The Chair has requested this item be placed on the agenda in order for the Board to discuss Administrative Policy 1-101, Operation and Conduct of Business Before the Board of Supervisors.
The Administrative Manual is established to contain policies and procedures which have County organization-wide applications.
Periodically the Board of Supervisors, upon recommendation of staff, amends the provisions of the Administrative Policy Manual to update its provisions, ensure compliance with state and federal laws, and confirm its provisions to actual County practice.
Relating to the placement of items on the agenda, Administrative Policy 1-101 states the following:
Rule 7(A) of Administrative Policy 1-101 provides:
General. The agenda for each Board meeting shall be prepared by the Clerk of the Board and shall include matters that come before the Board in the ordinary course of business or which are placed upon the agenda at the direction of the Board or the chairman. Requests for special appearances before the Board or for consideration of matters that would not normally come before the Board in the ordinary course of business shall be considered and determined by the chairman. The Board or the chairman may change the order in which agenda items are considered by it during any meeting. However, the Public Comment Period – Open Time shall always precede the consent calendar.
Rule 7(I) of Administrative Policy 1-101 provides:
Presentations on matters of interest or concern to the Board which require discussion but no action will be placed on the Board’s agenda under the heading “Presentations.” These presentations may be placed on the agenda by direction of the Board at a Board meeting or by the County Executive Officer or by the chairman. An individual Board Member may also place a presentation item on the Board’s agenda for a future Board meeting. County department heads, a governmental entity, group, or individual may place a presentation item on the Board’s agenda with approval of the County Executive Officer or approval of the chairman. During the course of discussion, should the Board determine that action will be necessary, the matter will be scheduled for a future meeting and placed on that meeting agenda under the appropriate heading.