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Frank Clifton said that the man who runs the Sportsplex is an independent contractor <br /> and he has an open-ended operating agreement for the County to pay his expenses. There is <br /> limited staff involvement in this group and there is not even an Orange County sign on the <br /> door. He said that Orange County has almost no oversight over what the management does <br /> until it is done. <br /> Dave Stancil said that he met with John Stock recently and he thinks that Mr. Stock is <br /> interested in reaching out and seeing more communication and dialogue with the County. <br /> Commissioner Jacobs said that this group was never perceived as doing any oversight. <br /> Commissioner Yuhasz said that he would welcome suggestions to tighten this up and <br /> the committee is not the correct way. <br /> Frank Clifton said that he and the Attorney would look at the Sportsplex contract and <br /> have the Parks and Recreation Director involved in this process directly. He thinks that John <br /> Stock does a great job running the facility. <br /> Commissioner Gordon asked for a recommendation from the Manager on how to have <br /> County oversight. <br /> The Board agreed to defer this until a recommendation comes back from the Manager. <br /> Commission for Women <br /> Commissioner Pelissier said that this should be merged with the Human Relations <br /> Commission. <br /> Commissioner Gordon said that she would hate to see this group go away. She wants <br /> to know who would work with the Women's Center. She would like to see a merger plan for <br /> this if the Human Relations Commission and the Commission for Women agree. <br /> Commissioner Nelson said that he does not have a problem merging the two boards. <br /> He said that the Commission for Women played an important role a long time ago, but it is fine <br /> now to merge the two. He would like to see the contract with the Women's Center. Also, the <br /> Human Relations Commission and the Commission for Women should work out a merger plan. <br /> Commissioner Gordon said that she would like there to be a women's issues <br /> subcommittee and suggested that membership be about half men and half women if the <br /> groups are merged. <br /> Commissioner Jacobs said that before these two groups are merged he would like to <br /> get their responses to the merger because the groups were vastly offended that the County <br /> moved them without asking. <br /> Commissioner Hemminger said that she liked the idea of merger, but not the idea of a <br /> quota of members or a subcommittee. She thinks that the two boards need to come together <br /> and tell the County Commissioners what works. <br /> Commissioner Yuhasz suggested making a statement to the boards on the merger and <br /> what they can expect. <br /> Commissioner Gordon said that the County Commissioners should send a letter to both <br /> boards and be collegial. <br /> Economic Development Commission <br /> This item is being delayed until the work session with the EDC on August 19th <br /> Human Services Advisory Commission <br /> This commission has been sunset. <br /> Information Technology Advisory Committee <br /> Commissioner Yuhasz said that this group is interested in continuing. <br />