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5 <br /> b. All boards members must be eighteen (18) years of age or older unless <br /> applying for a youth-designated position. <br /> c. All board members shall be residents of Orange County and shall maintain <br /> their domicile in Orange County unless they are under eighteen (18)years of <br /> age and applying for a youth-designated position. The Clerk shall confirm <br /> applicants are residents of Orange County and maintain their domicile in <br /> Orange County. <br /> i. Domicile is defined as one's permanent established home as <br /> distinguished from one's temporary although actual place of <br /> residence. <br /> d. All board members shall have good reputations for integrity and an interest <br /> in community service. <br /> e. No nominee to a board shall be currently employed by Orange County <br /> government and serve on a board that directly affects their work. <br /> f. No nominee may currently be a party to or be the actual legal <br /> representative in litigation against Orange County. The Clerk shall confirm <br /> nominees are not involved in such litigation. <br /> g. Each nominee must be prepared and committed to participate in advisory <br /> board work in a manner that enhances relationships between the county <br /> and the community. <br /> h. Advisory board members shall owe no outstanding taxes at the time of <br /> appointment. <br /> i. All board members are representatives of the Orange County Board of <br /> Commissioners and shall conduct themselves, both in their official actions <br /> and personal actions so as to be above reproach in their conduct and shall <br /> not bring disrepute to either the County or the Commissioners. <br /> J. The Orange County Board of Commissioners may waive any of the <br /> conditions within this section, with the exception of statutorily imposed <br /> conditions. <br /> B. Composition <br /> 1. The Orange County Board of Commissioners shall appoint all voting and nonvoting <br /> ex officio members to advisory boards. The Orange County Board of Commissioners <br /> shall endeavor to appoint members who represent the ethnic, cultural, <br /> demographic, and geographic diversity of the community. <br /> C. Selection Criteria <br /> 1. Appointed members, except for ex officio members, shall be qualified by the Clerk <br /> to the Board of County Commissioners. <br /> 2. Members shall be appointed from applicants whose properly filed and submitted <br /> applications were submitted to the Clerk to the Board of Orange County. <br /> D. Appointment <br /> 1. All members of advisory boards serve at the pleasure of the Orange County Board of <br /> Commissioners. <br /> 2. Appointments to advisory boards will be initiated with a public application process <br /> from individuals, advisory boards, or community and professional organizations. <br /> Adopted 2-21 12;Amended 8-21-12;Amended 11-8-12;Amended 3-3-15;Amended 6-18-19 <br />