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H. Removal <br />1. Members of Orange County's advisory boards serve at the pleasure of the Orange <br />County Board of Commissioners and may be removed for any reason or no reason <br />with or without cause. <br />2. Members of Orange County's advisory boards are expected to abide by the highest <br />ethical and professional standards. <br />3. In addition to Section III(H)(1) above, the Orange County Board of Commissioners <br />may remove any member of an advisory board for neglect of duty, nonparticipation <br />that becomes problematic to the advisory board's functioning and purpose. <br />Nonparticipation is defined as follows: <br />a. Missing three (3) consecutive meetings; or <br />b. Missing twenty-five percent (25%©) of 'meetings within any twelve (12) <br />month period. <br />c. For this section III(H)(3) to app#y, the missed meetings in question must be <br />unexcused. <br />4. The advisory board Chair and/ar'the applicable department director shall notify a <br />member if the member is at risk of being removed pursuant to section III(H)(3). <br />5. The advisory board Chair and/or the applicable department director shall notify the <br />Clerk to the Board of Orange County Commissioners if a member has violated <br />section III(H)(3). <br />Release from Service <br />1. When it is deemed necessary by the Orange County Board of Commissioners to <br />release.. a member from his or her term of appointment on an advisory board, the <br />affected individual shall be notified by the Clerk to the Board of County <br />Commissioners by #etter and/or electronic mail. <br />2. When an advisory board has completed its function, the members shall be informed <br />of the completion of their service and the termination of the advisory board by <br />letter and/or electronic mail. <br />SECTION_IV. ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES <br />A. Members <br />1. Members shall attend meetings of the advisory board, serve on subcommittees, and <br />perform other functions as assigned by the advisory board chair with the approvaa <br />of the advisory board. <br />2. If a member is unable to attend a meeting the member shall contact the Chair or <br />designated staff as much in advance of the scheduled meeting as possible. <br />3. Ex officio members may be appointed by the Orange County Board of <br />Commissioners for the purpose of meeting subject matter expertise needs. Ex <br />officio members are nonvoting members of the advisory board. <br />4. Upon review of the above matters, the Orange County advisory board shall address <br />recommendations and concerns, if any, to the Orange County Board of <br />Commissioners in writing. <br />B. Advisory Board <br />1. The Orange County Board of Commissioners will consider all advisory board <br />recommendations and/or concerns. <br />Page 5 of 13 <br />