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DRAFT BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS REGULAR MEETINGS PROPOSAL: ITEMS REMOVED FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA WILL BE DISCUSSED BY THE BOARD AFTER THE ITEMS ON THE DECISION AGENDA ARE ADDRESSED. (Below are general initial thoughts provided by staff for reference purposes as necessary. They should not be considered as comprehensive.) PROS CONS 1-a. By discussing items removed from the Consent 2-a. An item removed from Consent (that may or may agenda after the Decision agenda, the Board not be time-sensitive) for discussion after the would move more expeditiously to the principal Decision agenda would POSSIBLY not be discussion items on the Decision portion of the addressed at the meeting due to the length of the agenda. Decision agenda, time constraints, and the 10:30 adjournment rovision. 1-b. A County resident, an advisory board member, an 2-b. A County resident, an advisory board member, an elected official/representative from another entity, elected official/representative from another entity, or some other interested individual at the meeting or some other interested individual at the meeting for a Decision item would not have to wait for for a Consent item (and who may or may not want items removed from the Consent agenda to be to sign up and speak on the Consent item) would discussed. wait until after the Decision agenda for Board discussion/action if their item of interest was removed from the Consent a enda. 1-c. The delay of items removed from the Consent 2-c. Conversely, the delay of items removed from the agenda until after the Decision agenda diminishes Consent agenda until after the Decision agenda the potential opportunity to put off discussion of enhances the potential opportunity to put off Decision agenda items. Under current practice, discussion of Consent agenda items. Under the by removing an item or items from the Consent proposal, a Board member could theoretically have agenda and the Board immediately investing time the potential opportunity to delay discussion of a with questions and discussion, a Board member Consent agenda item. Removing an item from the can theoretically attempt to preclude discussion of Consent agenda, with a significant number of items Decision agenda items appearing later on the on the Decision portion of agenda, could preclude agenda. This is due to time constraints and the discussion of the removed Consent agenda item 10:30 adjournment provision. The delaying of later in the meeting. This would be due to time discussion on removed Consent items reduces the constraints and the 10:30 adjournment provision. potential opportunity to preclude discussion of The delaying of discussion on removed Consent Decision agenda items. items provides a potential opportunity to preempt discussion of a removed Consent item at the meetin . ao