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5 <br /> Board of Commissioners hereby establishes certain general conditions to which <br /> applicants and members of advisory boards should conform. <br /> a. All members of standing, statutory boards must meet the qualifications for <br /> the specific statutory requirements for an appointed position. <br /> b. All board members must be eighteen (18) years of age or older unless <br /> applying for a youth-designated position. <br /> c. Except as otherwise provided in a specific advisory board policies and <br /> procedures document, all board members shall be residents of Orange <br /> County and shall maintain their residence in Orange County. The Clerk shall <br /> confirm applicants are residents of Orange County. <br /> i. Residence is defined as the place, especially the house, in which a <br /> person lives or resides; dwelling; home <br /> d. All board members shall have good reputations for integrity and an interest <br /> in community service. <br /> e. No nominee to a board shall be currently employed by Orange County <br /> government and serve on a board that directly affects their work. <br /> f. No nominee may currently be a party to or be the actual legal representative <br /> in litigation against Orange County. The Clerk shall confirm nominees are not <br /> involved in such litigation. <br /> g. Each nominee must be prepared and committed to participate in advisory <br /> board work in a manner that enhances relationships between the county and <br /> the community. <br /> h. All board members are representatives of the Orange County Board of <br /> Commissioners and shall conduct themselves, both in their official actions <br /> and personal actions so as to be above reproach in their conduct and shall <br /> not bring disrepute to either the County or the Commissioners. <br /> i. No person appointed to an advisory board may concurrently serve in any <br /> publicly elected office. *(Does not apply where the appointment is required <br /> by law, intergovernmental agreement, or approved Orange County board <br /> specific policy—applies to all boards, committees, and quasi-judicial boards) <br /> J. The Orange County Board of Commissioners may waive any of the conditions <br /> within this section, with the exception of statutorily imposed conditions. <br /> B. Composition <br /> 1. The Orange County Board of Commissioners shall appoint all voting and nonvoting <br /> ex-officio members to advisory boards. The Orange County Board of Commissioners <br /> shall endeavor to appoint members who represent the ethnic, racial, cultural, <br /> demographic, and geographic diversity of the community. <br /> C. Selection Criteria <br /> 1. Appointed members, except for ex-officio members,shall be qualified by the Clerk to <br /> the Board of County Commissioners. <br /> 2. Members shall be appointed from applicants who have properly filed and submitted <br /> applications to the Clerk to the Board of County Commissioners. <br /> D. Application, Nomination, and Appointment Procedures <br /> Adopted 2-2112;Dates of Amendment 8-21-12;11-8-12;3-3-15;6-18-19;6-2-20;10-6-20;4-5-22;6-21-22;12-5-22;3-18-25;5-6-25. <br /> 3 <br />