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23 could inquire with the department head as to why the advisory board did not recommend an 1 applicant even though applicants existed. He said this would empower the advisory boards. 2 Commissioner Price said if the appointment needed to be deferred, would the two-3 person subcommittee be appointed at that time to review the candidate. 4 Chair Dorosin said it could be standing two-person committee or a rotating one. 5 6 3. Discussion/Decision Point 7 --To consider not having elected officials from other jurisdictions representing 8 Orange County on a board/commission. 9 10 Chair Dorosin said there is no policy for this at this point. 11 Commissioner Rich said this discussion point was raised in response to having former 12 Board of County Commissioners members representing Orange County once retired. She said 13 she does not like this practice. 14 Chair Dorosin asked if she would feel this way even if it is a position that would 15 otherwise be filled by an Orange County resident. 16 Commissioner Rich said it would be fine to be a resident representative, but they should 17 not be representing the BOCC. 18 Chair Dorosin said this discussion point is broader than that, and gave the example of 19 someone from the Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools board, wanting to be on the Orange 20 County Planning Board. 21 Commissioner Price read it as Commissioner Rich did. 22 Chair Dorosin said he thinks all can agree that no one should represent the BOCC other 23 than current Commissioners. 24 Commissioner Rich said the Board has done that very thing on two occasions. 25 Chair Dorosin said he thinks everyone agrees that should not happen. 26 Chair Dorosin said this question came up because another elected official was serving 27 on an Orange County boards. 28 Commissioner Marcoplos asked if this could be addressed on a case by case basis, and 29 if an elected official is especially well matched to serve on a board then it seems acceptable to 30 allow them serve. He said a member of the Chapel Hill Town Council serving on the Orange 31 County Planning Board would likely not be a good idea. 32 Chair Dorosin said that is the status quo. 33 Commissioner McKee said the BOCC is already able to appoint or not appoint whom it 34 likes to boards or commissions. 35 Chair Dorosin said the question is whether the Board keeps it on an ad hoc policy, or 36 make it a matter of policy that if one is serving as an elected official on another board in Orange 37 County, then one should not be apply to be on a County advisory board/commission. He said if 38 one is extremely interested, one can attend the meetings. 39 Chair Dorosin said an elected official has many opportunities to have a voice in local 40 government and can also have the ear of the BOCC quite easily. He questions if they need to 41 serve on a board. 42 Commissioner Price said she would prefer to see people go as an interested citizen or a 43 liaison, but not as a voting member. She said having an elected official on a board/commission 44 can be intimidating to others. 45 Chair Dorosin said he sees no reason to make them a liaison, and if one is interested 46 they can simply attend meetings. He said he has mixed feelings about it: if one wants to serve, 47 one should be able to serve; however, he also sees it as a closed universe when elected 48 officials serve on advisory boards. He said these boards/commissions are like the minor 49 leagues to becoming an elected official, and there is a desire for greater diversity and new 50