2016/05/02 RESOLUTION TO AMEND BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS RULES OF PROCEDURE RULE 30 TERMS OF YEARS SERVED A RESOLUTION TO AMEND HARNETT COUNTY
BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS'
RULES OF PROCEDURE
THAT WHEREAS, on September 19, 1994 the Harnett County Board of Commissioners adopted
Rules of Procedure pursuant to N.C. General Statute §I53A-41; and
WHEREAS, Rule 31 of the Rules of Procedure allows the Board of Commissioners to modify its
Rules pursuant to a two-thirds affirmative vote of the members of the Board;and
WHEREAS, Rule 30 entitled Appointments, subsection (e)states that "no citizen may serve more
than three consecutive terms on any Board/Committee/Commission unless the term is 3 years or under.
No member of any Board/Committee/Commission may serve more than nine consecutive years"; and
WHEREAS, that due to a conflict between Rule 30(e) and Article III of the Harnett County
Board of Adjustment Bylaws, and due to the fact that the Board of Commissioners desires to have
discretionary authority to waive the consecutive term limitation on a case by case basis in order to
maintain at least some trained and experienced members on various County Boards and Committees,
the Board has determined that it would be in the best interest of Harnett County to revise Rule 30(e) of the
Board's Rules of Procedure as hereinafter set forth.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Harnett County Board of
Commissioners does hereby strike Rule 30(e) of its Rules of Procedure in its entirety and in lieu
thereof it adopts the following amendment:
Rule 30(e)
No citizen may serve more than three consecutive terms on any Board/
Committee/Commission unless the term is less than three (3)years. No
member of any Board/Committee/Commission may serve more than nine (9)
consecutive years, unless waived by the Board of Commissioners by a
majority vote. Any waiver issued by the Board for a consecutive term over
nine (9) consecutive years for an individual is limited to two(2) waivers. Any
individual may be reappointed to the same Board/Committee/Commission
after remaining off said Board/Committee/Commission for at least one year.
Duly adopted this the 2"'J day of May, 2016 by a vote of 5 ayes and 0 nays.
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April 27, 2016
via e-mail:jieffries@harnett.org
Mr. Joseph Jeffries
Harnett County Manager
PO Box 759
Lillington, NC 27546
Re: Proposed Revision to Rules of Procedure for the Board of County Commissioners of
Harnett County, North Carolina
Dear Joseph:
Pursuant to the directive of the Harnett County Board of Commissioners, I have attached a
Resolution of the Board which would amend Rule 30(e)of the Rules of Procedure For The Board of
County Commissioners of Harnett County, North Carolina.
[hereby request that this Resolution be placed on the agenda for the regular meeting of the Board
scheduled for Monday, May 1 2016 at 9:00 a.m. for the Board's consideration.
Please note that pursuant to Rule 31 any change in the Board's Rules of Procedure requires a two-
thirds affirmative vote of the members of the Board. Any Rule change shall be effective at the next
regular Board of Commissioners meeting.
Sincerely yours,
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Dwight W. Snow
Harnett County Attorney
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cc: Gina Wheeler, County Clerk