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The Board was to consider making two new appointments and one reassignment to the Advisory Board on Aging. DEFERRED b. Orange County Parks and Recreation Council — New Appointment The Board considered making a new appointment to the Orange County Parks and Recreation Council. A motion was made by Commissioner Jacobs, seconded by Commissioner Hemminger to appoint Allan Green to the Bingham Township position to a partial term expiring March 31, 2011. VOTE: UNANIMOUS c. Orange County Planning Board — New Appointment The Board considered making a new appointment to the Orange County Planning Board. A motion was made by Commissioner McKee, seconded by Commissioner Jacobs that this item be delayed and re-advertised. VOTE: UNANIMOUS d. Solid Waste Advisory Board — New Appointments The Board considered making new appointments to the Solid Waste Advisory Board. PUBLIC COMMENT: Steve Graf lives in Cedar Grove and he is a member of Orange County Voice. He encouraged the Board to consider applicants that live outside of Chapel Hill Township so that the representation is fair. Patrick Mulkey read a prepared statement. "Good Evening, my name is Patrick Mulkey and I am a resident of Bingham Township. In order for no one to read anything into my remarks and for the record I would like to remove my name from consideration to the Solid Waste Advisory Board. I have served on a few advisory boards in the past and I never recalled making a recommendation to the Commissioners for a vacancy. I understand from the Clerk's office that there is no procedure for the boards to follow and that should change. People elect to be with like-minded folks and groups like advisory boards are no different, so you have to be careful in accepting their recommendations. Diversity, in my opinion, is not the color of your skin but it is your core beliefs, be it that you are liberal, moderate, or conservative. A combination of all will serve everyone well. I do agree that women and men do not think alike for I have come to appreciate that knowing my wife for 30 years and counting. I appreciate the Commissioners' and Manager's work to reduce and streamline the advisory boards — it makes it easier for all of us to participate in a meaningful way. We hope that as the County moves forward, you will consider policies that will assure those boards continue to be relevant and constructive boards, including: - Strictly enforced term limits and rotations to assure continuity of content and fresh new ideas - Strictly enforced policies on conflicts of interest— particularly excluding appointees from doing business with the County—possibly for a year beyond the end of their appointment - Of course, increased representation of rural residents on all boards. Many of the county seats — like SWAB — are considered "at large" and rural representation often