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Attachment 2 <br />Proposal from Commissioner Barry Jacobs <br />The County Attorney and county Economic Development Director asked me, as chair of <br />the board at the Piedmont Food and Agricultural Processing Center, to share with the Orange <br />County Board of Commissioners a proposal to fill our three seats on the board of directors for <br />the prospective nonprofit that will operate PFAP. <br />This proposal comes after consultation with both Matthew Roybal, director of the <br />facility, and Steve Brantley, the county's ED director. The matter also was discussed at some <br />length on February 27 at a PFAP board meeting. <br />In our conversation we agreed to recommend appointing two clients as referred by Mr. <br />Roybal, and that 1 continue to serve as Orange Count~s third representative so I may see <br />through a project to which I have devoted years of time, thought, and energy on behalf of <br />residents of our county and region. <br />Four basic principles were articulated at the PFAP meeting regarding appointments to <br />the board of the 501 (c) (3) intended to take over the facility prior to the end of the current <br />county fiscal year. <br />• First, each of the four member jurisdictions should make its own determination as to <br />the method and criteria for selecting its representatives. As a point of information, <br />Durham advertised for volunteers, got no response, and is reconsidering its <br />methodology. Alamance reappointed its serving members, including Commissioner <br />Eddie Boswell. Chatham, which has not had a commissioner representative since the <br />2010 election, left it to the county cooperative extension director to produce nominees. <br />• Second, it is preferable to have representatives who are clients of the facility. The <br />current farmer members from both Durham and Orange, neither of whom uses PFAP, <br />were asked whether they would like to continue to serve. Both declined, stating a <br />preference they be replaced by those more familiar with the operations and limitations <br />of the processing center. <br />• Third, some continuity of inembership was desirable in order to preserve institutional <br />memory and to promote a smooth transition from government control to nonprofit <br />status. Durham Commissioner Pam Karriker, who is not standing for election this fall, <br />will consider staying on the board to meet the need for continuity. <br />• Fourth, it was preferable to reserve seats on the nonprofit board for public members <br />who are not county staffers. Staff from all four counties have been diligent in <br />attendance, and can continue to contribute a great deal to the discussion with sitting on <br />the board. <br />Based on these guidelines, I then consulted Mr. Roybal and Mr. Brantley about the <br />method of appointment Orange County should employ. We agreed that, while opening <br />selection to all applicants is ideal and in keeping with normal county practice, this is an unusual <br />circumstance. Once PFAP becomes a stand-alone 501(c)3 non-profit corporation, board <br />members will be chosen by the PFAP board in accordance with the corporation's bylaws. <br />Given the time-sensitive nature of the conversion to nonprofit status, the uncertain <br />fiscal prospects for the facility, the desirability of appointing users, and the need to ensure <br />continuity, it is recommended that Orange County appoint two clients suggested by Mr. Roybal, <br />as listed in this abstract, and the continuation of my service as a county commissioner <br />conversant with BOCC concerns as well as the evolution of the Piedmont Food and Agricultural <br />Processing Center. <br />19 <br />
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