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~~ 1 2. The County Commissioners may recruit through public advertising, membership 2 committees of boards and commissions, talent bank, Volunteer Orange, Internet, speakers' 3 bureau and County information line. While the Board of Commissioners may request and/or 4 receive recommendations from county boards and commissions or other sources, the Board of 5 Commissioners will make the final decision based on all factors related to the representative 6 needs of the specific boards. 7 s 3. Appointments for joint planning area and extraterritorial residents as members and 9 alternate members to city boards shall be done in accordance with the General Statues (G.S. 10 160A-362) and, by Chapter 234 of the 1987 session laws, G.S. 160A-360.1 which require a city to 11 give representation to the residents of its extraterritorial zoning jurisdiction on its Planning 12 Board and the Board of Adjustment. When a vacancy exists, the municipality will be requested 13 to provide to the Board of County Commissioners a resolution with a recommendation for that 14 vacancy. The Board of County Commissioners may solicit other applications for said vacancy if 15 they so desire. If the Board of County Commissioners does not make the appointment within 90 16 days after receiving a recommendation from the City Council requesting such action, the City 17 Council may appoint outside members in accordance with G.S. 160A-362. Members of sub- 1s committees of County Boards and Commissions shall be members approved by the Orange 19 County Board of Commissioners and not members selected by the particular Board or 20 Commission. 21 22 4. Appointments will be made at a regular meeting of the Board of Commissioners. 23 The regular expiration of terms for positions on boards and commissions will be March, June, 24 September and December. When the appointments are presented to the County Commissioners 25 for their consideration, a list of all those who have applied and are eligible for appointment will 26 be included with the abstract. If someone is recommended for appointment, the abstract will 27 indicate that a recommendation has been received, giving the source.. The recommendation will 2s be kept on file in the Clerk's office. The attendance records, including late arrivals, for all 29 members seeking reappointment will be included with the recommendation. 30 31 5. No citizen of Orange County shall serve in more than two appointed positions of 32 Orange County Government unless exempted by the nature of the position he or she may hold 33 in governmental service. This policy shall not apply to individuals who serve on boards or 34 commissions because of their official position. It also does not apply to volunteers serving 35 because of a requirement that a particular type of professional individual be represented if 36 recruitment efforts have failed to locate other qualified persons. This policy shall not apply to 37 citizen service on one short-term task force (making a total of three appointments) if the 3s duration of service is less than one year. A "Task Force" is defined as a group with a specific 39 charge and a short duration for its work. This policy shall not apply to any Orange County 4 o Commissioner who serves on any board as an appointee or a liaison to a board because he/she 41 is a County Commissioner. 42 6. The County Commissioner "Liaison" assigned to a board or commission shall 43 serve the following roles: O:\Volunteer Resolution\volunteerresolutionfinal amended 2-21-2006.doc Last printed 10:19 AM3/4 /2008