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December 5, 2023 |
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APPOINTMENTS: VARIOUS (DISTRICTS: ALL)
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OVERVIEW
These appointments are in accordance with applicable Board Policy A-74, “Citizen Participation in County Boards, Commissions and Committees,” Board Policy I-1, “Planning and Sponsor Group Policies and Procedures,” Board Policy A-135, “Process for Board of Supervisors Appointments to the Retirement Board” and Board Policy A-77, “Appointments to Fill Vacancies and Cancellation of Election where Insufficient Nominations Filed Prior to Uniform District Election and Citizen Planning Group Election.”
RECOMMENDATION(S)
CHAIR NORA VARGAS
Waive Board Policy A-135, "Process for Board of Supervisors Appointments to the Retirement Board," and re-appoint Natasha Wong to the BOARD OF RETIREMENT, Seat No. 6, for a term to expire December 31, 2026.
Appoint Stephanie Ortega to the CHILD AND FAMILY STRENGHTENING ADVISORY BOARD, Seat No. 25 for a term to expire December 5, 2027.
Appoint Supervisor Monica Montgomery Steppe to serve as the appointee to the METROPOLITAN TRANSIT SYSTEM BOARD as a Member for the County of San Diego to fill the existing vacancy for the remainder of calendar year 2023 and through calendar year 2024.
Appoint Lindsay Riedel-Reuther to the STATUS OF WOMEN AND GIRLS, COMMISSION ON THE, Member at large Seat No.11 for a term to expire March 31, 2025.
VICE-CHAIR TERRA LAWSON-REMER
Appoint Destiny Preston to the COMMUNITY ACTION PARTNERSHIP ADMINISTERING BOARD, Seat No. 3, for a term to expire January 6, 2025.
SUPERVISOR JOEL ANDERSON
Appoint Richard Abraham to the LAKESIDE COMMUNITY PLANNING GROUP, Seat No. 8 for a term to expire January 4, 2027.
Re-appoint Kevin Haupt to the POMERADO CEMETERY DISTRICT, Seat No. 3 for a term to expire January 3, 2028.
Appoint Elizabeth Higgins Ruhrup to the LAKESIDE COMMUNITY PLANNING GROUP, Seat No. 1 for a term to expire January 6, 2025.
Appoint Matthew Kramer to the JULIAN HISTORIC DISTRICT ARCHITECHTURAL REVIEW BOARD, Seat No. 2 for a term to expire January 6, 2027.
SUPERVISOR JIM DESMOND
Appointment Rohida Khan to the COMMISSION ON THE STATUS OF WOMEN AND GIRLS, Seat No. 9, for a term to expire January 4, 2027.
Appoint Barbara Sulier to the NORTH COUNTY CEMETERY DISTRICT, Seat No. 4, for a term to begin January 1, 2024 and to expire January 3, 2028.
CHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER
Appoint MaryAnne Pintar to the CITIZENS’ LAW ENFORCEMENT REVIEW BOARD, Seat No. 8, for a term to begin December 6, 2023 and to expire June 30, 2025
Appoint Ivan Andujar to the COMMUNITY ACTION PARTNERSHIP ADMINISTERING BOARD, Seat No. 8, for a term to expire December 5, 2026.
Appoint Sebastian Pardo to the COMMUNITY ACTION PARTNERSHIP ADMINISTERING BOARD, Seat No. 25, for a term to expire April 4, 2024.
Appoint Marco Aguirre Mendoza to the HIV PLANNING GROUP, COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO, Seat No. 10, for a term to expire December 5, 2027.
Appoint Lynette Blakney to the COUNTY’S PAST GRAND JURORS ASSOCIATION IMPLEMENTATION REVIEW COMMITTEE, Seat No. 1, for a term to begin January 1, 2024 and to expire December 31, 2026.
Appoint Patricia Larkin to the COUNTY’S PAST GRAND JURORS ASSOCIATION IMPLEMENTATION REVIEW COMMITTEE, Seat No. 3, for a term to begin January 1, 2024 and to expire December 31, 2026.
Appoint Lixya Preston de Silva to the COUNTY’S PAST GRAND JURORS ASSOCIATION IMPLEMENTATION REVIEW COMMITTEE, Seat No. 4, for a term to begin January 1, 2024 and to expire December 31, 2026
EQUITY IMPACT STATEMENT
County government includes standing and special citizen boards, commissions, committees and task forces formed to advise the Board of Supervisors and County staff on issues and policy and to serve as links to the community. Boards, commissions and committees provide an inter- relationship between the residents and the government of the County. The nominations in this Board Letter enable the County of San Diego to provide individual residents the opportunity to impart valuable insight and input into the operation of the government.
SUSTAINABILITY IMPACT STATEMENT
The County of San Diego has over one hundred boards, commissions, committees, and task forces that serve as voice in the County government. Advisory bodies are an essential role in resident engagement that allow citizens to participate on issues relating to the welfare and quality of life in the County. They are fundamental to the County of San Diego’s ability to navigate complex and dynamic policy challenges, are a conduit to the County Bureaucracy, and a broker to community voice. This board letter supports the County of San Diego Sustainability Goal No.1 by “encourage[ing] people and diverse stakeholders to partner and participate in decisions that impact their lives and communities.”
FISCAL IMPACT
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BUSINESS IMPACT STATEMENT
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ADVISORY BOARD STATEMENT
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BACKGROUND
County government includes those standing and special citizen boards, commissions, committees, and task forces formed to advise the Board of Supervisors and County staff on issues of policy and to serve as links to the community. County committees are created as a result of State and Federal legislation, agreements with public or private agencies, and local needs.
LINKAGE TO THE COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO STRATEGIC PLAN
The proposed appointments enable the standing and special citizen Boards, Commissions, Committees, Groups, and Task Forces to continue to function, as designed, without interruption. This appointment enables the County of San Diego to provide individual citizens the opportunity to impart valuable insight and input into the operation of the government. Recommendations made by these Boards, Commissions, Committees, Groups, and Task Forces pertain to the environment and quality of life of the citizens of the County of San Diego.
Respectfully submitted,
HELEN N. ROBBINS-MEYER
Interim Chief Administrative Officer
ATTACHMENT(S)
Nomination Letters