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759 Commissioner Whitted suggested the Planning Board set out what the councils needed and what could be provided for them. Mr. Efland asked if the planning staff would be enlarged by another planner this year. He said it would be helpful for the Planning Board to know what the Commissioners have planned far the planning staff this year. Commissioner Gustaveson said the county had budgeted for the planning staff in duly. He said the Planning Director intended to fill a position after this meeting. Commissioner Willhoit said he would like the Planning Director to establish a time table on the major priorities. He said he would like to work on obtaining the support of the advisory councils and he did not envision the staff serving as a sole support system to the advisory councils. He felt there were priorities listed that had to proceed insparallel. Mrs. Barbour said it was her understanding that a member of the staff had to be present at the advisory council meetings. Commissioner Willhoit said the advisory councils were public bodies who had to follow open meeting laws whose meetings should be publicized and planning staff should be notified. He said the planning staff should provide support to the advisory councils but the advisory councils needed to follow an overall work plan. Dr. Bonar said the Planning Board and advisory councils were all volunteer members and haw much responsibility can be shifted from the staff to the Planning Board without over burdening the Planning Board needed to be kept in mind. Commissioner Gustaveson said he was concerned about the balance between too many resources going into public involvement before dealing with critical areas in the county. Mr. Cleary said the advisory councils will do the work necessary to reach the goals set for them. - Commissioner Whitted said he thought participation in advisory councils would pick up after an educational process. Mr. Tony 5eber said he fel G. the advisory councils would like to look at the county as a whole first. He felt the public did not understand why there had to be a plan. He said the county had to have the support of the grass roots level in order to be eligible for federal funding. Commissioner Whitted said we need to have an educational process to articulate goals once they -are set. Commissioner Gustaveson said he would like to see pCPC revived. The Planning Director asked when the boards would like to see the first draft of the zoning ordinance. Commissioner Gustaveson said the Commissioners needed to put things into a framework to give the planning staff objectives and goals we would like to have accomplished within the next two years. Mr. Greer said he thought the planning staff had the ability to tell the Commissioners what goals could be accomplished in the next two years. Commissioner Gustaveson said there were some policy goals he felt should be set by the Commissioners. Commissioner Willhoit said he would like the planning staff to study the four major objectives then report back to the Commissioners on time and staffing so the Commissioners could make policy decisions. Commissioner Whitted said he would like to receive a report using current staff giving the number of months it would take to revise the zoning ordinance and the land use plan, including citizen's participation, telling where we would be at the end of a 24 month period on the major goals listed.