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DRAFT Attachment B <br />Decision Points for BOCC: <br />1. Follow up to Petition by BOCC Member: Review and consider a request <br />that the Board moves forward with establishing a new and thorough <br />application /process for prospective appointees for boards with fiduciary <br />or specific statutory responsibilities ( OWASA, Planning Board, Board of <br />Adjustment, E &R Board, ABC Board). <br />Background: The response to this petition from the Chair/Vice Chair at agenda <br />review was- <br />Response - A) The Board will move forward with establishing a new, specific, and <br />thorough application process for prospective appointees to four boards: OWASA, <br />Planning Board, Board of Adjustment, E &R Board. Chair Jacobs suggested <br />including ABC Board, as we had previously discussed vetting applicants for <br />boards with fiduciary responsibilities. Consult County Attorney on proposed <br />verbiage for applications for the aforementioned advisory boards, B) Consider <br />whether to return to matter of interviewing, reviewing, and promoting specific <br />board applicants at a future work session, to be scheduled. <br />The Attorney has asked for feedback from Board members as to questions and <br />concerns they would like addressed in a revised application but as of yet, he has <br />not received any feedback. <br />Decision Point. <br />Does the Board want to move forward with a revised application for these <br />particular boards mentioned above, and if so, can the board provide <br />feedback /questions to the County Attorney in order to move the process <br />forward? <br />• Does the Board want to stay with the current process? <br />2. Process for Commissioners to "vet" Board Appointments -for certain <br />boards with fiduciary or statutory responsibilities, such as the ABC Board, <br />OWASA, E &R Board, Planning and Board of Adjustment. <br />Decision Point. <br />Does the Board want to develop a process for Commissioners to vet <br />board appointments to these particular boards (and others as applicable)? <br />Are there criteria to be applied or a process for vetting appointments <br />(such as interviews, questions on a revised application, committee review, <br />etc.)? Or will the application process suggested in Item #1 cover this <br />item? <br />