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least three additional members must be appointed to the Planning Board or three existing members replaced with new members who have demonstrated special interest, experience, or education in history, architecture or related fields Though not part of any statutory requirements, the issue of title and advisory board longevity were raised at the Board of Commissioners ' December 9 , 1995 Goals and Objectives Retreat . The following categories of advisory boards were suggested : board ; commission; committee ; task force ; and council . If an expanded or re- organized Planning Board were created to handle the functions of the Board of Adjustment, Historic Preservation Commission, and the Agricultural Districts Advisory Board, the name of the Planning Board would be changed to the "Planning Commission" . The Case for the Status Quo The case for maintaining the status quo is a case against consolidation . One of the strongest arguments for the status quo is that it does provide greater opportunities for citizen participation in county government . Another advantage to maintaining the status quo is spreading a multitude of duties and responsibilities across a greater number of advisory boards . A related argument involves staff assignments . Specifically, it is easier to assign staff to assist multiple advisory boards than a single, consolidated one . Finally, with respect to categorization and naming of advisory boards, almost all of the advisory board titles currently in use were derived from terminology used in the General Statutes . 3 Staffing Needs In May, 1995 , the Planning Director asked the Current and Comprehensive Planning staff as well as the Geographic Information System (GIS) Project Coordinators to identify what preservation issues and topics they worked on, and what percentage of their time they spent on each topic or issue identified . In terms of time spent on preservation issues, four of 10 staff, members spent two-thirds or more of their time on such issues . Of the Planner Hs., two emerge as potential candidate ' s for anew division - Don Belk and Emily Cameron. A third person eligible for consideration is Miriam Coleman, a GIS Project Coordinator. Division Duties & Organization One means of testing whether personnel can be moved is to create a "straw" division, then determine what changes in duties and responsibilities must be made for the new organizational ing the "straw" division would be Emily Cameron and Don Belk . arrangement to work . Form Miriam Coleman would not be included because of the increasing demands for her services . Overall , the new division could assume responsibility for the duties listed below . • Administrative, technical , and professional support to the Board of Commissioners , Planning Board, Historic Preservation Commission, Agricultural Districts Advisory Board , and any study committees established pursuant thereto .