Title
Ad Hoc Committee - To Review Orland Park’s Commission and Board Structure - Approval
History
Purpose of the Ad hoc Committee:
--Review our existing commissions' goals, structure, charter and current level of engagement and impact.
--Identify commissions that are no longer needed and make recommendations on new commissions and advisory boards to fill needed gaps.
--Make recommendations on commissions' structure, meeting requirements, goals and charters to help make them more value added for the Village Board and Staff.
--Make recommendations on how to make commissions' more efficient and effective.
--Ensure that our commission structure continues to meet state requirements.
Goals for this Ad hoc Committee:
The overarching goal of this committee is to ensure that our citizen boards are pertinent, engaged, and value added for the Village Board and for Staff. We have a talented group of citizens and engaging them in meaningful, helpful and important Village matters is beneficial and force multiplying for the Village. This effort will help ensure that our committee structure is efficient, meaningful and value maximizing.
At the July 5, 2017 Board of Trustees meeting this item was tabled until all Trustees were present and able to submit input to the process. On July 17, 2017 this item was removed from the table and postponed until the next Board of Trustees meeting. On August 7, 2017 this item was for discussion only.
Financial Impact
None - Volunteer Basis
..Recommended Action/Motion
I move to approve for the Village Board to create an Ad Hoc Committee to review the Orland Park commission structures and provide improvement recommendations to the Village Board effective immediately;
And
This Ad Hoc Committee will operate for approximately 6 months and will decide their meeting frequency and whether to make their recommendations to the Board at one time or periodically.