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2. <br />RESOLUTION .. <br />ORANGE COUNTY <br />APPOINTMENT AND ORIENTATION <br />PROCESS FOR <br />BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS <br />WHEREAS, it is the statutory duty of the Orange County Board of <br />Commissioners, as the Governing Body of Orange County, to <br />appoint persons to various boards and commissions to <br />assist in the operation of county government; and <br />WHEREAS, the Board of Commissioners wants to appoint qualified, <br />knowledgeable, and dedicated people to serve on these <br />boards and commissions and therefore solicits the <br />interest and input of the citizens of Orange County in <br />making.said appointments; and <br />WHEREAS, the Board of Commissioners is of the opinion that written <br />policies and procedures will increase public awareness of <br />the various appointments that are to be made from time to <br />time and increase the public's interest in the <br />solicitation by the Board of Commissioners of information <br />and recommendations from the public that will assist the <br />Board of Commissioners in the appointment of qualified; <br />knowledgeable, and dedicated persons to serve on the <br />various boards and commissions; <br />NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Orange County Board of <br />Commissioners that the policies and procedures governing <br />appointments to the various boards and commissions made by the <br />Board of County Commissioners are as follows: <br />1. Any citizen of Orange County is eligible to serve on the <br />appointed boards or commissions of the County where such <br />appointment is not prohibited by state statute. All <br />appointments will be made according to the applicable <br />statute, ordinance, resolution or policy that created the <br />board or commission. Discretion will be used when <br />considering County employees for membership on any of the <br />boards or commissions. <br />2. The County Commissioners may recruit through public <br />advertising, membership committees on active boards and <br />commissions, talent bank, Volunteer Action Center, In- <br />Touch with Orange County, speakers bureau and information <br />line as well as receive recommendations from any <br />Commissioner during a regularly scheduled meeting. <br />3. Appointments for extraterritorial members and alternate <br />members to city boards shall be done in accordance with <br />G.S. 160A -362 which requires a city to give <br />representation to the residents of its extraterritorial <br />zoning jurisdiction on its planning board and the board <br />of adjustment. When a vacancy exists, the municipality <br />will be requested to provide to the Board of County <br />Commissioners a resolution with a recommendation for that <br />