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9 <br /> 2 <br /> 1 2. The County Commissioners may recruit through public advertising, membership <br /> 2 committees of boards and commissions, talent bank,Volunteer Orange, Internet, speakers' <br /> 3 bureau and County information line. While the Board of Commissioners may request and/or <br /> 4 receive recommendations from county boards and commissions or other sources, the Board of <br /> 5 Commissioners will make the final decision based on all factors related to the representative <br /> 6 needs of the specific boards. <br /> I 7 <br /> 8 3. Appointments for joint planning area and extraterritorial residents as members and <br /> 9 alternate members to city boards shall be done in accordance with the General Statues (G.S. <br /> 10 160A-362) and, by Chapter 234 of the 1987 session laws, G.S. 160A-360.1 which require a city to <br /> 11 give representation to the residents of its extraterritorial zoning jurisdiction on its Planning <br /> 12 Board and the Board of Adjustment. When a vacancy exists, the municipality will be requested <br /> 13 to provide to the Board of County Commissioners a resolution with a recommendation for that <br /> 14 vacancy. The Board of County Commissioners may solicit other applications for said vacancy if <br /> 15 they so desire. If the Board of County Commissioners does not make the appointment within 90 <br /> 16 days after receiving a recommendation from the City Council requesting such action, the City <br /> 17 Council may appoint outside members in accordance with G.S. 160A-362. Members of sub- <br /> 18 committees of County Boards and Commissions shall be members approved by the Orange <br /> 19 County Board of Commissioners and not members selected by the particular Board or <br /> 20 Commission. <br /> 21 <br /> 22 4. Appointments will be made at a regular meeting of the Board of Commissioners. <br /> 23 The regular expiration of terms for positions on boards and commissions will be March, June, <br /> 24 September and December. When the appointments are presented to the County Commissioners <br /> 25 for their consideration, a list of all those who have applied and are eligible for appointment will <br /> 26 be included with the abstract. If someone is recommended for appointment, the abstract will <br /> 27 indicate that a recommendation has been received, giving the source. The recommendation will <br /> 28 be kept on file in the Clerk's office. The attendance records, including late arrivals, for all <br /> 29 members seeking reappointment will be included with the recommendation. <br /> 30 <br /> 31 5. No resident of Orange County shall serve in more than two appointed positions of <br /> 32 Orange County Government unless exempted by the nature of the position he or she may hold <br /> 33 in governmental service. This policy shall not apply to individuals who serve on boards or <br /> 34 commissions because of their official position. It also does not apply to volunteers serving <br /> 35 because of a requirement that a particular type of professional individual be represented if <br /> 36 recruitment efforts have failed to locate other qualified persons. This policy shall not apply to <br /> 37 citizen service on one short-term task force (making a total of three appointments) if the <br /> 38 duration of service is less than one year. A"Task Force" is defined as a group with a specific <br /> 39 charge and a short duration for its work. This policy shall not apply to any Orange County <br /> 40 Commissioner who serves on any board as an appointee or a liaison to a board because he/she <br /> 41 is a County Commissioner. <br /> 42 6. The County Commissioner "Liaison" assigned to a board or commission shall <br /> 43 serve the following roles: <br /> 0:\Volunteer Resolution\volunteerresolutionfinal amended 2-21-2006.doc <br /> Last printed 3:20 PM1/22/2009 <br />