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5 <br />(b) Secretary <br />The Animal Set°vices Director shall serve as Secretary to the Boated. <br />5. Committees <br />The Board shall review the existing commiittee structure at least annually and in <br />consultation with the Animal Services Department Director and County Manaeer. brim <br />Forward to the I3oard of Conunissioners rnaka d;~isioasrecommendations regarding the <br />number and types of committees. Committee activities and reports are subject to the <br />supervision attd approval of the entire Board whose role is strictly advisory to county <br />management and the Board of Commissioners. The Board shall appoint the members of <br />each Board committee. Only Board members may serve as committee members of <br />standing Board committees and the number of Board members on any single committee <br />must be at least two members and may not exceed four members, <br />To satisfy Orange County's obligations under Chapter 67 of the North Carolina General <br />Statutes with respect to a "potentially dangerous dog," a committee will be appointed as <br />an Appeals Committee and be responsible for hearing all potentially dangerous dog <br />appeals. Tlnee Board members will serve as Appeals Committee members and shall be <br />drawn from the two veterinarian slots, and the twe professional animal management slots <br />and the animal welfare organization slots. T-pis-same <br />Another ~~peals Gcommittee, an Adoption Appeals Committee, also consisting of <br />three Board members whose members shall also be drawn from the same slots as <br />shall be responsible for hearing any appeal of an adoption decision made by the <br />Department following the Operations procedures of the Department with respect to such <br />an appeal. <br />6. Open Records <br />All written, printed or recorded materials received or made by the Board maybe <br />examined by the public, as provided for and as limited by the North Carolina Public <br />Records Act, NC General Statute 132-1 et seq. Members of the public may receive <br />certified copies upon request also as provided for and as limited by the North Carolina <br />Public Records Act. <br />7. Rules of Procedure <br />bele~ef-Reb~~t=s-Rae.. ,.r,~ ^.-~d~-~~sed-ase>~,~-,~.-'a',,.-m,,,.~~ <br />s,~ioner~ <br />To the extent not provided for in, and not conflicting with these rules, the Chair <br />shall refer to Robert's Rules o/Order to resolve procedural questions. <br />Comment: Robert's Rrrles a/Order was designed to govern a large <br />legislative assembly, and many of its provisions may be inappropriate <br />Page 3 of G> <br />