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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,” 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”. Board Policy I-1, “Planning and Sponsor Group Policies and Procedures.”
RECOMMENDATION(S)
SUPERVISOR MONICA MONTGOMERY STEPPE
Appoint Paul Houston to the COMMITTEE FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES, Seat 8, for a term to expire January 4, 2027.
SUPERVISOR JIM DESMOND
Appoint Laura Bassett to the CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION, Seat 5, for a term to expire January 7, 2030.
Appoint Thomas Bowman to the FALLBROOK AIRPARK ADVISORY COMMITTEE, Seat 3, for a term to expire January 4, 2027.
Appoint Michael Richman to the HIDDEN MEADOWS COMMUNITY SPONSOR GROUP, Seat 1, for a term to expire January 8, 2029.
Appoint Robert Riha to the HIDDEN MEADOWS COMMUNITY SPONSOR GROUP, Seat 6, for a term to expire January 4, 2027.
Appoint Edward Van Liew to the HIDDEN MEADOWS COMMUNITY SPONSOR GROUP, Seat 7, for a term to expire January 8, 2029.
CHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER
Appoint Laurie Walsh to the ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH AND QUALITY ADVISORY BOARD, SAN DIEGO COUNTY, Seat 16, for a term to expire May 6, 2028.
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 appointment enables 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,
ebony n. shelton
Chief Administrative Officer
ATTACHMENT(S)
Nomination Letters