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~• SPECIFIC APPOINTMENTS OF BOCC MEMBERS TO VARIOUS ADVISORY BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS Commissioner Gordon: No change needed. I recommend that we continue the Seniority System that we currently have in place. Right now the current list of positions is circulated and verified. BOCC members make known their preferences concerning which positions they wish to keep and which they wish to voluntarily give up. Then BOCC members volunteer to serve in the new positions that have been made available. I believe this system worked well for many years. Commissioner Jacobs: The development ofwell-rounded understandings by commissioners, improved information sharing, and basic fairness require changes in the way the Board of County Commissioners currently chooses representatives for advisory boards and commissions. Our present system, while casually effective, can function to prevent change in viewpoints that shape the work of various bodies. The current system also has resulted in a dearth of variety in Orange County's representation on regional boards. A simple change in the manner of determining board assignments would avoid most of these pitfalls. Adopt the common, egalitarian model used for choosing up sides for games. Let each commissioner make a choice of a board or commission on which she or he would like to serve. Then, after everyone has made one choice, ask for a second choice, and a third, and so on until all are satisfied with retaining the seats they currently have and no commissioner seeks to shift to another board. Places could be claimed by going alphabetically by last name in the first round. Lots could be drawn for order of choice. Even seniority could be used. Commissioners could pass on making a choice if they are so inclined. The key is to have no one make more than one choice before all other commissioners have the opportunity to make one choice. This is fair, and best serves the interests of Orange County.