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Page1of14 <br /> <br />ORANGECOUNTYBOARDOFCOUNTYCOMMISSIONERS <br />ADVISORYBOARDPOLICY <br /> <br />SECTIONI:SCOPE <br /> <br />A.Purpose <br />1.ToestablishapolicyandprocedureswherebytheOrangeCountyBoardof <br />Commissionerswillmakeappointmentstopublicadvisoryboards,committees, <br />commissions,andcouncils(hereinafter“advisoryboards”). <br /> <br />B.Authority <br />1.NorthCarolinaGeneralStatute153AͲ76grantsboardsofcountycommissionersthe <br />authoritytoestablishadvisoryboards. <br />2.TheOrangeCountyBoardofCommissionersmayestablishrulesandregulationsin <br />referencetomanagingtheinterestandbusinessoftheCounty. <br />3.TheOrangeCountyBoardofCommissionershastheresponsibilitytoappoint <br />residentstoserveasmembersofadvisoryboardsestablishedbythe <br />Commissioners. <br />4.OrangeCountydepartmentdirectorsandstaffareresponsibleforprovidingsupport <br />totheadvisoryboards. <br /> <br />C.PolicyandPeriodicReview <br />1.ThisAdvisoryBoardPolicyestablishessomeparametersfor: <br />a.AppointmentstostateͲmandated,regional,and/orcountyͲdeveloped <br />advisoryboards. <br />b.Removalsfromsuchadvisoryboards. <br />c.Quorumandvotingstandards. <br />d.Acodeofgeneralconductforadvisoryboardmembers. <br />e.OtheraspectsofadvisoryboardservicetheOrangeCountyBoardof <br />Commissionerswishestoaddress. <br />2.PeriodicReview <br />a.PeriodicreviewofthisAdvisoryBoardPolicywillbeconductedeveryfive(5) <br />yearsbytheOrangeCountyBoardofCommissioners. <br />b.ThisAdvisoryBoardPolicymaybechangedoradjustedasdeemed <br />necessarybytheOrangeCountyBoardofCommissionersregardlessof <br />whetheritisscheduledforareview. <br /> <br />D.Applicability <br />1.Totheextentitdoesnotconflictwiththestatuteorordinancecreatingaspecific <br />advisoryboard,whereapplicable,thisAdvisoryBoardPolicyappliestothefollowing <br />OrangeCountyadvisoryboards,policies,commissions,andcouncils: <br />a.AdultCareHomeCommunityAdvisoryCommittee <br />b.AdvisoryBoardonAging <br />c.AffordableHousingAdvisoryBoard <br />d.AgriculturalPreservationBoard <br />e.AnimalServicesAdvisoryBoard <br />f.ArtsCommission <br />Attachment 2 5