Minutes 02-09-2021 Virtual Work Session

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3 NOTE - If the individuals listed above are appointed, the following vacancies remain: POSITION EXPIRATION VACANCY INFORMATION DESIGNATION DATE Alternate 06/30/2022 This position has been vacant since 08/10/2020. Commissioner Greene asked if John Roberts could clarify his advice regarding the ethics policy. John Roberts said when the Board approved this policy about elected officials serving, it only applied to certain advisory boards and committees. He said it was not applied to quasi- judicial boards; however, certain provisions of the policy, which included the ethics portion and the reporting of property owned, were applied to quasi-judicial boards. Commissioner Greene asked if the planning board is a quasi-judicial board. John Roberts said no. Commissioner Dorosin said his intent in bringing up the policy, was not to distinguish between boards, but rather his intention was to not appoint any elected officials to any boards. He said, since Samantha Cabe's term has expired, he does not think she should be reappointed. Commissioner McKee asked if Samantha Cabe is eligible for a second term. Chair Price said Samantha Cabe is eligible, but she was under the same impression as Commissioner Dorosin, that the BOCC would not appoint elected officials to any board. Commissioner Dorosin said she has already served an additional year and a half to two years. Commissioner McKee said he does not support not reappointing her, unless there was a reason other than the Board changed its policy. Commissioner Dorosin said Cabe has been serving past the end date of her first term. Commissioner Greene said her first term has ended, and this is not the middle of her second term. She said no one is guaranteed a second term, and a change in policy is a reason not to reappoint. Commissioner McKee acknowledged that a second term is not a guarantee, but said there is a reasonable assumption that a person would be reappointed to a second term unless there was some other lack of performance. He said Samantha Cabe had nothing to do with the Board's change in policy, and he supports appointing her to a second term. Chair Price said this situation provides an opportunity to come into compliance with a rule the Board has set. She said there are no other applicants, but the County should continue to look for other applicants. She agreed with Commissioner Dorosin and Commissioner Greene. She said she does not know how many cases the Board of Adjustment is considering. Thom Freeman-Stuart confirmed there are no other applicants for the position, and he does not know if there are any cases coming before the Board of Adjustment. Commissioner Dorosin said there is an alternate, and he agreed with the Chair's comment that this is an opportunity to come into compliance. He said it has not been the default policy of the Board to grant a second term. He said he does not support nominating Samantha Cabe to the Board of Adjustment. Commissioner Fowler said if there is an alternate who could take Samantha Cabe's place, then she supports taking the opportunity to come into compliance. Commissioner Bedford said she wondered initially if there was a conflict of interest, but that concern was satisfied. She said she can support having the alternate step in, and searching for a new applicant to be consistent with the Board's policy. She said said there is one alternate, Leon Meyers, and the other alternate position is vacant.