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<br />1 1. To communicate with the board or commission when County Commissioner <br />z communication is needed and to serve as the primary two-way communications <br />3 channel between Commissioners and the board or commission. <br />9 2. To participate in filling vacancies and reviewing applications. <br />s 3. To serve as the primary formal Commissioner contact, and/or to be invited to <br />6 attend/participate as needed. <br />~ 4. To resolve questions the board or commission may have about the role of <br />e Countv Commissioners, Countv government, and the board or commission. <br />9 5. To establish formal or informal contact with the chairperson of the board or <br />to commission and effectively communicate the role of the liaison. <br />11 6. To provide procedural direction and relay the Commissioners' position to the <br />lz board or commission and communicate to the board or commission that the <br />13 liaison's role is not to direct the board/commission in its activities or work. <br />19 <br />15 <br />1 e 7. A member of the Orange County Board of Commissioners who serves as an <br />17 "Alternate Member" on an Orange County. North Carolina; advisory board or <br />la commission, shall have the following duties and powers: <br />19 <br />zo a.) An alternate member (hereinafter referred to as "alternate") shall serve as a <br />z 1 substitute for a regular member in the event of the regular member's absence. <br />zz <br />23 b.) An alternate is not required to attend meetings; except in the case of the <br />z9 Board ofAdiustment, for which alternates are required to attend. <br />25 <br />z 6 cl An alternate may attend meetings if she/he chooses to do so, however; <br />z~ <br />2a d.) An alternate may not participate unless the member she/he is substituting for <br />z9 is absent. <br />30 <br />31 e.l "Participate" is defined as speaking during the meetin~Lasking questions <br />32 during the meeting of staff and others, and/or voting. <br />33 <br />39 f.) In the case of Orange County Commission members, if the attendance of the <br />3s alternate would create a majority of County Commissioners in attendance, the <br />36 alternate must leave the meeting table and be one a silent observer. <br />37 <br />3a g.) Even though an alternate does not attend all meetings, he/she is required to <br />39 be informed and knowledgeable of the business and activities of the advisory <br />9 o body. <br />H:\2009 Boards and Commissions\Resolution for Boards and Commissions rev 2 for 4 2Q..doc <br />Last printed 12:31 PM9/12/2009 <br />