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.y <br />r <br />r, <br />ORANGE COUNTY <br />BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br />ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br />Meeting Date: January 18 1999 <br />Action Agenda <br />Item No. _ 4qr; <br />SUBJECT: Procedures for Boards and Commissions - Ethics Guidelines <br />DEPARTMENT: County Commissioners PUBLIC HEARING: (Y/N) No X <br />ATTACHMENT(S): <br />Yes - Resolution as amended and <br />approved <br />Ethics Guidelines as used by Chapel Hill <br />Ethics Guidelines for Orange County <br />INFORMATION CONTACT: <br />Beverly A. Blythe, ext 2130 <br />TELEPHONE NUMBERS: <br />Hillsborough 732-8181 <br />Chapel Hill 968-4501 <br />Durham 688-7331 <br />Mebane 336-227-2031 <br />PURPOSE:. To present for Board discussion a copy of the Ethics Guidelines for Town Advisory Boards <br />and Commissions as used by the Town of Chapel Hill. <br />BACKGROUND: On November 22, 1999 the County Commissioners amended and approved the <br />resolution which outlines the process for appointments to the County's various boards and commissions. <br />The Board discussed adding some information on ethics and requested that staff obtain a copy of the ethics <br />guidelines used by the Town of Chapel Hill. This was faxed to the County Commissioners on November <br />23 for their review. The Board asked that the resolution not be implemented until they discuss adding to <br />this resolution some information on ethics. On December 7, the Board of County Commissioners <br />approved the implementation of the procedures for Boards and Commissions, but for lack of time did not <br />discuss adding the ethics guidelines to the resolution or the application. <br />FINANCIAL IMPACT: NONE <br />RECOMMENDATON(S): Direct the Clerk to add a third page to the "Volunteer Application" entitled <br />"Ethics Guidelines for County Advisory Boards and Commissions" effective February 1, 2000 and to add <br />an item 12 to the "Resolution Orange County Appointment and Orientation Process for Boards and <br />Commissions" as follows: <br />? The members of County advisory boards and commissions shall agree to follow the ethics <br />guidelines adopted by the Board of Commissioners.