Agenda - 09-02-2021; 12-8 - Information Item - Memorandum - Transmittal of the Final Report from the BOCC Elections Advisory Group (BEAG) on the Process for Electing County Commissioners in Orange County

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55 4 materials had impacted the Group's efforts and discussion and suggested the materials not be included in the Appendices. Group Member Sykes inquired regarding the plan and schedule for presenting the Report to the Board of Commissioners, specifically in light of other items the Board might be discussing at its meetings. Mr. Wilder responded that, from his limited perspective, he expected that the presentation would occur at either the Board of Commissioners' September 2, 2021 Business meeting or at its September 9, 2021 work session. Mr. Wilder noted that the September 2 meeting would likely have a full agenda based on the Board's summer break, along with the current plan for the Board to also consider appointing an individual to fill the vacant Commissioner seat due to Commissioner Mark Dorosin's resignation effective July 31, 2021. He noted that presentation at the September 2 meeting would allow for public comment on the Report item, and that public comment could potentially be extensive. Mr. Wilder further shared that the September 9 work session already had proposed items for discussion, but that the Report may also be considered as a topic for that meeting. He noted that the Board of Commissioners by practice did not receive public comments at work sessions, so the public would not have the opportunity to provide comments at that meeting. However, Mr. Wilder expressed confidence that the Board of Commissioners would welcome significant public comment on this entire topic as discussions proceeded in the future. After some additional discussion, it was agreed to not include the 110 pages in the Appendices, and a reference to the materials would be included under Appendix F. After Group discussion, Group members generally expressed a preference that the Board receive a presentation and discuss the Report at the September 9 work session rather than the September 2 Business meeting since the Business meeting would potentially have a substantial number of other matters on the agenda, and the Co-Chairs would address that interest. The September 9 work session would also allow the newly- appointed Commissioner to be seated and additional time to prepare for the Report discussion. 6. Discussion on Final Approval of the Report This item is addressed in discussion below. 7. Potential Need for Any Additional Follow-up or Meeting Based on Report Status/Revisions Judge Bryan and Group Co-Chair Hazirjian directed discussion to the potential approval of the report and the process the Group wanted to pursue based on the revisions. Mr. Wilder noted that the full Group could potentially reconvene for another meeting to review the revisions and provide final Report approval. Alternatively, the Group could approve