AGENDA DATE: 9/5/2018
TITLE:i Board of Supervisors Operating Guidelines
SUBJECT/PROPOSAL/REQUEST: Board consideration of operating guideline revisions
ITEM TYPE: Consent Action Item
STAFF CONTACT(S): Richardson
PRESENTER (S): Jeff Richardson
LEGAL REVIEW: Not Required
REVIEWED BY: Jeffrey B. Richardson
BACKGROUND: At the Board’s July 9, 2018, meeting the County Executive presented the Board’s Operating Guidelines for High Quality Governance (Attachment A) as developed during the May 2-3, 2018 Board Retreat for the Board’s review.
After discussion, the Board agreed to revisions to guideline numbers 4 and 6 which are reflected in Attachment B.
Further feedback was received and after additional discussion at the August 8th Board meeting there was consensus to make the final revisions outlined in the Discussion section below and incorporated in Attachment C, Operating Guidelines for High Quality Governance Final Version.
STRATEGIC PLAN: Quality Government Operations: Ensure County government’s capacity to provide high quality service that achieves community priorities
DISCUSSION: At the August 8th Board meeting, additional revisions were made to guideline numbers 2 and 7 as outlined below.
• As previously written #2 states: We will honor the will of the majority and respect the interests of the minority opinions.
o The final revision states: We will honor the expressed will of the majority and respect the concerns of the minority.
• As previously written #7 stated: We ensure that we work with a careful and unified voice when we are dealing with other jurisdictions or units of government, including both the Board and the County Executive.
o Consensus from the Board was to remove this guideline.
BUDGET IMPACT: There is no budget impact anticipated with the adoption of these guidelines.
RECOMMENDATION:
Recommendation
Staff recommends that the Board accept the proposed revisions as agreed upon by Board Members at the August 8, 2018 meeting.
ATTACHMENTS:
Attachment A: Operating Guidelines for High Quality Governance
Attachment B: Operating Guidelines for High Quality Governance as Revised July 9
Attachment C: Operating Guidelines for High Quality Governance Final Version