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The Board does not currently have a standing policy or process (outside of the petitions <br /> process) for requests from Commissioners as relates to recognizing an individual, group or <br /> corporate entity's accomplishments at a BOCC Regular meeting. <br /> Decision Points: <br /> - Does the Board want to adopt a formalized policy/process as it relates to <br /> recognition requests? <br /> - If so, what criteria/timeframe would the Board like to see as it relates to these types <br /> of recognitions? <br /> Commissioner Gordon said that she would like to have a formalized process. She <br /> suggested asking staff about this. <br /> Commissioner Yuhasz said that if they are doing recognitions of third parties, he would <br /> like some criteria to go by to choose who to recognize. <br /> Commissioner McKee said that if it is left up to the Chair/Vice-Chair and Manager or <br /> other group without a standard policy, then some people may be left out and offended. <br /> Chair Pelissier said that she does not want to make a decision about whether or not to <br /> recognize a particular individual. She is not sure how to develop criteria that will not create <br /> problems. <br /> Commissioner Jacobs asked the Clerk to go back to see who has been recognized in <br /> the past ten years and see what categories have been included. <br /> Commissioner McKee agreed. <br /> Donna Baker said that she could go back ten years to research this item. She will do <br /> this over the summer break. <br /> This item will be brought back for further discussion. <br /> 5. Mandatory Adjournment Time <br /> The Board currently has a 10:30 p.m. adjournment time. The Board discussed <br /> amending its start time to 7:OOpm on 2/17/2010 but left the adjournment time at 10:30pm. <br /> However, in holding with past precedents, the Chair would call to the Board's attention that it <br /> was adjournment time and would take a Board vote to see if the Board would like to either <br /> adjourn the meeting or continue the meeting. <br /> The Board's Rules of Procedure state in two places: <br /> Rule 11 —Agenda: <br /> If there is no objection, the Chair may call items in any order most convenient for the <br /> dispatch of business. The meeting will end at 10:30 unless there is a unanimous vote of the <br /> Board to continue beyond that time. <br /> Rule 20, Procedural Motions (2): <br /> To Adjourn. The motion may be made at the conclusion of action on a pending matter; <br /> it may not interrupt deliberation of a pending matter. <br /> Comment: this motion differs from the Robert's Rules of Order motion in several <br /> respects. In Robert's Rules of Order, it is not debatable or amendable and can be <br /> made at any time, even interrupting substantive deliberations. In view of the small <br /> number of inembers and the available procedures to limit debate, this rule allows <br /> debate and amendment of the motion to adjourn but allows the motion to adjourn only <br /> when action on a pending matter is over. The motion to defer consideration or to <br />