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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 A-77, “Appointments to Fill Vacancies and Cancellation of Election where Insufficient Nominations Filed Prior to Uniform District Election and Citizen Planning Group Election,” and Board Policy I-1, “Planning and Sponsor Group Policies and Procedures.”
RECOMMENDATION(S)
CHAIR NORA VARGAS
Appoint Veronica Nava to the HIV PLANNING GROUP, COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO Seat No. 33, for a term to expire August 30, 2026.
Appoint Jaime Yslas to the SAN DIEGO MILITARY AND VETERANS ADVISORY COUNCIL, Seat No. 1 for a term to expire January 6, 2025.
SUPERVISOR JIM DESMOND
Appoint Aaron Byzak to the BEHAVIORAL HEALTH ADVISORY BOARD(BHAB), Seat No. 20 for a term to expire April 9, 2027.
Appoint Megan Van Leeuwen to the BONSALL COMMUNITY SPONSOR GROUP, Seat No. 6 for a term to expire January 4, 2027.
Re-appoint Clifford Kellogg to the SAN DIEGO COUNTY FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT FIRE ADVISORY BOARD Seat No. 3 for a term to expire January 4, 2027.
Appoint Dawn Haake to the TWINS OAKS COMMUNITY SPONSOR GROUP, Seat No. 2 for a term to expire January 4, 2027.
Appoint Matt Borden to the UPPER SAN LUIS REY RESOURCE CONSERVATION DISTRICT Seat No. 3 for a term to expire November 27, 2026.
CHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER
Appoint Janelle Lopez to the COMMUNITY ACTION PARTNERSHIP ADMINISTERING BOARD Seat No. 10, for a term to expire October 25, 2025
Appoint Summer Elliott to the COMMUNITY ACTION PARTNERSHIP ADMINISTERING BOARD Seat No. 18, for a term to expire April 09, 2027.
Re-appoint Tyra Fleming to the HIV PLANNING GROUP, COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO Seat No. 3, for a term to expire April 9, 2028.
Re-appoint Stephen Spector to the HIV PLANNING GROUP, COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO Seat No. 31, for a term to expire April 9, 2028.
Appoint Ivy Rooney to the HIV PLANNING GROUP, COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO Seat No. 43, for a term to expire January 26, 2025.
Appoint Juliet Rodriguez to the SAN DIEGO COUNTY ARTS AND CULTURE COMMISSION Seat No. 13, for a term to expire May 2, 2025.
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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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,

SARAH E. AGHASSI
Interim Chief Administrative Officer
ATTACHMENT(S)
Nomination Letters