Agenda - 11-05-20; 8-a - Minutes

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4 1 2 3 4 RECOMMENDATION(S): 5 The Manager recommended the Board accept this as an information item for further discussion. 6 7 Commissioner Dorosin said he has expressed his feelings in prior meetings, but he does 8 not understand the value of a Commissioner being present on the ABC Board, without being a 9 voting member. He said Commissioners are excluded from closed sessions, ABC Board items, 10 and other items. He said a Commissioner should have the same permissions and authority as 11 other ABC Board members. 12 Commissioner Price said she thought it says somewhere in state law that a 13 Commissioner cannot vote on a Board. 14 John Roberts said he is not aware of anything that prohibits Commissioners from voting. 15 He said he would love to see any information that Commissioners may have. 16 Commissioner Price said a Commissioner is currently serving, and asked if there is a 17 reason this person does not already have voting authority. She asked if there is a reason the 18 Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) must wait for current ABC Board members to roll off, 19 prior to appointing new members. 20 John Roberts said he is not familiar with how the ABC Board was originally structured, or 21 why the ABC Board Commissioner representative does not have a vote. He said the BOCC 22 would need to wait to appoint new members as ABC members can only be removed for cause, 23 such as malfeasance. 24 Commissioner Price asked if there is a reason why the ABC Board Commissioner liaison 25 cannot vote currently. 26 John Roberts said the board is not set up that way, and is a 5-member board. He said 27 state statute says a 5-member board cannot be increased or decreased, other than by a 28 legislative act. 29 Commissioner Dorosin said the abstract was very good. He asked if the ABC Board 30 members get paid a salary, and if a Commissioner were a voting member, would he/she also 31 receive a salary. 32 John Roberts said to his knowledge the ABC Board members receive a stipend. He said 33 an appointed Commissioner would be eligible for that stipend, and thus would not be allowed to 34 vote on issues relating to that stipend, due to his/her position as a County Commissioner. 35 36 Commissioner Greene joined the meeting at 7:10 p.m. 37 38 Chair Rich said the GoTriangle board also receives a stipend. 39 Commissioner Bedford said she was a liaison on the Orange County Partnership for 40 Young Children. She said she is required to recuse herself when this board is voting on the 41 allocation of state dollars that will financially benefit the County. She asked if the ABC Board 42 would have similar restrictions. 43 John Roberts said this may be part of the non-profit's bylaws, and would not be 44 applicable to a Commissioner individually as he/she is not benefiting personally from the vote. 45 Chair Rich said the BOCC will choose boards in December, and asked if the 46 Commissioner that chooses the ABC Board would become the voting member when slots 47 become available in 2021. 48 John Roberts said the liaison position would go away, and a voting member would be 49 installed, but the BOCC could change the Commissioner who fills each role, if it so desires. 50 Commissioner Dorosin asked John Roberts if he recommends this change be made.