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Adopt Resolution to:
Amend Resolution No. 09-357 and the Monterey County Agricultural Advisory Committee (AAC) Bylaws to provide for a temporary alternate Committee member in the event there is a need for a Committee member to take a temporary leave of absence due to personal or family medical reasons.
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RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the Board of Supervisors amend Resolution 09-357 regarding the Monterey County Agricultural Advisory Committee (AAC) Resolution and AAC Bylaws to provide for the appointment of a temporary alternate member in the event there is a need for a Committee member to take a temporary leave of absence due to personal or family medical reasons.
SUMMARY/DISCUSSION:
There is currently no provision in the Bylaws for the appointment of a temporary alternate Committee member due to a temporary leave of absence of a Committee member. An action of the Board is required to provide for the appointment of a temporary alternate Committee member due to a temporary leave of absence of an appointed Committee member. Such temporary appointment will only be allowed during an appointed Committee member's leave of absence necessitated by personal or family medical reasons, will be extinguished upon the return of the appointed member and will not extend beyond the original term of the appointed member.
To provide for such a process, an exception to Section 3.A. of the AAC Bylaws was prepared for the AAC's consideration and recommendation at the August 23, 2012, meeting of the AAC. The AAC's recommendation, approved unanimously by those AAC members who were present, follows:
Section 3. Vacancies and Temporary Alternate Member Due to a Temporary Leave of Absence of a Committee Member
Any vacancy shall be filled in the same manner as the original appointment.
A vacancy shall exist and shall be reported to the Clerk to the Board of Supervisors whenever: A) a member fails to attend three (3) consecutive or four (4) regularly scheduled meetings of the Committee during a fiscal year, B) a formal letter of resignation is received by the County, C) a Committee member no longer resides in Monterey County or otherwise does not meet the qualifications for the appointment, or D) upon a majority recommendation of the Committee, any member may be removed from office by a majority vote of the Board of Supervisors favoring such removal.
Exception to Section 3.A above: In the event there is a need for a Committee member to take a temporary leave of absence due to personal or family medical reasons, a temporary alternate member may be appointed in the same manner as the original appointment,
pursuant to Section 2 above. The appointment of any temporary alternate member shall terminate upon the return of the originally appointed Committee member from said leave of absence. The appointment of any temporary alternate member shall not extend beyond the length of the term of the originally appointed Committee member.
OTHER AGENCY INVOLVEMENT:
The Office of the County Counsel has reviewed and approved the proposed amendments to Resolution No. 09-357 and AAC Bylaws as to form.
FINANCING:
There is no cost to the County General Fund.
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Prepared by: Bob Roach Date
Assistant Agricultural Commissioner, 759-7325
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Approved by: Eric Lauritzen Date
Agricultural Commissioner, 759-7325
Attachments:
1. Resolution Amending Resolution No. 09-357
2. Resolution No. 09-357
3. Proposed AAC Bylaws as amended at Section 3