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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,.” and “The San Dieguito River Valley Regional Open Space Park Joint Powers Authority Agreement.”
RECOMMENDATION(S)
VICE-CHAIR TERRA LAWSON-REMER
Appoint Kelly Jenkins Pultz to COMMISSION ON THE STATUS OF WOMEN AND GIRLS, Seat 11, for a term to expire April 8, 2027.
SUPERVISOR JOEL ANDERSON
Appoint Brian Von Esch to ASSESSMENT APPEALS BOARD 1 (AAB), Seat 2, for a term to expire September 6, 2027.
Appoint Dr. Rosolyn Harper to BEHAVIORAL HEALTH ADVISORY BOARD (BHAB), Seat 5, for a term to expire April 8, 2028.
Appoint Jared Wilson to ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH AND QUALITY ADVISORY BOARD, Seat 8, for a term to expire April 8, 2028.
Appoint Debra Foster to FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT FIRE ADVISORY BOARD, SAN DIEGO COUNTY, Seat 3, for a term to expire January 8, 2029.
Appoint Marc Schaefer to HISTORIC SITE BOARD, Seat 2, for a term to expire January 8, 2029.
Appoint Haylie Priest to PINE VALLEY COMMUNITY PLANNING GROUP, Seat 9, for a term to expire January 8, 2029.
Appoint Andrew Hayes, Land Use Advisor for Supervisor Joel Anderson, as an Alternate to the SAN DIEGUITO RIVER PARK JOINT POWERS AUTHORITY (JPA) and the METRO WASTEWATER JPA for a term to expire January 8, 2029.
CHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER
Re-appoint Jorge Medina to COMMUNITY ACTION PARTNERSHIP ADMINISTERING BOARD, Seat 13, for a term to expire April 8, 2028.
Appoint Eva Matthews to COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO HIV PLANNING GROUP, Seat 19, for a term to expire April 8, 2029.
Appoint Jake Zindulka to COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO LAW LIBRARY BOARD OF TRUSTEES, Seat 3, for a term 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 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