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23 Commissioner Rich asked if board appointments are being moved up in general, or only when there is an attached recommendation. Donna Baker said appointments are typically done once a month. Chair Dorosin suggested moving them up in general, as appointments typically go quickly. Commissioner Jacobs said if a board chair is going to attend, then appointments should be moved up; but if not, the public does not care to hear appointments and they could be left towards the end. 5. For the Board to discuss re-structuring the agenda order to reflect externally oriented items versus internally oriented agenda items. Excerpt from the January 27, 2017 BOCC Retreat DRAFT Minutes: • In response to Chair Dorosin's earlier remarks about the Board's meetings not being as engaging to the public as they could be, Commissioner Jacobs said that the Board could consider changing its meeting agendas. The first part of our meeting could be externally oriented. Then in the middle we could have a presentation from one of the Departments. We could leave the dais at that point and turn the podium over to the staff. And then we would come back for the more internally oriented agenda items after that, such as procedures for advisory boards or appointments, for example. Just like they have moved public hearings up to the front, because that is what is of interest to most people in the public, they could identify the items that most people in the public do not care about, and address them later. This item was addressed in the above item. 5. Policy for Governing the Selection Process of BOCC Boards/Commissioners Assignments Additional discussion item: Chair Dorosin wanted to discuss and change tonight how the Board chooses their annual boards and commissions to serve on. He said the current policy is below: Policy Governing the Selection Process of BOCC Boards/Commissions Assignments - 2011 • Each BOCC member (veteran) shall chose one board that they currently serve on to keep in perpetuity • The junior member will then pick one board first in the first round and then least senior members of the Board will choose one board on which to serve ((suggestion is to do this alphabetically— by last name) • In the second round, the senior member will pick first, and then the other senior members to the least senior member will pick • And then it is back to the junior member.... • Round Robin will not include short-term taskforces (limited duration), ex-officio boards, and non-O.C. boards with BOCC in officer/leadership positions (these boards also cannot be taken away by other BOCC members). Chair Dorosin recommended not having this policy, which allows one board picked by senior members. He said he would throw the process wide open, and he finds himself disengaged with the work of boards on which he never has the opportunity to serve.