Title
Approve the proposed amended bylaws of the Economic Opportunity Committee.
Report
RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the Board of Supervisors:
Approve the proposed amended bylaws of the Economic Opportunity Committee.
SUMMARY/DISCUSSION:
The primary purpose of the Economic Opportunity Committee is to advise the Board of Supervisors on appropriate economic development policies, programs, and activities to ensure a Countywide perspective in support of a diversified economy; higher paying jobs and an expanded revenue base for local government services, while preserving and protecting the County's agricultural, tourism and education economic base in collaboration with cities.
On November 2, 2021, the Board of Supervisors directed Economic Development staff to review and revise the Economic Opportunity Bylaws to ensure inclusivity and diversity amongst committee members. Staff has collaborated with the Office of Community Engagement & Strategic Advocacy and County Counsel on bylaw amendments to address feedback received from the Board of Supervisors. This collaborative effort has led to the development of the proposed amended bylaws.
On March 24, 2022, the Economic Opportunity Committee received a staff report regarding updates to the Economic Opportunity Bylaws. These updates included:
* Additions to economic sectors.
o As recommended in a previous Board of Supervisors meeting.
* Change in committee name.
o Recommended to reduce confusion with other County committee names and acronyms.
* Addition of equity language.
o As recommended in previous Board of Supervisors meeting.
* Correction of grammatical and formatting errors.
Staff received direction from the Economic Opportunity Committee to move forward with such revisions and return with options for the committee to review at a future committee meeting.
On May 12, 2022, the Economic Opportunity Committee received a presentation from the Economic Development Manager regarding three optio...
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