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25 John Roberts said he would look into this question during the ongoing discussion. Commissioner Burroughs said the BOCC can do whatever it wants, but when there is a Board, such as the Board of Health (BOH), whose members put in hours interviewing candidates in depth, she cautions the BOCC not to override these recommendations, as it undermines board members' service on all boards. She strongly endorsed the candidate in her motion above. John Roberts said once someone is appointed to the BOH, the only way to remove that person is to provide written notice with an explanation of why they are being asked to resign, and give that person the opportunity to be heard. Commissioner McKee made a friendly amendment that the Board leave the current policy in place, but make a one-time exception, thus keeping Dr. Barber's appointment in place. Commissioner Burroughs said she would have liked to have had the information shared by John Roberts prior to this item being returned to the agenda. Chair Dorosin said at this point, there are two options: to either go with Commissioner McKee's amendment, or pursue the procedure that is outlined in the rules for making adjustments. Chair Dorosin said it would have been good to have had the by-laws before the appointment last week. He said it is not appropriate to consider Commissioner Burroughs' motion. John Roberts said a motion can be withdrawn at any time, prior to a vote being taken. Colleen Bridger said another option would be to explain the situation to the original appointee, and give her the option to resign. Commissioner Price said it is unlikely that Dr. Barber knew about the by-laws. Colleen Bridger said the original appointee was told that she was ineligible to be appointed via email on three different occasions. She said it was her understanding that once someone applies, the application remains in the packet that comes to the BOCC, as the BOCC has the final say; and this is done regardless of eligibility. Commissioner Price said the BOCC has overridden board recommendations in the past, and she finds it odd to ask someone to resign. She said to leave the appointee in place. Chair Dorosin said that is an option. He asked if Commissioner Burroughs would like to withdraw her motion. Commissioner Burroughs said she is furious and this is irritating. Commissioner Burroughs said she will not withdraw the motion. Commissioner Jacobs suggested the Chair write a letter to the appointee indicating the by-laws had come to light, as well as the fact that the applicant had been notified of the by-laws; but, based on standard practice, her name was still in the pool, and respectfully ask the appointee to resign. Commissioner Burroughs said she would do a substitute motion with the suggestion just made by Commissioner Jacobs. Commissioner Rich seconded this motion. Commissioner Rich clarified that the letter written by the Chair will cover the requirements laid out by John Roberts. John Roberts said the letter must state the grounds for the request for removal. He clarified that the letter will ask the appointee to resign based on the BOH by-laws. Commissioner Jacobs said yes, with the understanding that appointee knew about the by-laws in advance. Chair Dorosin said the proposed letter would not be what John Roberts outlined originally, which was that the appointee would be removed involuntarily, but rather it is asking for her resignation. John Roberts said yes, and there are six reasons why an appointee can be removed, and this particular scenario does not fall under one of those six reasons; it is separate.