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Page6of14 <br /> <br />4.Uponreviewoftheabovematters,theOrangeCountyadvisoryboardshalladdress <br />recommendationsandconcerns,ifany,totheOrangeCountyBoardof <br />Commissionersinwriting. <br /> <br />B.AdvisoryBoard <br />1.TheOrangeCountyBoardofCommissionerswillconsideralladvisoryboard <br />recommendationsand/orconcerns. <br />a.Shouldanyconcernsremainunresolvedafteraresponsehasbeenreceived <br />fromtheadvisoryboard,theOrangeCountyBoardofCommissionersmay <br />requestthatthematterbereferredtotheCountyManager. <br />2.ToenhancetrustbetweenOrangeCountyGovernmentandthecommunity,Orange <br />Countyadvisoryboardsshall: <br />b.AssistthestaffofOrangeCountyinachievingagreaterunderstandingofthe <br />natureandcausesofcommunityissues,withanemphasisonimproving <br />relationsbetweenthedepartmentandtheresidents. <br />c.Recommendmethodstoencourageanddeveloptheadvisoryboard’sability <br />toaccomplishtheirwork. <br />d.Workthroughoutthecommunitytogainrelevantinformationabout <br />advisoryboardissuesandcommunicatethesetothestaffofOrangeCounty <br />andtheOrangeCountyBoardofCommissioners. <br />e.PromotepublicawarenessofcontemporaryissuesOrangeCountymust <br />addresstoachievetheOrangeCountyBoardofCommissioners’goalsand <br />priorities. <br />C.Chair,ViceChair,Secretary <br />1.Selection <br />i.Election <br />1.Chair,ViceChairandSecretaryshallbeelectedbytheadvisory <br />boardunlessotherwisespecifiedbytheBoardofCommissioners. <br />2.Chair,ViceChairandSecretaryshallbeelectedtooneͲyearterms. <br />3.Chair,ViceChairandSecretaryshallservenomorethanthree <br />consecutiveoneͲyearterms. <br />4.Chair,ViceChairandSecretaryshallassumeofficeonthedateof <br />theirelection.Atthefirstadvisoryboardmeetinguponassuming <br />officetheadvisoryboardChairordepartmentstaffshallpresent <br />memberswithacopyoftheadvisoryboard’scharge,scopeof <br />authority,membershipresponsibilities,andcodeofconduct. <br />2.Responsibilities <br />i.TheadvisoryboardChair: <br />1.Callsallmeetings. <br />2.Servesasthepresidingofficerandconductsadvisoryboard <br />meetings. <br />3.IstheAuthorizedspokespersonfortheadvisoryboard. <br />4.Assistsstaffindevelopingtheadvisoryboardmeetingagenda. <br />5.Appointsanddissolvessubcommittees,andtheChairandmembers <br />thereof,ofthebodyinconsultationandwithapprovalofthe <br />advisoryboard. <br />6.SetsgoalsfortheadvisoryboardinconsultationwiththeOrange <br />CountyBoardofCommissioners. <br />Attachment 2 10