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J A N 19 1983 ®K F members should be limited to choosing from their own districts. The Board concurred with this suggestion. Commissioner Fletcher further suggested that the ordinance require that members of the Board shall be residents of the County with experience in the fields of zoning and building,.but delete the word "control," and then state "whenever possible, the membership shall include ....." Commissioner Scurlock did not understand the intent of specifying that the membership shall include an architect, an engineer, a businessman, etc., and Attorney Brandenburg explained that the Statute indicates almost this exact wording. It does say "whenever possible." The rationale is that this board will be confronted with a wide variety of issues and it would be beneficial to have experience in all fields represented. Lengthy discussion continued regarding membership require- ments and the need for technical expertise, and it was pointed out that, in effect, this is a board of judges who can impose penalties, and they will be enforcing all codes - building, zoning, health, etc. Attorney Brandenburg recommended that the wording read "the membership shall include, whenever possible,....." Discussion then ensued regarding length of the terms of the appointees, and Attorney Brandenburg explained that all terms after the initial appointment are three year terms. He noted that it is not required that any member be reappointed. Commissioner Fletcher brought up Section 5 - Removal from the Board - where it states "if any member should move or discontinue his occupation..." He wished to know if the Attorney felt that was necessary. Attorney Brandenburg believed that provision could be deleted. Commissioner Lyons discussed the wording at the top of Page 4, which states that the Code Inspector may proceed directly to 74 M M