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738 <br />MINUTES <br />ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br />BI-MONTHLY WORK SESSION <br />MARCH 10, 1994 AT 7:30 P.M. <br />LIBRARY CONFERENCE ROOM <br />The Orange County Board of Commissioners met for their bi-monthly,work <br />session on Thursday, March 10, 1994 at 7:30 p.m. in the Library conference <br />room in the Richard E. Whitted Human Services Building in Hillsborough, North <br />Carolina. <br />COUNTY COMMISSIONERS PRESENT: Chair Moses Carey, Jr., and Commissioners <br />Alice M. Gordon, Stephen H. Halkiotis (arrived at 8:30), Verla C. Insko and <br />Don Willhoit. <br />COUNTY ATTORNEY PRESENT: Geoffrey Gledhill. <br />COUNTY STAFF PRESENT: County Manager John M. Link, Jr., Assistant County <br />Managers Albert Kittrell and Rod Visser, Clerk to the Board Beverly A. Blythe, <br />Finance Director Ken Chavious, Recreation and Parks Director Bob Jones, Budget <br />Director Sally Kost, Land Records Manager Roscoe Reeve, and Director of <br />Library Services Brenda Stephens <br />NOTE: THE ITEMS LISTED BELOW WERE NOT DISCUSSED IN THE ORDER THEY ARE LISTED. <br />ALL BACKGROUND INFORMATION IS IN THE PERMANENT AGENDA FILE IN THE <br />CLERK'S OFFICE <br />1. The role of Boards and Commissions in Count o13c development <br />Boards Commissions on which Count Commissioners serve: <br />a. Is artici ation b a county commissioner necessary? <br />b. Should Count Commissioners continue the current <br />policy? <br />After a brief discussion, the Board decided to not change their <br />participation on boards and commissions. They will attend the meetings when <br />they are needed and decide individually on their attendance at other meetings. <br />Commissioner Gordon made reference to large projects with a lot of <br />reading material and noted that enough time is not given for them to really <br />analyze the information before they have a meeting or-public hearing. <br />Chair Carey noted that one reason for having bi-monthly work <br />sessions is to receive midcourse updates on goals and to give feedback to the <br />staff. <br />Commissioner Gordon asked that information for public hearings be <br />received at least two meetings prior to the meeting. John Link indicated he <br />will check the timeline and report back on this request. He will be <br />distributing tomorrow an update on the goals. This will be in a new format <br />which hopefully will address the Board's concerns. Board direction is <br />requested on some of the goals. <br />Commissioner Willhoit noted that the focus needs to be on the County <br />Commissioners' role on how to utilize the staff and trust the staff to present <br />them with something in final form. He does not feel the County Commissioners <br />need to internalize what is being done. It was decided that the Board will <br />communicate with the staff when there is an item they need additional time to <br />review and also extend the timeline for the staff when something looks like <br />it may require additional staff time.