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ORANGE COUNTY <br />BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br />ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br />Meeting Date: February 1. 2000 <br />Action Agenda <br />Item No. 9 -e,` <br />SUBJECT: <br />ures for Boards and Commissions - Ethics Guidelines <br />DEPARTMENT: County Commissioners PUBLIC HEARING: (YIN) No X <br />ATTACHMENI <br />Yes - Resolu <br />approved <br />Ethics Guidel <br />Ethics Guidel <br />as amended and <br />as used by Chapel Hill <br />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 pre <br />and Commissions as <br />BACKGROUND: <br />resolution which out <br />The Board discussed <br />guidelines used by tt <br />23 for their review. <br />this resolution som( <br />approved the implerr <br />discuss adding the et: <br />FINANCIAL IMP. <br />for Board discussion a copy of the Ethics Guidelines for Town Advisory Boards <br />I by the Town of Chapel Hill. <br />On November 22, 1999 the County Commissioners amended and approved the <br />nes the process for appointments to the County's various boards and commissions. <br />adding some information on ethics and requested that staff obtain a copy of the ethics <br />Town of Chapel Hill. This was faxed to the County Commissioners on November <br />Che Board asked that the resolution not be implemented until they discuss adding to <br />information on ethics. On December 7, the Board of County Commissioners <br />:ntation of the procedures for Boards and Commissions, but for lack of time did not <br />ics guidelines to the resolution or the application. <br />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: "The members of County advisory boards and commissions shall agree to <br />follow the ethics guidelines adopted by the Board of Commissioners."