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she is thinking mostly of emergency situations, and there may be separate protocol for those <br /> events. <br /> Cheryl Young said Emergency Services has a separate plan that is submitted to and <br /> approved by the State. She said this document does not impede into that area. <br /> Commissioner Price asked about language on page twelve that stated the Board may <br /> at times "adopt a voice of persuasion"; and uses a bond referendum as an example. She said <br /> she is not certain that the Board, current or future, will always be in consensus or be able to <br /> persuade voters one way or another on a given topic. <br /> Cheryl Young said the document sets forth that it is the responsibility of a Board <br /> member to make certain that they clarify when they are speaking on behalf of themselves and <br /> when they are speaking on behalf of the Board. She added that the document further states <br /> that, in general, the Chair, or his/her designate, is considered to be the voice of the Board. <br /> Commissioner Price said perhaps the example of the bond referendum was not an <br /> appropriate one and could be removed. <br /> Cheryl Young said the goal of the language was for the Board to encourage people to <br /> vote and it was difficult to determine a good example. She said the bond referendum was <br /> ultimately chosen as it is an instance when once the Board as a whole decides to move <br /> forward, then the collective Board is moving forward and will encourage the public to vote for it. <br /> Commissioner Price asked about the Communications Governance Team mentioned <br /> on page fourteen and the creation of pilot program to live tweet BOCC meetings. <br /> Cheryl Young said the Public Information Officer, Carla Banks, started this pilot <br /> program about one month ago. <br /> Commissioner Price said she did not know how this pilot program was going to work but <br /> now understands clearly. <br /> Commissioner Jacobs said the practice of listing the Commissioner that may be <br /> involved in a work group or task force on the information contact has been declining. He said <br /> he would like to see the practice resumed with regularity. <br /> Commissioner Jacobs said he finds the Strategic Communications Plan to be <br /> somewhat vague. He said perhaps the Communications Governance Team will help solve the <br /> issues. He said he assumes a group will be established to flesh out the recommendations <br /> contained within the document. <br /> Cheryl Young said there will be an implementation that will go further into the plan, and <br /> the plan is for guidance only. <br /> Commissioner Jacobs said there is no recommendation for the Board to establish such <br /> a group at this time. <br /> Cheryl Young said appointments to the Communications Governance Team will be <br /> requested from the Board after adoption of the plan. <br /> Commissioner Jacobs said during the 2014 ice storm communication to the public was <br /> not centralized. He said the County website would be a useful tool during such times to <br /> provide updates on what the government is doing as well as information about utilities, etc. He <br /> said he understands that Emergency Services updates some of this information, but he is not <br /> sure that is their function. <br /> Cheryl Young said such communication is directed by Emergency Services and <br /> supported by the County Manager's office. She said the SCP calls for the County Manager's <br /> Office to identify the duties and responsibilities of the Public Information Officer and the Public <br /> Information Office. <br /> Commissioner Jacobs asked if the Board should assume all details pertaining to this <br /> type of emergency communication will be worked out, and the Board will find out during an <br /> emergency if this assumption is true. <br />