Title
Consider proposed Board of Supervisors’ appointments to various Standing Committees, Non-County Entities, and Ad Hoc Committees for calendar year 2026.
Report
RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the Board of Supervisors:
a. Ratify the standing committee rotational schedule;
b. Consider appointments to Non-County Entities as proposed by the Chair;
c. Consider the following options for each of the Board of Supervisors Ad Hoc Committees:
a. Creation or dissolution from the 2026 appointment list; or
b. Confirm appointments and establish new termination date; and,
d. Direct staff to update the Standing and Ad Hoc Committees, and Non-County Entities Functions, Membership and Appointments Board Policy (G-10)
e. Provide further direction.
SUMMARY/DISCUSSION:
Board Policy G-10 addresses Board standing and ad hoc committees, non-county entities to which the Board makes appointments, and the process for making such appointments. The policy sets forth a rotating membership for standing committees and confirmation of ad hoc committees and appointments to non-county entities on an annual basis.
Standing Committee:
On January 6, 2026, the Board approved a modified rotation schedule concept in which supervisors would serve two-year committee terms over a ten-year rotation cycle. The schedule includes three appointment types: rotating appointments, where both seats rotate among districts; fixed/rotating appointments, with one fixed seat and one rotating seat; and, fixed appointments, which would remain unchanged. This model maintains flexibility, allowing Supervisors at the start of a rotation term to delegate/reassign a committee seat to another Supervisor, subject to Board approval, without altering the overall rotation. The Board is asked to ratify the standing committee appointments for the first two-year term of the rotation schedule (2026-2027).
Non-County Entities:
On December 4, 2024, the Board directed staff to suspend the existing procedure and initi...
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