Minutes 04-19-2012 Work Session - Laserfiche WebLink

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Frank Clifton said that it depends on the primary skill sets of the person that is hired. Some of it will piggyback on other functions and the plan would be to bring it back to the Board in an organized fashion. Commissioner Gordon said that, in terms of the broader policy, the Board of County Commissioners will be involved. She said that they need to be mindful that when they are dealing with controversial or complex items, that the County Commissioners receive this information ahead of time so they can be prepared. Commissioner Jacobs said that there have been repeated discussions about the Chair and Vice-Chair picking issues at agenda review and doing news releases. This would be a simple place to do this. They need to be more proactive. Commissioner Jacobs asked who is going to be responsible for maintaining the listing for the media members. Frank Clifton said that it will be both David Hunt and this PIO. Commissioner Jacobs made reference to page 3 of the abstract and the third bullet: - Develops and implements public information programs for internal and external distribution. Promotes awareness of County operations, services and programs utilizing multiple media outlets such as radio, televisions, cable, print, and social media. Serves as Orange County's media representative on significant endeavors, breaking stories and news features; writes and distributes media advisories, press releases, fact sheets, annual reports, legislative responses and other official documents. Develops and delivers presentations for community groups. Coordinates a variety of special events, relevant news conferences and community meetings. He said that this is the key function, to let people know what they are getting for their money. Commissioner Jacobs asked about the $80,000 budget for this position. Laurie Paolicelli said that she and Frank Clifton talked about this and it would be a line item from the Visitor's Bureau budget for the marketing process. It would be stretched over two years. It is a ballpark estimate. Commissioner Jacobs said that he wants to be careful in using money for self- promotion. Laurie Paolicelli said that the $80,000 is for programming costs. Frank Clifton said that this process is not to promote the Board of County Commissioners individually but the County as a whole. They need to hire someone that may not be currently involved in county government but can communicate with the regular citizen that may not know about county government. 2. Specific Policies for Board of County Commissioners' Advisory Boards County Attorney John Roberts said that the Board of County Commissioners adopted the overall advisory board policy about two months ago, but they need a specific document for each board. These drafts are based on the current procedures that are in place with the exception of the Economic Development Commission, which is brand new. The Commission for the Environment and the Human Relations Commission have submitted changes and they are not included in the packet. The Human Relations Commission thinks that these policies are complex, confusing, restrictive, and will result in fewer and less diverse applicants. The process was not open and sought no input from the advisory boards. It imposes a burden on current volunteer advisory board members.