for extraterritorial members and alternate members to <br />city boards shall be done in accordance with G.S. 160A-362 which <br />requires a city to give representation to the residents of its <br />extraterritorial zoning jurisdiction on its planning board and the <br />board of adjustment. When a vacancy exists, the municipality will <br />be requested to provide to the Board of County Commissioners a <br />resolution with a recommendation for that vacancy. The Board of <br />