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POLICY OF THE CABARRUS COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS Procedures for Appointments to Boards, Committees and Commissions ELIGIBILITY FOR APPOINTMENTS The general policy of the Board of Commissioners shall be to limit membership of an individual to one official governmental board. The Commissioners, however, reserve the right to appoint an individual to more than one board under special circumstances. A person serving on one board and receives an appointment to a second board shall automatically be removed from the first board, unless the County Commissioners f'md evidence of special circumstances to justify service on two boards. However, the dual membership provision will not apply to the following: (1) appointments to regional/area boards; (2) appointments made ora member of a board in order for that person to represent that board's interest on a second board; and (3) appointments made to a board by other members of the board pursuant to State Law or Local Act establishing the board.~ Except in extraordinary circumstances or where otherwise restricted by legislative authority creating or authorizing the creation of County boards, committees, commissions, or councils, it shall be the policy of the Board of Commissioners of Cabarrus County that terms of membership on County boards, committees, commissions and councils shall be staggered and that regular members shall not serve more than six consecutive years. Time served as an alternate member prior to the appointment as a regular member does not count as a part of the six consecutive years of service.2 The preferred length of terms is three years, with terms staggered such that appointments are made each year. With three-year terms, an individual would normally serve a maximum of two terms. An individual whose initial appointment was to fill an unexpired term shall be eligible to serve the number of fulMength terms other members are eligible to serve unless prior to the time for reappointment that individual has already served six consecutive years. Any member who fails to attend at least 75% of the regular meetings, except for excused illness, or other exh-aordinary circumstances, of the commission, committee, board or council during any one-year period shall be automatically removed from said commission, committee, board, or council. Vacancies resulting from a member's failure to attend the required number of meetings shall be filled as provided herein. The Chairman of the commission, committee, board or council will notify the proper appointing authority ifa member is absent 25% of the meetings, and an appointment will be made by the appointing authority to fill that vacancy. 4. Eligibility requirements as outlined above will not be applicable to ad hoc committees. TREND TOWARD QUARTERLY APPOINTMENTS Efforts should be made when creating new boards and commissions and with present boards and commissions to consolidate expiration &terms for members to expire at one time during each quarter of each year. If this can be done, it would result in less workload impact on both staff and County Commission.