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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,” and Board Policy A-134 , “Procedures for Appointment to Resource Conservation District Board of Directors.”
RECOMMENDATION(S)
VICE-CHAIRWOMAN TERRA LAWSON-REMER
Appoint Patricia Kay Coleman to the CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION, Seat No. 3, for a term to expire January 8, 2029.
Appoint Alice Jacobson to the COMMITTEE FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES, Seat No. 5, for a term to expire January 6, 2025.
Appoint Fabienne Perlov to the LEON L. WILLIAMS SAN DIEGO COUNTY HUMAN RELATIONS COMMISSION, Seat No. 23, for a term to expire January 6, 2025.
SUPERVISOR JIM DESMOND
Appoint Robert Lin to the MISSION RESOURCE CONSERVATION DISTRICT, Seat No. 3, for a term to expire November 27, 2026.
Appoint Victor Santos to the MISSION RESOURCE CONSERVATION DISTRICT, Seat No. 4, for a term to expire November 27, 2026.
Appoint Peggy Brown to the MISSION RESOURCE CONSERVATION DISTRICT, Seat No. 5, for a term to expire November 27, 2026.
CHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER
Appoint Tara Izzo to the COMMUNITY ACTION PARTNERSHIP ADMINISTERING BOARD, Seat No. 15, for a term to expire April 6, 2024.
Appoint Michael Bojanowski to the EMERGENCY MEDICAL CARE COMMITTEE, Seat No. 1, for a term to expire July 18, 2026.
Re-appoint Bettina Uppenkamp to the EMERGENCY MEDICAL CARE COMMITTEE, Seat No. 2, for a term to expire June 20, 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