DATE:
March 24, 2026
08
TO:
Board of Supervisors
SUBJECT
Title
SAN DIEGO COUNTY COMMISSION ON THE STATUS OF WOMEN AND GIRLS' BYLAWS UPDATE FOR APPROVAL (DISTRICTS: ALL)
Body
OVERVIEW
The San Diego County Commission on the Status of Women and Girls (Commission) was established by the County of San Diego (County) Board of Supervisors (Board) on May 26, 1970. The operations are set forth in San Diego Administrative Code, Article IV, Section 85, effective September 4, 1975. The Administrative Code establishing the Commission also governs some of the practical ways the Commission is run, some of which are also reflected in the San Diego County Commission on the Status of Women and Girls Bylaws (Bylaws), effective November 2006.
Section E.7. Bylaws of Advisory Committees of Board Policy A-74: Participation in County Boards, Commissions, and Committees states that each advisory committee will prepare bylaws, which must be reviewed by County Counsel and approved by the Board.
Today's action seeks Board approval of the revisions to the Commission's Bylaws (Attachment A). The Commission's Governance Committee met and forwarded their recommendations to the Commission. The Commission reviewed the recommended changes and voted to approve the Bylaws at its March 6, 2026 meeting. The motion to approve the Bylaws and forward to the Board of Supervisors for approval passed with a majority vote of members present. The vote was as follows: 10 Yes, 0 Abstain, 0 Oppose.
RECOMMENDATION(S)
CHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER
Approve the revisions to the San Diego County Commission on the Status of Women and Girls Bylaws.
EQUITY IMPACT STATEMENT
The San Diego County Commission on the Status of Women and Girls (Commission) was established to promote policy and to provide an open forum for discussion and action to identify the needs and problems of women and girls throughout the county that are affected by public policy decisions, and to eliminate the practice of discriminati...
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