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from one board to another when terms end. She said there are certain reasons why boards will sometimes actually want someone who serves on another board. Chair McKee said he is also hesitant to restrict the policy to one board. He agrees with the idea of spreading the wealth around, but there are some boards that are not overrun with applicants, and he is comfortable allowing service on two boards. Commissioner Rich asked if there is a way to get a report on the number of people serving on more than one board. Thom Freeman said he can have that information pulled. Commissioner porosin said he would like to register his respectful dissent. He said even if you change this to one board, people can still serve on multiple boards by being on short term task forces, work groups or the non-advisory boards. Commissioner Price said she does not mind the multiple boards. She said it is the job of the Board to make sure that the wealth is spread around. Commissioner porosin suggested that if someone is already serving on an advisory board, they would only be placed on a second board if there were no other applicants. Chair McKee said he is not seeing consensus on this. � Process for nominations for applicants (who are not recommended) at Board meetinqs? Currently, most nominations for applicants to boards and commissions come from advisory board recommendations. Decision Point: Does the Board want to develop a process for nominating applicants at BOCC meetings who are not recommended by a particular advisory board? There was consensus that this issue was already decided in the earlier discussion. 4. Discussion on Board Rules of Procedures Chair McKee said this item arises from discussion about moving board comments to the beginning of the meeting when there is more of an audience present. Commissioner porosin said his real concern was regarding announcements that are directed at the public, such as event announcements and things of that nature. He thinks this should be included at the front of the meeting as Board petitions and announcements, and the Board should police themselves that these announcements are directed outward. He said reports that are more internal process updates could stay at the end of the meeting. He said when there are community based events, it is important to have these at the front of the meeting. Chair McKee suggested that the Board open up the petition section to include announcements that are related to public events, while holding the three minute limit. He said he objects to moving all comments to the beginning, because there are people waiting to discuss other items. Commissioner Rich said she would like to keep the petitions separate from the announcements. Chair McKee said he is just trying to find a way to limit the time. Commissioner Price said she is still thinking along the lines of comments versus announcements. She said there are times when you want to make a comment recognizing employees for doing an outstanding job, and you want the public to hear this. Chair McKee said he does not have a problem with that, and the Board members would have to use their own discretion.