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3 <br />PAVE 2 <br />County Commissioners may solicit other a lications for s ' <br />PP aid vacancy <br />if they so desire. If the Board of County Commissioners does not <br />make the appointment within 90 days after receiving a resolution from <br />the City Council requesting such action, the city Council may appoint <br />outside members in accordance with the General Statutes. <br />4. Appointments will be made quarterly. The expiration of <br />terms for members presently serving on boards and commissions will <br />be adjusted to the nearest quarter ending date. <br />AMENDMENT EFFECTIVE MARCH 15, 1994 <br />When the appointments are presented to the County <br />Commissioners for their consideration, a list of all those who have <br />applied and are eligible for appointment will be included in the <br />agenda. If someone is recommended for appointment, the abstract will <br />give the source of the recommendation. <br />• <br />5. No citizen of Orange County shall serve in more than two appointed <br />positions of Orange County Government unless exempted by the nature <br />of the position he or she may hold in Governmental Service. This <br />policy shall not apply to individuals who serve on boards or <br />commissions or as appointees to any organization because of their <br />official position or because of a statutory or regulatory requirement <br />that a particular type professional individual serve as an appointee <br />if no other qualified person can be found. This policy shall not <br />apply to any Orange County Commissioner who serves on any board or <br />as an appointee to a board because he/she is a County Commissioner. <br />6. For boards/commissions which are not state mandated, the Board's <br />policy is to limit the length of service to two-three year terms on <br />the various boards and commissions on which citizens are appointed. <br />This time period does not include required training programs. This <br />will allow for more individuals to serve and for diversity of <br />opinions. It will also provide for conformity in the length and <br />number of terms for those boards and commissions that are <br />not state mandated with set terms. This policy may be waived if the <br />Board of Commissioners determines that the removal of an individual <br />made ineligible by this policy would be detrimental to the <br />functioning of that board or commission. <br />• <br />7. If an appointee, in any calendar year, has unexcused absences which <br />constitute more than 25 percent of the Board meetings which he or she <br />is required to attend <br />pursuant to his or her appointment, he or she is obligated to resign. <br />Excused absences are defined as absences caused by events beyond <br />one's control. If the individual refuses to resign, he or she may <br />be dismissed by action of the Board of County Commissioners subject <br />