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Consider:
a. Options for a Board policy governing the appointment process to Board standing committees;
b. Selecting an option for the appointment process to Board standing committees, and direct preparation of a Board policy; and,
c. Making appointments to Board standing committees and outside agencies for 2022.
Report
RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the Board of Supervisors consider various options for the appointment of Supervisors to Board standing committees, and select an option for the appointments. Because only interim appointments have been made for the standing committees and outside agencies in order for the committees and agencies to conduct business while the appointment process was considered, it is also necessary for the Board to make those appointments (appointments to ad hoc committees were made at the January 11, 2022 meeting).
SUMMARY/DISCUSSION:
On January 11, 2022, the Board of Supervisors created an Ad Hoc committee to discuss options for appointments to Board standing committees. Past practice has been for the Board to make the appointments at the first meeting of the calendar year upon the recommendation of the new Chair of the Board, and the vote of the full Board. This process is viewed by some to create inequities in the appointments to various committees, but by others as part of the normal democratic process. The Committee consisted of Chair Adams and Vice-Chair Alejo, and was assisted by the CAO, County Counsel and other staff from the CAO's office.
The Committee met twice to review and discuss various options but was unable to come to agreement on a recommendation. The Committee agreed that the full Board should be presented the full range of options and informed of the first and second preferences of each Committee member.
Enclosed as Attachment A is a list of the options for selecting committee members. The Chair's first preference is option 7 - a staggered multi-year rotation by District with either 2 or...
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