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318 <br /> <br /> There was lengthy discussion regarding requests by citizens to place items <br />on the agenda as well as the June 7th action to dispense with the Informal Public <br />Comments. Commissioner Barnhart questioned the purpose of the discontinuation <br />of the Informal Public Comments. Commissioner Casper reiterated that she had <br />made the motion to dispense with Informal Public Comments due to her concern <br />about the progress of the budget deliberations. She also invited citizens to <br />contact her at home if they have a matter they wish to discuss. <br /> <br /> Commissioner Barnhart made a motion to immediately reinstate public <br />comments at the end of each meeting. <br /> <br /> Chairman Carpenter made a motion to reinstate the Informal Public Comments <br />at the first meeting in July with a five-minute time limitation. <br /> <br /> Commissioner Casper seconded Chairman Carpenter's motion and proposed an <br />amendment to include a provision that the Board may, at its discretion, dispense <br />with the Informal Public Comments on a temporary basis when the business of <br />County government precludes the scheduling of a comments period during a meeting. <br /> <br /> UPON AMENDED MOTION of Chairman Carpenter, seconded by Commissioner Casper <br />with Chairman Carpenter and Commissioners Casper and Payne voting for and <br />Commissioners Barnhart and Fennel voting against, the Board moved to reinstate <br />the Informal Public Comments at the first meeting in July with a time limitation <br />of five minutes with the provision that the Board may, at its discretion, <br />dispense with the Informal Public Comments on a temporary basis when the business <br />of County government precludes the scheduling of comments period during a <br />meeting. The determination to schedule a period for Informal Public Comments will <br />be made at the time the agenda for the meeting is prepared. <br /> <br />Five-Year Strategic Plan <br /> <br /> UPON MOTION of Commissioner Barnhart, seconded by Chairman Carpenter and <br />unanimously carried, the Board directed staff to prepare a Five-Year Strategic <br />Plan to be submitted to the Board by September 1, 1993. The Board further <br />agreed, upon receiving the Plan, to study the Plan and take action to balance it. <br /> <br />Quarterly Workshops <br /> <br /> UPON MOTION of Chairman Carpenter, seconded by Commissioner Fennel and <br />unanimously carried, the Board agreed to hold quarterly workshops for one day to <br />review financial matters Of the County. <br /> <br /> The Board scheduled its first workshop for 9:00 A.M. on Saturday, October <br />16, 1993. <br /> <br />Submission of Additional Petitions <br /> <br /> Ms. Kaye McLaurin presented additional petitions in opposition to any <br />increase in property taxes. <br /> <br />Recess of Meeting <br /> <br /> Chairman Carpenter recessed the meeting at 6:40 P.M. until 6:00 P.M. on <br />Wednesday, June 16, 1993. <br /> <br />Clerk to the Board <br /> <br /> <br />