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21 1 people that really want to know about the board and the issues. She feels that more 2 information is better. 3 Chair Jacobs said the conflict of interest question should be on every board. He said 4 this also gives another way of seeing if people understand the function of a board. 5 Chair Jacobs suggested asking applicants to list their preferences for serving on boards. 6 in order of priority 7 Chair Jacobs said he does not want these questions to be too onerous. He suggested 8 that comments be limited to 100 words or something brief, in order to encourage simplicity 9 Commissioner Price said some of these questions are too involved. She was on the 10 Board of Adjustment (BOA). She said it wasn't possible to get into the goals and priorities of 11 the Board of County Commissioners. She would rather know someone's expertise. 12 Commissioner Pelissier agreed with Commissioner Price about the BOA. She said 13 some of the questions are geared toward making sure the applicants know what kind of board 14 they are getting on. 15 Commissioner Dorosin said the conflict of interest question is too broad and has a legal 16 connotation. He said it may not be productive or useful. He said the only criteria should be that 17 applicants are residents who want to be involved and want to serve. 18 Commissioner Rich asked if there is other wording that could be used for the conflict of 19 interest question. 20 Commissioner Dorosin said he does not think so. He said most people will gravitate to 21 boards that are related to their expertise and interest. 22 Donna Baker said the Code of Ethics includes a conflict of interest clause, and this may 23 be duplication. 24 Chair Jacobs asked if this can be simplified. 25 The committee will consider the comments made by the Board, and recommend 26 appropriate changes and then this item will come back for action at a future Board meeting. 27 28 8. Reports 29 None 30 31 9. County Manager's Report 32 Michael Talbert said the County is moving forward with Hi Chew and Morinaga of 33 America. He said there will be two public hearings at the next meeting and the groundbreaking 34 is planned for March or April of 2014. 35 36 10. County Attorney's Report 37 None 38 39 11. Appointments 40 41 a. Appointments to the Assessment of Jail Alternatives Work Group 42 The Board considered making/confirming appointments to the Assessment of Jail 43 Alternatives Work Group. 44 Commissioner Gordon asked about the two Judge nominees for position number 1. 45 Donna Baker said these applicants would work together and alternate in the position, as 46 court schedules allow. 47 Commissioner Rich asked if the appointee for position number 10 was the only person 48 to fill this position. She noted the issues with Cardinal Healthcare. 49 Commissioner Dorosin said he would like to see someone else in that position, but he 50 would defer to the Department of Health.