Agenda - 11-09-2017 - 1 - Board of Commissioners - Annual Advisory Board Selection Process Discussion

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EXCERPT FROM THE APPROVED FEBRUARY 16, 2017 BOCC MINUTES ATTACHMENT C 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. Commissioner Rich asked if this pertains to the boards that Commissioners choose, or just to the boards on which a Commissioner is also an officer. Chair Dorosin said to get rid of it all, and just put all boards on the floor for choosing. Commissioner Jacobs said if this policy is set, it should be done next year, as this just came up and Commissioners may lose a lot of positions unexpectedly. Commissioner McKee agreed with Commissioner Jacobs, and he does not have a problem with Commissioners keeping one saved board. Commissioner Price agreed. Commissioner Rich said she would like to throw it open in order to learn other boards. Commissioner Burroughs agreed it may be nice to mix things up, but is fine with waiting until next year to do so. Commissioner Marcoplos deferred to the rest of the Board. Commissioner Jacobs said having no boundaries will encourage folks to think about next year’s process and picking. A motion was made by Chair Dorosin, seconded by Commissioner Rich to keep the process as is for this year, and abandon the entire policy going forward, starting in 2018. VOTE: Ayes, 5 (Chair Dorosin, Commissioner Jacobs, Commissioner Rich, Commissioner Burroughs, Commissioner Marcoplos); Nays, 2 (Commissioner McKee and Commissioner Price). 5