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12 1 Commissioner Rich asked how fuel is purchased for county cars. 2 Wayne Fenton said in the past there was a fueling facility in the northern part of the county, but now 3 fuel cards are distributed, allowing drivers to fuel up in other places. He said the fuel is bid out each time it 4 is needed, from four different potential suppliers; and the purchase is made from the lowest bidder. 5 Chair Jacobs referred to page 3 of the abstract and asked if there are plans to track county use of 6 resources, such as recyclables, and sustainable practices. 7 Wayne Fenton said the department is trying to take incremental step toward improving sustainable 8 practices. He said there are efforts to purchase and use more environmentally friendly building products. 9 He said that larger purchases for other departments are not under the jurisdiction of Asset Management 10 Services. 11 Chair Jacobs said he feels there should be a benchmark to start from, as well as a unified policy 12 and a universal protocol for the county on how resources are used. 13 Wayne Fenton said work could be done on a scorecard to track progress from year to year. He said 14 his department is happy to work with other departments on this. 15 Chair Jacobs asked if the Board agreed with this idea, and the answer was yes. 16 17 d. Resolution Recoqnizinq Jan Sassaman for Service on the Solid Waste Advisory Board 18 The Board considered a resolution recognizing Jan Sassaman for his volunteer service on the Solid 19 Waste Advisory Board and authorizing the Chair to sign. 20 Chair Jacobs read the resolution — 21 22 ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS 23 24 RESOLUTION RECOGNIZING JAN SASSAMAN FOR COMMUNITY SERVICE ON THE 25 SOLID WASTE ADVISORY BOARD 26 27 28 29 WHEREAS, Jan Sassaman will be concluding his service on the Solid Waste Advisory Board when the 30 Board dissolves at the closing of the Orange County Landfill at the end of June 2013; and, 31 32 WHEREAS, Mr. Sassaman has served as a member of the Solid Waste Advisory Board since its creation 33 thirteen years ago, including serving in a leadership role as Chair; and, 34 35 WHEREAS, in addition to Mr. Sassaman's commitment to activities of the Solid Waste Advisory Board, 36 over the years he has served as a consultant in the solid and hazardous waste field 37 internationally working on evaluation of incineration technologies, hazardous waste site 38 mitigation, risk assessment and a broad array of other related topics; and, 39 40 WHEREAS, Mr. Sassaman has provided a persistent and impassioned voice for protection of the 41 environment of Orange County; 42 43 NOW, THEREFORE, be it resolved that the Orange County Board of Commissioners hereby recognizes 44 Jan Sassaman for his outstanding service to the staff of the Solid Waste Management 45 Department, the Orange County Board of Commissioners and the people of Orange 46 County during his exemplary volunteer service on the Solid Waste Advisory Board. 47 48 This the 4th day of June 2013. 49 50 Jan Sassaman said it had been a pleasure working with the Board of County Commissioners, the 51 county manager and staff, and he has learned a lot about solid waste and recycling, as well as county 52 government and politics. He said the most important thing for him has been the opportunity to work with 53 county and town staff. He said the government employees that work in Orange County are by far the best 54 group of government servants that he has ever worked for.