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1 ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT Meeting Date:February 10, 2015 Action Agenda Item No.4 SUBJECT: Discussion on Board Rules of Procedures DEPARTMENT:Board of CommissionersPUBLIC HEARING: (Y/N)No ATTACHMENT(S):INFORMATION CONTACT: Clerk’s Office Board of Commissioners Rules of Procedure PURPOSE: To discuss as necessary the Board of Commissioners’Rules of Procedure, and to specifically address potentially rearranging the Order of Business for regular Board meetings to re-locate “Board Comments” to occur earlier in themeeting. BACKGROUND: The Board of Commissioners utilizes adopted Rules of Procedure (http://orangecountync.gov/occlerks/RulesofProceedureV11.pdf)to guide itsprocesses and deliberations. The Rules address a multitude of issues including Board meeting scheduling, activities and actions during Board meetings, and approval/voting on motions made during meetings. Along with general discussion of the Board’s current Rules of Procedure, aprincipal item for Board consideration relates to potentially re-locating “Board Comments” to occur earlier in the Order of Business for a regular Board of Commissioners’ meeting. Individual Board members have recently suggested that moving this item to earlierin the agenda may be desirable. The current Order of Business for regular Board meetings is as follows: 1. Additions or Changes to the Agenda Public Charge 2. Public Comments (Limited to One Hour) 3. Petitions by Board Members (Three Minute Limit PerCommissioner) 4. Proclamations/Resolutions/Special Presentations 5. Public Hearings 6. Consent Agenda • Removal of Items fromConsent Agenda • Approval of Remaining Consent Agenda • Discussion and Approval of the Items Removed from the ConsentAgenda 7. Regular Agenda