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<br />DRAFT <br />b <br />Assistant to the Manager will follow the committees' schedule regarding the <br />discussion of items and inform Board members as well as the County <br />Manager and County Attorney of those committee discussion times. <br />Revisions to Bi11s: As the General Assembly session progresses and <br />committees review items proposed by or• of interest to Orange County, <br />revisions to the language/content of bills maybe proposed to account for <br />discussion and new information. These changes could be proposed by <br />members of the legislature, by other counties, or by other entities with an <br />interest in the same legislative matters as Orange County. The Assistant to <br />the Manager will maintain oversight of this activity. As amendments are <br />proposed, the Assistant to the Manager will distribute copies of them to <br />Board members as well as the County Manager and County Attorney. <br />Standard operating procedure will be that any position Orange County takes <br />regarding a bill amendment will require approval of the Board prior to any <br />representative of Orange County expressing a position on the amendment or <br />revised bill. <br />Circumstances may arise where a Board member (or members) or county <br />staff recognize 1) a need to amend an Orange County legislative initiative or <br />2) a need to vary Orange County's position on a proposal from another <br />entity. In situations such as this, standard operating procedure will be that <br />those participants proposing the change should formulate and distribute the <br />proposed revision in written form to all participants and any other interested <br />parties. The Board will then review the revision and determine whether or <br />not to approve the amendment or revised position. <br />However, it should be noted that time considerations, the issue in <br />question, the legislative process, or other factors may not allow ample <br />time for consultation with the entire Board to determine Orange <br />County's ,official position. In such cases, the participant involved should <br />contact the Chair for advice and direction. The participant and the <br />Chair should review the matter, the time constraints, and other factors <br />to determine if time is of the essence and if a substantive, immediate <br />position from Orange County is necessary. If an immediate position is <br />warranted, the participant and Chair should be guided in formulating <br />that position by the previous decisions and discussions of the entire <br />Board of Commissioners. The participant and the Chair should inform <br />all other participants in writing of their actions within two business <br />