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7 Commissioner Jacobs said he would like to review the Board of Health bylaws, and amend the rule about previous employees not being able to serve on the Board of Health (BOH), especially if the employee served under a different director. Chair Dorosin clarified that the BOCC can only make requests of the BOH, and cannot make any requirements. John Roberts said that is correct. He said he reviewed the bylaws of several Boards of Health, and they generally follow the School of Government recommendations, which does not include the previous employee stipulation. He said he spoke with the a professor at the School of Government, who recommended that the Attorney speak to the BOH asking them to specify that this is not mandatory as applies to Commissioner appointments. He said he did so, but does not know if the BOH followed through. Commissioner Jacobs said the BOCC has a representative on the Board of Health who can follow up on this issue. Chair Dorosin asked John Roberts if he would review the bylaws of the Department of Social Services (DSS) and the BOH, and report back to the Board. 2. Partial Terms Attachment 2-Advisory Board Eligibility- for Partial Terms Chair Dorosin said Attachment B in their agenda abstract shows a flow chart of the appointment process that the Clerk's office uses and Attachment C explains how terms are set. He said the policy currently states that one can serve two 3-year terms. He suggested that appointments to partial terms should not count towards that allowance. Thom Freeman said anything less than two years is considered partial service, and if one serves two years or more, it counts as the first of the allowable two 3-year terms. He said this is written in the policy. Commissioner Jacobs said he had a concern with the Board of Health since it decided to follow state statute and go from two 3-year terms to three 3-year terms. He would like to see consistency, unless the Board of Health (BOH) comes to the BOCC to ask for an exception. Commissioner Burroughs said the Board of Health made this change somewhat recently. She said three terms is consistent with other BOHs around the state. Commissioner Price said she thought there were a few other boards that are not aligned with the County policy. Thom Freeman said the Adult Care Home Advisory Committee has three two-year terms and others have two three year terms. John Roberts said there are some state boards that set the term limits, and other advisory boards set their own policy that may differ from the main policy. Chair Dorosin said the purpose of the discussion was to try and bring some consistency. He said two 3-year terms, or three 2-year terms both equal 6 years, but the boards that fall under BOCC domain should have some consistency. He asked if staff would provide a list of all current term policies for all boards. Commissioner Burroughs asked if there is a reason that consistency is needed. Chair Dorosin asked if there is any merit in having shorter or longer terms. He asked if the goal is consistency so that people can get up to speed on the board on which they serve, or is the goal turnover. He said he would favor two 2-year terms.