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Clerk of the Board recommending the Board rescind Board Policy I-1 Business Cards for Members of Boards, Committees, and Commissions.
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DISCUSSION / BACKGROUND
On January 28, 2020 (Legistar 20-0069) the voted to rescind Board Policy I-1 Business Cards for Members of Boards, Committees, and Commissions.
On September 10, 2019 (Legistar 19-1185), the Board adopted Board Policy I-1 Business Cards for Members of Boards, Committees, and Commissions. Generic business cards were provided to those Members of Boards, Committees, and Commissions who completed the request form. However, some Commission members expressed concerns that the generic business cards do not meet their needs for providing community outreach as part of their responsibilities. The Board was being asked to amend Board Policy I-1 to give Department Heads the flexibility to order individualized business cards which would be paid for out of the Department's budget.
On March 12, 2019, the Board directed staff to evaluate the feasibility of providing business cards to members of Board of Supervisors designated boards, committees and commissions.
On April 9, 2019, the Board directed staff to return to the Board with feedback from Department Heads as to implementing this program
Staff returned to the Board on May 21, 2019 and provided the Board with the concerns expressed from Department Heads. The Board discussed the matter further and took the following action:
1) Direct staff to develop a generic business card for the use of members of boards, committees, and commissions;
2) Direct staff to develop a countywide policy for the use of generic business cards for members of boards, committees and commission and include in the policy a provision prohibiting members of boards, committees, and commissions from printing their own business cards; and
3) Direct staff to return to the Board for consideration of the policy.
ALTERNATIVES
The Board may choose not to rescind the policy o...
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