RESOLUTION - Amendment to Bd Appoint. Policy - #2016-2

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D. No citizen of Lee County may serve in more than two (2) appointed positions at one time for which the Lee County Board of Commissioners is the appointing authority. E. Unless otherwise stated by Statute, or By -Laws, all terms of office where terms of office are determined by the Board of County Commissioners, shall be three (3) years. With three year terms, an individual would normally serve a maximum of two (2) terms. An individual whose initial appointment is to fill an unexpired term or an initial staggered term of less than three years shall be eligible to serve the number of full-length terms other members are eligible to serve unless prior to the time for reappointment that individual has already served six consecutive years. If the Board of Commissioners is unable to attract applicants for upcoming vacant positions or determines that an individual's continued contributions is needed to maintain the effectiveness of a board, commission, committee or authority, the Board may waive this policy. F. Commissions, committees or organizations appointed for special ad hoc tasks shall be exempt from this Policy. G. All Board members shall remain current on their taxes or be subject to removal from their appointment(s). H. Immediate family members (i.e., parents, spouse, children, etc.) may not serve on the same board, commission, committee or authority. Section 2: Attendance Requirement: Any member who fails to attend at least 75% of the regular meetings, except for excused illness, or other extraordinary circumstances, of the commission, committee, board or authority during any one calendar year period shall be removed from said commission, committee, board or authority. Each commission, committee, board or authority is hereby empowered to define the term "extraordinary circumstances" on a case-by-case basis and to excuse absences because of illness and extraordinary circumstances. The Chairman of each commission, committee, board or authority shall notify the Commissioners of any member whose absences exceed 25% of the regular meetings. Members not meeting this 75% attendance requirement may be removed by action of the Board of County Commissioners and replaced by another interested individual. Section 3: Authority to Appoint and Remove: Pursuant to NCGS §153A-76, the Board of Commissioners shall have the authority to appoint and remove members of appointed boards, commissions, committees, or authorities, unless such authority is prohibited by North Carolina state law or federal law.