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perceived, he thinks the Board has failed miserably. He suggested adding a committee for affordable housing. Commissioner Halkiotis made reference to the meeting he and Commissioner Jacobs had with the two Commissioners from Durham County and said that to facilitate a smaller group going out is practical because everyone's calendar is full and it is difficult to set up meetings. He said that the Board needs to get same ownership with the elected officials in counties adjacent to Orange County. Chair Carey agrees that the County Commissioners cannot conduct all of their business as a Board as a whole. He feels the Board should give the committee structure a try as recommended by Commissioner Jacobs. Commissioner Jacobs said that he is not only wanting to save time but give guidance to the Caunty Manager with two Caunty Commissioners working on committees. Commissioner Gordon asked if this means that standing committees would be set up. Chair Carey said that there would still be ad hoc task forces but there would be standing committees with two Commissioners and an alternate serving on the standing committees. Commissioner Gordon suggested a different configuration of committees. She thinks that the group of committees on Education could be deleted because there are groups that already deal with this issue. She said that Land Use/Open Space should be broken down into two groups. The Land Use group could have "Coordinate Comprehensive Plan Update", "Cane Creek clustering", and "TDR". The Open Space group could have "Land Use Legacy Program", "Recreation", and "Environmental Concerns". Commissioner Brown said that she feels it important to communicate with the other Commissioners when one or two members meet with committees or other jurisdictions. Commissioner Jacobs said that work sessions would be the perfect place for communication between Commissioners about the committees on which each County Commissioners serves. Chair Carey suggested that the Board try this committee structure, develop some ground rules that will help to improve communication, and think about the categories some more with input from the County Manager. John Link offered three comments: 1) make sure that whenever two Commissioners agree to be on a task force that they are commissioned to go forth; 2) there should only be two Commissioners and a way to communicate back to the entire board; 3) be sure all the County Commissioners' interests are covered. He feels that the value in having categories is that the project is more systemic. Commissioner Jacobs said that if there are standing committees, they are public meetings. He would be glad to have the Manager and the Chair work together to develop something to bring back to the Board of County Commissioners. Chair Carey will work with the Manager to develop a structure to bring back to the Board of County Commissioners. Rotation of officers Chair Carey said that there has been a history of establishing officers each year without an established rotation. He said that he was originally opposed to a rotation schedule but realizes that a rotation schedule is now needed. Commissioner Halkiotis suggested that all of the energy that is expended in choosing Chair, Vice-chair and heads of committees should be channeled to other more important issues. He asked that staff get some statistics from the NCACC on whether or not other counties use a rotation schedule. Commissioner Brown said that she has no problem with rotation of the Chair. She said that as long as there is a group of people who respect and support each other, it would be fair. She would like to bring it up at the next meeting after more information is collected. Commissioner Jacobs said that he is generally favorable to rotating the Chair and Vice- Chair. He is very open to the structure of the rotation. Commissioner Gordon is favorable to rotating both officers each year. This item will be brought back to the meeting on February Stn