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27 1 Commissioner McKee said the Board of Commissioners did not select the consultant. 2 Commissioner Price said she thought this group would be more like the Rogers Road Task Force 3 where the group invited others to participate. She said that invitations can be sent out based on the 4 charge. 5 Commissioner Pelissier agreed with Commissioner McKee. She said the consultant can provide the 6 information to a work group. She thinks the Board should go ahead with a consultant, and then set up a 7 work group. She noted that it would be impossible for the Board to sort through all of the suggestions. 8 Chair Jacobs envisioned similarly that the consultant would be staff to the work group. He said this 9 consultant would then come back to the Board periodically. He said the workgroup would review and revise 10 the charge and would then come back to the Board of County Commissioners; after this, the consultant 11 would be brought in to work for the work group. He said this would also provide a facilitator and adjudicator 12 who has no stake in the outcome. 13 Commissioner McKee said he knows the Board is not choosing a board member tonight, but he 14 would recommend Commissioner Pelissier to be one of the Commissioners to this committee. 15 Chair Jacobs said he would be interested on being on this group as well. 16 He asked if there were any other suggestions for changes to the list. 17 He reviewed previous suggestions to add Outreach Court on page 5, and perhaps something in the 18 charge regarding investigation of programs operating outside of Orange County. 19 Commissioner Gordon asked if Chair Jacobs wants the work group to tweak the membership or 20 charge. 21 Chair Jacobs said he does not feel the group should tweak the membership, but the group should 22 review the charge. He said the charge cannot be changed without Board approval. 23 Commissioner Gordon said she liked the way Emergency Services work group functioned. She 24 asked if the Emergency Services workgroup met before the contract was given to the consultant. . 25 Michael Talbert said the workgroup met once or twice before coming to the Board to ask to spend 26 that money. He said the Board reviewed the charge at that point. He said the charge was tweaked as 27 things went along. 28 Commissioner Gordon suggested the group meet once and look at the charge. She said this might 29 allow them to have some input before the contract is approved. 30 She said the steps would be to approve the group membership, then the charge. She said the next 31 step is to appoint the members and have the group convene, and then review the proposed consultant's 32 contract and revised charge, which will come back to the Board for approval. 33 Commissioner Pelissier said she would suggest someone from probation be added to the list of 34 representatives. 35 Commissioner Pelissier said she would like to be on this workgroup. 36 Commissioner Price suggested having two people that have been clients. 37 Don O'Leary suggested the Board check with Aries Cox probation department as a resource. 38 Chair Jacobs said the group may need to talk about who the post incarcerated member or client 39 should be. 40 Commissioner Price asked why three attorneys are needed in the group. 41 Commissioner McKee said there have been some active service representatives and some not so 42 active representatives on the Emergency Services work group. 43 Chair Jacobs reviewed the slight adjustment to charge, and the addition of probation, municipal 44 police chief, drug treatment representative and possibly one or two clients. 45 He noted that this is 18 so far with possible stipulation that the work group will consider who to 46 recommend for a client, as well as whether more than one is needed. 47 Frank Clifton suggested the Board should appoint one Board member to be a chair and one to be 48 vice chair when making appointments. 49 Commissioner Gordon clarified that there is no consultant at this point. 50 Commissioner Price asked about diversity. 51 Chair Jacobs said the Board has very little control over many of these and this will not be known 52 until the suggestions come back. 53 Commissioner Gordon said, once the names come back, citizen representatives can also be 54 appointed to balance things if needed.