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10 Commissioner Jacobs asked if this will be a two prong approach, requiring a living wage when possible, as well as forwarding a document about the County's stance to all who may be bidding on contracts. Bonnie Hammersley said she would get back to the Board on this issue. A motion was made by Commissioner Jacobs, seconded by Commissioner Rich to approve an amendment renewing the contract with Judy D. Brooks Contractor, Inc. that enables the County Solid Waste Management Department to provide collection for separated food waste and other organic materials to commercial and institutional establishments throughout Orange County, and authorized the Manager to sign the Contract Amendment. VOTE: UNANIMOUS 6-e. BOCC Rules of Procedure Revision The Board will consider approving a modification to the Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) Rules of Procedure to move the Consent portion of the agenda to immediately follow Petitions by Board Members. Commissioner Rich pulled this item, and said there was a discussion with Commissioner Burroughs who had proposed it. Commissioner Rich said she did not like the way it was written in the abstract and was provided with alternate options by staff. She said Option A is in the agenda packet, and Options B-D are at the Commissioners' places. Commissioner Rich said she prefers Option D, as it puts items that involve, or honor, residents first. She said she does not support pulling items from the consent agenda, and adding them to the regular agenda. She said she would like to see the consent agenda completed before moving on. Commissioner Burroughs said her intent in moving the consent agenda was to avoid having department directors sitting in the audience for hours, waiting to see if their item is pulled off the consent agenda for further discussion. Commissioner Burroughs said she served on a previous elected board, which always did consent at the beginning of the meeting. She said her proposed process would take a nominal amount of time, and then the meeting can move on to Proclamations, etc. Commissioner Burroughs said it is an easy thing to do for staff, as references to quality life. She said she prefers option B or C. Commissioner Price said the general public would not want to sit through a consent agenda and staff knows that this is part of their job. She said that proclamations, resolutions, etc., should come first. Commissioner Burroughs said the Board would not deliberate on a consent agenda item at the start of the meeting. She said rather items to be pulled, would be pulled, the rest of the agenda voted upon, and the pulled items discussed later at the start of the regular agenda. Commissioner Rich said items are put on the consent agenda because they have been seen before, or require little or no discussion. She said it is the responsibility of the Manager to handle staff issues and needs. She said the responsibility of the Board is to the residents. Commissioner Jacobs said there have been issues in the past about what belongs on the consent agenda and this item does not belong on the consent agenda. He said years ago, public items were moved to the front of the agenda. He said the current agenda structure is the most efficient and effective, and it is up to the Manager whether or not her staff needs to be here. He likes for staff to be here to know what is going on in Orange County government. 10