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Commissioner O'Bryan stated that there had been rumors about expiring <br />advisory committee terms becoming open positions, to be filled through a process other than <br />blanket re -appointment, which has been done for the past three years. He felt that the blanket <br />re -appointments were efficient and cost-effective, and would not prohibit a Commissioner (via <br />a majority vote), from removing an at -large member. He thereafter sought clarification that <br />Board policy, as it has been, was to have a blanket re -appointment of at -large advisory <br />committee members. <br />Chairman Davis supported the idea of blanket re -appointments. He suggested <br />that the committee appointments be handled similarly to the Consent Agenda, so <br />Commissioners could vote separately on any individual who has been pulled from the list of <br />re -appointees. In the event of two individuals applying for the same seat, he wanted to see the <br />Board vote on the two applicants. <br />Commissioner Solari wondered if a nomination would have to be made at the <br />same time that the Board voted to remove, or not re -appoint, an individual from a committee. <br />Commissioner O'Bryan pointed out that the advisory committee vacancy does <br />not occur until the Board votes to remove the committee member. At that point, the Board can <br />advertise for an applicant to fill the position. <br />Vice Chairman Flescher did not believe it has been Board policy, but rather the <br />general practice, to have the blanket re -appointments. He declared that there was no reason to <br />have a term limit, unless there was going to be a choice at the end of that term. <br />Attorney Collins clarified that all the committee members served at the pleasure <br />of the Board, whether it was for a two-year term or not. He stated that the Board has the <br />power to reappoint, and it controls how appointments are maintained or changed. <br />46 <br />December 16, 2008 <br />