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Chair Pelissier said that various departments will submit the recognitions and other <br /> times outside entities will ask the Board to recognize a person, event, theme, etc. This could <br /> become a problem if some are recognized and not others. <br /> Commissioner Yuhasz said that he does not want a blanket prohibition on <br /> recognitions, but there needs to be some parameters for the Chair and Vice-Chair to decide <br /> upon. <br /> Chair Pelissier said that Commissioner Hemminger brought up those recognitions that <br /> are County-related to be a priority. <br /> Commissioner Jacobs said that both points are well made and they need to have a <br /> way to differentiate between events such as anniversaries for churches for 100 years old, or <br /> people that have done things in the community. There should be some criteria but not so <br /> exclusive. <br /> Frank Clifton said that sometimes the County may want to recognize homegrown firms <br /> that have made a significant impact on the County. This should be considered. <br /> The Board asked the Clerk to categorize the list of resolutions and proclamations that <br /> were requested by Commissioner Jacobs at the June 16th meeting and send to all Board <br /> members to review. This item will be tabled for now and brought back to a future work <br /> session. Until the work session, the leadership will decide who is to be recognized, as part of <br /> the agenda process. <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 7:00 p.m. on 2/17/2010 but left the adjournment time at 10:30 p.m. <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 members 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 /> postpone to a certain time or day may be used if the Board wants to adjourn before <br /> completing action on a matter. <br /> Decision Points: <br />