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6 <br />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 111(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 apply, the missed meetings in question must be <br /> unexcused. <br />4. The advisory board Chair and/or 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 />I. 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 letter 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 approval <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 />