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<br />1 <br />ORANGE COUNTY <br />BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br />, <br />ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br />Meeting Date:May 12,2015 <br />Action Agenda <br />Item No.5 <br />SUBJECT: <br /> Follow-upDiscussion on Board Rules of Procedures-Petitions Process <br />DEPARTMENT:Board of CommissionersPUBLIC HEARING: (Y/N)No <br />ATTACHMENT(S):INFORMATION CONTACT: <br />Donna Baker,Clerk to the Board of <br />February 10, 2015 AbstractCommissioners, 245-2130 <br />February 10, 2015 Version of Board <br />Procedures <br />Excerpt of theApproved February 10, <br />2015 Minutes <br />March 3, 2015 Approval Abstract <br />PURPOSE: <br />To follow-up on previous discussions and decisionsas necessary onthe Board of <br />Commissioners’Rules of Procedure, and in particular to specifically follow-upas necessary on <br />the Board members’Announcements/Petitions process. <br />BACKGROUND: <br />At the April 21, 2015 regular Board meeting, Commissioner Barry Jacobs <br />petitioned the Board of Commissioners to discuss further, potentially at a work session,the <br />Announcements & Petitions structure/process forBoard Members to determine if it wasworking <br />as the Board intended.At the May 5, 2015 regular meeting, Commissioner Jacobs confirmed <br />his petition for Board discussion on the item. <br />The Board of Commissioners adopted its“Rules of Procedure for the Board of County <br />Commissioners” in May2002. Multiple amendments have been made since that time. <br />At the February 10, 2015 BOCC work session, the Board discussed the Board Comments <br />section of the agenda. The Board suggested modifying the regular meeting agenda to add <br />“Announcements” to the “Petitions by Board Members” portion of the regular meetings. The <br />intent of the change was to allow BOCC members an opportunity to announce events which the <br />public might attendearlier in the meeting. The revision was subsequently approved formally at <br />the March 3, 2015 regular Board meeting. <br />The current Order of Business for regular Board meetings is as follows: <br />1. Additions or Changes to the Agenda <br />Public Charge <br />2. Public Comments (Limited to One Hour) <br />3. Announcements/Petitions by Board Members (Three Minute Limit PerCommissioner) <br />4. Proclamations/Resolutions/Special Presentations <br /> <br />