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<br />ORANGE COUNTY <br />BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br /> <br />ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br /> Meeting Date:November 11, 2021 <br /> Action Agenda <br /> Item No. 4 <br />SUBJECT: Commission for the Environment – Appointments Discussion <br /> <br />DEPARTMENT: Board of Commissioners <br /> <br /> <br />ATTACHMENT(S): <br />Recommendations <br />Member and Applicant Summary Sheet <br />Applications for Persons Recommended <br />Applications of Other Applicants <br />Membership Roster <br />Applicant Interest List <br /> <br /> <br />INFORMATION CONTACT: <br />Clerk’s Office, 919-245-2130 <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />PURPOSE: To consider appointments to the Commission for the Environment. <br /> <br />BACKGROUND: The Commission for the Environment advises the Board of Commissioners <br />on matters affecting the environment with particular emphasis on protection. It educates public <br />and local officials on environmental issues and performs special studies and projects. It also <br />recommends environmental initiatives and study changes in environmental science and local <br />and federal regulations. <br /> <br />The Board of County Commissioners appoints all 15 members, including 10 At-Large members <br />and 5 members with expertise in specific fields. <br /> <br />The following members and applicants are recommended for Board consideration: <br /> <br />NAME POSITION <br />DESCRIPTION <br />TYPE OF <br />APPOINTMENT <br />TERM <br />EXPIRATION <br />DATE <br />Elizabeth <br />McWhorter <br />At-Large First Full Term 12/31/2024 <br />Eric Scheier At-Large First Full Term 12/31/2024 <br />James Eichel At-Large Second Full Term 12/31/2024 <br />Jessie L. <br />Birckhead <br />At-Large First Full Term 12/31/2024 <br />Jane Harris At-Large First Full Term 12/31/2024 <br /> <br />If the individuals listed above are appointed, no vacancies remain. <br /> <br />FINANCIAL IMPACT: There is no financial impact associated with this item. <br /> <br />1