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1 <br />2 EFFECTIVE APRIL 6,1992 <br />3 AMENDED MARCH 15,1994 <br />4 AMENDED AUGUST 8, 1994 <br />5 AMENDED: NOVEMBER 3, 1999 <br />6 NEW DRAFT: NOVEMBER 18, 1999 <br />~ RESOLUTION <br />s ORANGE COUNTY <br />9 APPOINTMENT AND ORIENTATION <br />l o PROCESS FOR <br />11 BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS <br />12 <br />~, <br />13 WHEREAS, it is the statutory duty of the Orange County Board of Commissioners, as the <br />14 governing body of Orange County, to appoint persons to various boards and commissions to <br />15 assist in the operation of county government; and <br />16 <br />17 WHEREAS, the Board of Commissioners wants to appoint qualified, knowledgeable, and <br />is dependable people to serve on these boards and commissions and therefore solicits the <br />19 interest and input of the citizens of Orange County in making said appointrnents; and <br />20 <br />21 WHEREAS, the Board of Commissioners is of the opinion that written policies and procedures <br />22 will increase public awareness of the various appointments that are to be made from time to <br />23 time. <br />24 <br />25 WHEREAS, the Board of Commissioners desires to increase the public's interest in the <br />2 6 solicitation of information and recommendations that will assist the Board in the appointment of <br />27 qualified, knowledgeable, and dependable citizens to serve on the various boards and <br />28 commissions; <br />29 <br />3o NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Orange County Board of Commissioners that the <br />31 policies and procedures governing appointments to the various boards and commissions as <br />32 follows: <br />33 <br />34 1. Any citizen of Orange County is eligible t0 serve on the appointed boards or <br />35 commissions of the County where such appointment is not prohibited by State statute. All <br />36 appointments will be made according to the applicable statute, ordinance, resolution or policy <br />37 that created the board or commission. Discretion will be used when considering County <br />3s employees for membership on any of the boards or commissions. <br />39 <br />4 0 2. The County Commissioners may recruit through public advertising, membership <br />41 committees of boards and commissions, talent bank, Volunteer Orange, Internet,-speakers <br />42 bureau and County information line. While the Board of Commissioners may request and/or <br />43 receive recommendations from county boards and commissions or other sources, the Board of <br />44 Commissioners will make the final decision based on all factors related to the representative <br />4 5 needs of the specific boards. <br />46 <br />4 ~ 3. Appointments for joint planning area and extraterritorial residents as members and <br />4 s alternate members to city boards shall be done in accordance with the General Statues (G.S. <br />4 9 160A-362) which require a city to give representation to the residents of its extraterritorial <br />\\OCEMAIL\APPS\USERS\USERS\KBAKER\APPTMNT\Resolution -Approved Nov 3 99 New Edits Nov 18 99.doc <br />