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ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS Action Agenda Item No. ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT Meeting Date: October 5, 1999 SUBJECT: Reaffum the Board's Position on Term Limits for Appointees to Boards and Commissions DEPARTMENT: County Commissioners PUBLIC HEARING: (Y/l) BUDGET AMENDMENT: (Y/N) ATTACHMENT(S): INFORMATION CONTACT: Letter from the Vice -Chair of the Board of Beverly A. Blythe Health TELEPHONE NUMBERS: - - ext. 2130 Hillsborough 732 -8181 Chapel Hill 968 -4501 Durham 688 -7331 Mebane 227 -2031 PURPOSE: To reaffirm the Board's position on the number of terms members of boards and commissions may serve. BACKGROUND: The Board's long -time policy has been to appoint members to the various boards and commissions for two three -year terms. The policy statement reads as follows: For boards /commissions which are not state mandated the Board's policy is to limit the length of service to two three -year terms on the various boards and commissions on which citizens are appointed. This time period does not include required training programs. This will allow for more individuals to serve and for diversity of opinions. It will also provide for conformity in the length and number of terms for those boards and commissions that are not state mandated with set terms. This policy may be waived if the Board of Commissioners determines that the removal of an individual made ineligible by this policy would be detrimental to the functioning of that board or commission. The Vice -Chair of the Board of Health, Brenda Crowder - Gaines, has written the Board of County Commissioners Chair requesting that the guidelines for Board of Health membership be altered from two terms to three terms of service. (see attached letter) FINANCIAL IMPACT: NONE RECOMMENDATON(S): Reaffirm the Board's position to appoint members to County boards and commissions for two three -year terms.