[Durham INC] Governor's plan to cut the number of commissions

[Josie McNeil]

I know DOST produces an annual report each year ... I think it'd be good if
every Durham board's annual report (assuming the all do them) were all
posted in one place ... ?

On Thu, Dec 16, 2010 at 11:51 AM, Pat Carstensen <pats1717 at hotmail.com>wrote:

>  County Boards:
> http://www.co.durham.nc.us/departments/bocc/Boards/Boards_and_Commissions.html
>
> City:  http://www.durhamnc.gov/departments/clerk/boards.cfm
>
> For the state:
> http://www.governor.state.nc.us/library/pdf/ListofBoards.pdf
> The silliness of the Governor's target of 150 becomes apparent when you
> start counting just the number of board of trustees for the community
> colleges and universities.  But you will be glad to know we also have a
> state Boxing Advisory Council (-:
>
> Regards, pat
>
> ------------------------------
> From: TheOcean1 at aol.com
> Date: Thu, 16 Dec 2010 11:33:56 -0500
> To: inc-list at durhaminc.org
> Subject: Re: [Durham INC] Governor's plan to cut the number of commissions
>
>
>  Wonder if there is a complete list of these somewhere.
>
> *Bill Anderson*
>
>  In a message dated 12/16/2010 11:23:04 A.M. Eastern Standard Time,
> freespirit0623 at earthlink.net writes:
>
> Yes, I would have to say that anyone who isn't paying attention to Durham's
> boards and commissions isn't paying full attention to Durham.  The fact that
> so few pay attention to most of these entities strikes me as a much bigger
> opportunity for mischief than a cut of any number.  In any case, I don't
> think a number tells you very much.  If 90% of the boards and commissions
> are providing little to no value, then a 2/3 cut is not nearly enough.  If
> 90% are providing good value, then a 1/4 cut is too much.
>
> I would be interested to hear what knowlege and experience people on this
> listserv have of the different boards and commissions, in Durham and/or at
> the state level.  I myself am in the middle of a learning experience on this
> issue.
>
> Julie Omohundro
> Durham, North Carolina
> freespirit0623 at earthlink.net
>
>
>
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> *From:* inc-list-bounces at rtpnet.org [mailto:inc-list-bounces at rtpnet.org] *On
> Behalf Of *Pat Carstensen
> *Sent:* Thursday, December 16, 2010 7:48 AM
> *To:* inc listserv
> *Subject:* [Durham INC] Governor's plan to cut the number of commissions
>
>
> Now, I suppose some of the boards are really antiquated or duplicates (I
> just found out Durham has a Boxing and Wrestling Commission because new
> members were just appointed to it -- who knew?) but a decrease by 2/3 seems
> like an immense opportunity for mischief.
>
> Any thoughts on what boards or commissions we might need to be vocal about
> supporting?  Or just re-definitions of boards that are even more insidious?
>
> Regards, pat
>
>
>
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