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��c .-.� ('./ `.� OPERATING GUIDELINES ADOPTED BY THE ORANGE COUNTY ENERGY COMMISSION ON JUNE 11 , 1981 1. The staff person to the Commission must play a larger role in the opera- tions of the Commission and in making the meetings more useful. The Energy Coordinator should establish the Agenda with the Chairperson and should endeavor to make the meetings more interesting and focused. 2. Specific issues should be selected for each meeting. The format in which rambling reporting and discussion constitutes the meeting should end. Spe- cific speakers, preferably a guest should be identified for each meeting and should lead the meetings off. Topics such as the Utility Programs, Coping with energy emergencies, Experience with Button-Up Projects might be appropriate. 3. The topic and speaker for each meeting should be publicized in newspapers, cable channels and radio prior to the meotings. A permanent meeting room should be selected and should be a conference room accessible to the public. Facilities in local library or bank meeting room should be explored. 4. The Chairperson should be charged with keeping the meetings moving and controlling the length of discossion. Strong direction will be necessary to keep the meetings useful. 5. Recognizing that not all members are able or willing to devote time to the special projects of the Commission, it is suggested that 6 new at-large members be added to the group while maintaining the current mem- bers who are representatives of particular constituencies. This will bring the Commission to a total of 16 members. G. Special projects should be conducted by ad-hoc committees and membership or participation should be voluntary for Commission members. Standing committees should be dissolved. 7. Energy Coordinators of the local towns should be made ex-officio members of the Commission. 8. The Energy Coordinator should precede immediately to facilitate re-appoint- ments to the Commission. 9. Voting on questions before the Commission should be limited to substan- tive and controversial matters, not mere approval of minutes, etc. 10, Commission attendance rule should be altered to state that Commissioners will forfeit their position if they miss three consecutive meetings. ll, At each meeting the Chairperson and the Energy Coordinator should pre- sent a short report on progress and activity over the past month.