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Discussion and Possible Action on Recommendations of New Boards
Recommended Action
I move that Council accept staff recommendations for new boards.
County Manager's Recommendation
The County Manager recommends that Council accept staff recommendations for new boards.
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There are currently twelve (12) standing Boards, Committees, and Commission (BCCs) and two Ad-hoc committees. In total, those fourteen groups utilize almost 100 community members who volunteer an estimated 250 hours a month in just attending meetings. Generally, the purpose of a board is to serve in an advisory capacity to the County Council, but some have statutory responsibilities as well. All BCCs are listed below:
Art in Public Places
County Health Council
Environmental Sustainability
Historic Preservation Advisory
Labor Management Relations
Library
Lodger’s Tax
Nuisance Code Implementation Review Task Force (one year term)
Parks and Recreation
Personnel
Planning and Zoning Commission
Transportation
Tourism Implementation Task Force (Ad-Hoc)
Board of Public Utilities
Recently, several issues have come up concerning BCCs. Council discussed several items at the August 23, 2022 Work Session and at the January 24, 2023 Regular Session. In January, Council took the following action:
A motion was made by Councilor Cull, seconded by Councilor Ryti, that Council accept staff recommendations except for the following: the bullet on new boards and committees, and the recommendations under the bullet on CDAB, and instead bring back a draft charter for a task force on a continuation of the activities needed under what CDAB was previously doing, and direct the county manager to return with the appropriate items to Council. [Motion passed]
As directed, the charter for the Nuisance Code Implementation Review Task Force was developed and approved by Council in February. Recruitment for Task Force members is underway, and appointment is scheduled for March 28, 2023 Council meeting....
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