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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)
VICE-CHAIR TERRA LAWSON-REMER
Appoint Paige Colburn-Hargis to the ADVISORY COUNCIL, AGING AND INDEPENDENCE SERVICES, Seat 6, for a term to expire January 8, 2029.
Appoint Devesh Vashishtha to the BEHAVIORAL HEALTH ADVISORY BOARD, Seat 11, for a term to expire November 7, 2026.
Appoint Timothy Ross to the EMERGENCY MEDICAL CARE COMMITTEE, Seat 26, for a term to expire March 11, 2029.
Appoint John Clark to the FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT FIRE ADVISORY BOARD, SAN DIEGO COUNTY, Seat 6, for a term to expire January 8, 2029.
Re-appoint Tashi MacMillen to the FISH AND WILDLIFE ADVISORY COMMISSION, Seat 5, for a term to expire January 8, 2029.
Re-appoint Wayne Kotow to the FISH AND WILDLIFE ADVISORY COMMISSION, Seat 6, for a term to expire January 8, 2029.
Appoint Mary Yang to the FLOOD CONTROL DISTRICT ADVISORY COMMITTEE, Seat 4, for a term to expire January 8, 2029.
Appoint Deanna Alexander-Myers to the HEALTH SERVICES ADVISORY BOARD (HSAB), Seat 5, for a term to expire January 8, 2029.
Appoint Dorothy Greene to the HEALTH SERVICES ADVISORY BOARD (HSAB), Seat 18, for a term to expire January 8, 2029.
Appoint Aida Galindez to the HEALTH SERVICES ADVISORY BOARD (HSAB), Seat 19, for a term to expire January 8, 2029.
Appoint Joan Bracci to the TREASURY OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE, Seat 3, for an indefinite term.
SUPERVISOR JOEL ANDERSON
Appoint Jason Albright to the CAMPO - LAKE MORENA COMMUNITY PLANNING GROUP, Seat 1, for a term to expire January 8, 2029.
Appoint Andrea Wagner to the RAMONA COMMUNITY PLANNING GROUP, Seat 11, for a term to expire January 8, 2029.
SUPERVISOR MONICA MONTGOMERY STEPPE
Appoint Dr. Suzanne Afflalo to the HEALTHY SAN DIEGO CONSUMER AND PROFESSIONAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE, Seat 4, for a term to expire January 4, 2027.
Appoint Eva Matthews to the HEALTHY SAN DIEGO CONSUMER AND PROFESSIONAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE, Seat 9, for a term to expire January 4, 2027.
CHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER
Appoint Rosanna Mendoza to the EMERGENCY MEDICAL CARE COMMITTEE, Seat 9, for a term to expire March 11, 2028.
Re-appoint Matthew Rios to the EMERGENCY MEDICAL CARE COMMITTEE, Seat 10, for a term to expire March 11, 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