DATE:
September 27, 2022
17
TO:
Board of Supervisors
SUBJECT
Title
PROPOSED CODE OF CONDUCT FOR ALL COUNTY BOARDS, COMMISSIONS, COMMITTEES AND COMMUNITY PLANNING AND SPONSOR GROUPS (DISTRICTS: ALL)
Body
OVERVIEW
On May 24, 2022 (10), the Board of Supervisors approved recommended changes to Board Policy A-74, "Citizen Participation in County Boards Commissions, and Committees" that included several actions to support transparency initiatives and open government. The revisions included, among other items, a directive to the Chief Administrative Officer (CAO) to develop a Code of Conduct for all appointees that promotes civil discourse.
The County's boards, commissions, committees (BCCs), and Community Planning and Sponsor Groups include well over 1,000 members. The proposed Code of Conduct emulates the Board's Rules of Procedure as described in the "Code of Civil Discourse" and provides enough specificity to clearly establish countywide standards while recognizing and balancing the needs and requirements of the operational variations of BCCs and Community Planning and Sponsor Groups.
Today's action would adopt the proposed Code of Conduct and establish a standard for each of the County's BCCs and Community Planning and Sponsor Groups.
RECOMMENDATION(S)
CHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER
1. Adopt the proposed Code of Conduct for County Boards, Commissions, Committees, and Community Planning and Sponsor Groups.
2. Approve amendments to Board Policy A-74, "Citizen Participation in County Boards Commissions, and Committees" and Board Policy I-1 "Planning and Sponsor Group Policies and Procedures" to incorporate the Code of Conduct.
EQUITY IMPACT STATEMENT
The County's boards, commissions, committees and Community Planning and Sponsor Groups are a wide-reaching mechanism for public engagement. As such, the County's efforts towards accessibility and improved participation and outreach within underrepresented groups is particularly relevant to members ...
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