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34 <br /> note taking of items that will require changes to the draft Land Use Plan 2050 prior to its release <br /> for public review and comment during Community Engagement Window (CEW) #3. (4 work <br /> sessions and 2 retreats) -$4,020 <br /> Chair Bedford made a motion to approve a budget of $4,020 for a representative from <br /> Clarion to participate in further land use plan presentations and discussions. Commissioner <br /> McKee seconded the motion. <br /> VOTE: UNANIMOUS <br /> Meeting Facilitator — True North Performance Group (TNPG) — It may be helpful for a <br /> professional meeting facilitator, with practical experience with governing boards and planning, to <br /> work with the BOCC at two key stages of draft Plan development. First, to help the Board <br /> identify any changes to the draft Plan prior to scheduling CEW #3 and second, after CEW#3 to <br /> inform the public hearing version of the draft Plan. The deliverables would include customized <br /> agendas and facilitations plans, facilitation of two retreats, and summary reports. -$17,500 <br /> Cy Stober described the contract with True North Performance Group and the <br /> background and expertise of the facilitator. He said that Rebecca Jackson is adjunct faculty at <br /> the School of Government and operates both in the private sector and academic. <br /> Commissioner Greene asked how the facilitator came to the budget of$17,500. <br /> Cy Stober said it includes two reports and facilitation services for the entirety of the <br /> project, including one retreat and possible public hearings for the draft plan. <br /> Commissioner McKee said he thought the proposal was excessive. <br /> Commissioner Fowler asked how this facilitator would affect Clarion's service contract. <br /> Cy Stober said Clarion's job is to receive input from the Board, public, Planning Board, <br /> and staff. He said they are not to solve disagreements or reach consensus among the Board. <br /> He said the facilitator would work directly with the Board to reach consensus. <br /> Vice-Chair Hamilton said she thought the Board could reach consensus without a <br /> facilitator. <br /> Chair Bedford asked how much the county has paid in the past for facilitators, like for the <br /> school safety task force. <br /> Vice-Chair Hamilton said that task force included community members. <br /> Travis Myren said they could not remember how much was spent on that task force. He <br /> said that the cost of a facilitator of each school collaboration meeting is $2,000-$3,000. <br /> Chair Bedford said this proposal doesn't seem out of scope for the services being <br /> offered. She said they have spent years on some items that they weren't able to agree on. She <br /> said she thinks the Board is very split on issues, and that they need a facilitator, otherwise the <br /> Chair must facilitate. <br /> John Roberts said the county spent $20,000 on the elections committee facilitator. <br /> Commissioner McKee made a motion to eliminate the facilitator contract. Vice-Chair <br /> Hamilton seconded the motion. <br /> VOTE: Ayes, 4 (Commissioner McKee, Commissioner Portie-Ascott, Vice-Chair <br /> Hamilton, Commissioner Fowler); Nays, 3 (Commissioner Carter, Commissioner Greene, <br /> Chair Bedford). <br /> MOTION PASSES <br /> Commissioner McKee said he didn't feel they needed a facilitator. <br />