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130 ' <br /> 8 1 a <br /> D. ITEMS FOR DECISION BY BOARD <br /> 1. Planning Board By-Laws Discussion: <br /> Chairwoman Crawford summarized the Planning Board's concerns regarding the <br /> Board of Commissioners' recommendations on Planning Board By-Laws. (Please see <br /> page Pr// of this book for recommendations or refer to the Board of Commissioners <br /> minutes of November 1, 1982,) <br /> Chairwoman Crawford,said regarding Article IV-C, that in the event Planning <br /> Board minutes were not as timely or as acceptable as the Board desires a Planning <br /> Board member would be appointed to aide or to serve in an advisory or screening <br /> capacity to the Staff, She continued that the Board did not anticipate that the <br /> member appointed would have additional recording duties except in the event that <br /> relations between the Staff and Planning Board had deteriorated. <br /> Commissioner Willhoit responded that if there was a relationship problem <br /> the Board of County Commissioners should know about it. <br /> There was a concensus among Commissioners that the Planning Director or his <br /> designee should serve as the Chair to the Planning Board. <br /> Chairwoman Crawford, continued with Article VII-E, saying the Planning Board <br /> had concerns about the question of abstentions. Commissioner Gustaveson said that <br /> some previous Planning Board's votes on issues had contained so many abstentions <br /> that the recommendation received was not useful; stressing that the Commissioners <br /> are searching for the best direction from the Planning Board. <br /> County Attorney Gledhill said that because there are "no expressed rules" <br /> for the Planning Board voting procedures, that the rules, regulations and phil- <br /> osophy of elected Boards become that of the boards they appoint. He added that, <br /> in the event of a possible conflict of interest, the Chair makes the determination. <br /> Chairwoman Crawford asserted that the Planning Board felt there were conflicts <br /> of interest other than financial considerations. Planning Board Member Gordon <br /> noted that the Planning Board used abstentions for conflicts of interest and <br /> for a lack of information. <br /> Commissioner Willhoit added that the deliberation process used for making <br /> decisions was also important to the Commissioners, <br /> Chairwoman Crawford said that with regard to Article IX, approval of rules <br /> and procedures for the Planning Board, the question of Planning Board autonomy <br /> was foremost, although it is recognized that the Commissioners created it and <br /> gave it its authority. <br />