RES-1999-084 Resolution approving the Orange County Appointment and Orientation Process for Boards and Commissions

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3 1 2 3. Appointments for joint planning area and extraterritorial residents as.members 3 and alternate, members to city boards shall be done in accordance with the General Statues 4 (G.S. 160A-362) and, by Chapter 234 of the 1987 session laws, G.S. 160A-360.1 which require a 5 city to give representation to the residents of its extraterritorial zoning jurisdiction on its 6 Planning Board and the Board of Adjustment. When a vacancy exists, the municipality will be 7 requested to provide to the Board of County Commissioners a resolution with a s recommendation for that vacancy. The Board of County Commissioners may solicit other 9 applications for said vacancy if they so desire. If the Board of County Commissioners does 10 not make the appointment within 90 days after receiving a recommendation from the City 11 Council requesting such action, the City Council may appoint outside members in accordance 12 with G.S. 160A-362. 13 14 4. Appointments will be made at a regular meeting of the Board of Commissioners. 15 The regular expiration of terms for positions on boards and commissions will be March, 16 June, September and December. When the appointments are presented to the County 17 Commissioners for their consideration, a list of all those who have applied and are eligible for 18 appointment will be included in the agenda. If someone is recommended for appointment, the 19 abstract will indicate that a recommendation has been received, giving the.source. The 20 recommendation will be kept on file in the Clerk's office. The attendance records, including 21 late arrivals, for all members seeking reappointment will be included with the 22 recommendation. 23 24 6. No citizen of Orange County shall serve in more than two appointed positions of 25 Orange County Government unless exempted by the nature of the position he or she may hold 26 in governmental service. This policy shall not apply to individuals who serve on boards or 27 commissions because of their official position. It also does not apply to volunteers serving 28 because of a requirement that a particular type of professional individual be represented if 29 recruitment efforts have failed to locate other qualified persons. This policy shall not apply to 30 citizen service on one short-term task force (making a total of three appointments) if the 31 duration of service is less than one year. A "Task Force" is defined as a group with a specific 32 charge and a short duration for its work. This policy shall not apply to any.Orange County 33 Commissioner who serves on any board as an appointee or a liaison to a board because 34 he/she is a County Commissioner. 35 36 6. For boards/commissions which are not state mandated, the Board's policy is to 37 limit the length of service to two-three year terms (or any combination of full terms totaling six 39 years) on the various boards and commissions. This time period does not include state 39 mandated training programs or partial terms. If the unexpired term is rq eater than two years it 40 may be considered a full term. This will allow for more individuals to serve and for diversity 41 of opinions. It will also provide for conformity in the length and number of terms for those 42 boards and commissions that are not state mandated with set terms. The Board will limit the 43 length of service according to this policy for boards and commissions that are State C:\windows\temp\AESOLUT3.DOC 3