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3 <br /> Attachment A <br /> 1. For the Board to consider and discuss a petition request by Commissioner Jacobs from the <br /> May 2, 2017 BOCC meeting about previous dinner meetings with Health,Social Services <br /> and other advisory boards that are no longer scheduled on the BOCC meeting calendar. <br /> Excerpt from APPROVED May 211d minutes below (Under Board Petitions) <br /> Commissioner Jacobs said the Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) used to <br /> have annual dinner meetings with the Board of Health (BOH), the Department of <br /> Social Services (DSS), the Affordable Housing Advisory Board (AHAB), and the <br /> Planning Board. He said he would like to have a discussion as to why these <br /> meetings were removed. <br /> Staff recollections on this issue were that these were removed during discussion in <br /> Chair/Vice Chair agenda reviews (about meeting calendar) because of: <br /> • Lack of agenda items from Advisory Board/Departments <br /> • Insufficient agenda packets (sometimes only an agenda sheet) <br /> • Low attendance from BOCC members at some meetings or late arrivals <br /> • Reduction of BOCC meetings <br /> • Advisory board meetings could always be added to the meeting calendar on <br /> "an as needed" basis <br /> 2. For the Board to consider and discuss a petition by Chair Dorosin from the May 2, 2017 <br /> BOCC meeting that staff and the Board begin thinking about the Board's annual meeting <br /> calendar and potential opportunities to reduce the number of meetings <br /> Excerpt from May 2n APPROVED BOCC minutes (Under BOCC Petitions) <br /> Email from Chair Dorosin (8/10/17) and Draft 2018 calendars <br /> Chair Dorosin said he would like to review the BOCC meeting calendar, noting <br /> there are over 50 meetings a year. <br /> The Clerk said the BOCC has nine public meetings between now and June 20th <br /> and two closed sessions. <br /> Chair Dorosin encouraged the Board to be conscientious of the time it takes to hold a <br /> meeting, including the amount of prep work <br /> After discussion/discussion by the Board, and any proposed changes made, this item <br /> will be on the consent agenda at an October/November BOCC meeting for approval. <br />