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30 31 <br /> the board. The board shall make appointments to covered ad <br /> visory boards and committees as provided in the Orange County <br /> Board of County Commissioners Advisory Board Policy and <br /> associated board-specific policies and as that Policy and asso- <br /> ciated policies may be amended from time to time. <br /> Rule 32. Amendment of the Rules. These rules may be <br /> amended at any regular meeting or at any properly called spe- <br /> cial meeting that includes amendment of the rules as one of <br /> the stated purposes of the meeting. Adoption of these rules or <br /> an amendment thereof shall require an affirmative vote equal <br /> to a quorum. <br /> Comment:Local boards may generally amend their rules of proce- <br /> dure whenever they choose,unless a statute or rule of the body that <br /> created the particular board provides otherwise. To ensure that <br /> any amendments adopted reflect the will of the board majority, a <br /> vote equal to a quorum is required to approve the amendment. <br /> Rule 33. Reference to Robert's Rules of Order. To the ex- <br /> tent not provided for in, and not conflicting with the spirit of, <br /> these rules, the chair shall refer to Robert's Rules of Order to <br /> resolve procedural questions. <br /> Comment: Robert's Rules of Order was designed to govern a <br /> large legislative assembly, and many of its provisions may be <br /> inappropriate for small boards. Nevertheless, it is the best <br /> source of Parliamentary procedure;care should simply be taken <br /> to adjust Robert's Rules of Order to meet the needs of small <br /> governing boards. <br /> Rule 34. The Clerk to the Board shall be the Sole County <br /> Officer Responsible for Presenting Documents to the <br /> Chair for Signature. The clerk shall review all such docu- <br /> ments with the county manager and county attorney before they <br /> are presented to the chair for execution. <br /> Rule 35. The Chair shall be the Spokesperson for the <br /> Board. The chair shall be the official spokesperson for the <br /> board. In the chair's absence, the vice-chair shall be spokes- <br /> person. In the absence of the chair and vice-chair, the most <br /> senior BOCC member will be the spokesperson. This follows <br /> the standard hierarchy of board leadership. The chair may des- <br /> ignate a board representative to speak at events where a <br /> speaker has been requested to represent the BOCC. <br />