RECOMMENDATION(S): (CONT'D)
3. APPROVE the creation of Alternate seats for each of the Board's standing (Type 1) committees and stipulate that the alternates designated for each committee will serve only in the event of a long-term absence of a regular committee member, as determined by the Board Chair.
4. ACKNOWLEDGE that the San Joaquin Valley Rail Committee took action to change its By Laws on October 9, 2015. Elected officials will no longer be members of this committee and all future appointments will be made by the San Joaquin Joint Powers Authority.
5. ADOPT Resolution No. 2016/1 appointing Board members and other individuals to serve on Board committees, special county committees, and regional boards/ committees/ commissions for 2016, some of which include additional compensation in the form of stipend.
6. INDICATE that this Resolution No. 2016/1 supersedes in its entirety Resolution No. 2015/411, which was adopted by the Board of Supervisors on November 17, 2015.
7. RESOLVE that Board Members as named are APPOINTED to serve on Board committees, special county committees and regional boards/ committees/ commissions as specified on Attachment II to Resolution No. 2016/1 as Internal Standing Committees (Type I), Other Internal Committees, (Type II), Regional Bodies (Type III), Special/Restricted Seats (Type IV), and Ad Hoc Committees (Type V).
8. DIRECT staff to post on the County website a single Fair Political Practices Commission (FPPC) Form 806, which lists all the paid appointed positions on committees, boards, or commissions for members of the Board of Supervisors. When there is a change in compensation or a new appointment, DIRECT staff to update the Form 806 to reflect the change. The form must be updated promptly as changes occur.
9. AUTHORIZE the Chair of the Board to designate one or more members of the Board of Supervisors as delegates from Contra Costa County to the National Association of Counties (NACo) Legislative Meeting to be held on February 20-24, 2016 in Washington, D.C. and to the NACo Annual Conference to be held July 22-25, 2016 in Long Beach, California.
FISCAL IMPACT:
No fiscal impact to the County from this action.
BACKGROUND:
Each year when the Board of Supervisors reorganizes, the incoming Chair reviews and makes recommendations to the Board on committee assignments. The annual review of committee assignments is governed by a policy (Attachment I) adopted by the Board in March 2000.
Transmitted herewith are my recommendations, as Board Chair, for 2016. These recommendations (Attachment II) seek to provide policy oversight for all major County functional areas, balance the workload of the Supervisors, and consider some of the outstanding responsibilities and appointments of the Supervisors on regional and other bodies.
FPPC Form 806
In April 2012, the Fair Political Practices Commission (FPPC) adopted Regulation § 18705.5, which permits a Supervisor to vote on his/her own appointment to a body or board paying a salary or stipend for service if all of the following conditions are met:
1. the appointment is to a committee, board, or commission of a public agency, a special district, a joint powers agency or authority, or a metropolitan planning organization; and
2. State law, a local ordinance, or a joint powers agreement requires the Board to appoint; and
3. the Board adopts and posts on its website, a list of each appointed position for which compensation is paid, the salary or stipend for the position, the name of the appointee, the name of the alternate, if any, and the term of the appointment.
Form 806 is used to report additional compensation that officials receive when appointing themselves to positions on committees, boards, or commissions of a public agency, special district, and joint powers agency or authority. Each agency must post on its website a single Form 806, listing all of the paid appointed positions. When there is a change in compensation or a new appointment, the Form 806 is updated to reflect the change. The form must be updated promptly as changes occur.
Staff of the County Administrator's Office has prepared the Form 806 and has posted it to the County's website. Staff will update the form after the Board of Supervisors acts to adopt the Master List of Board Member Committee Assignments for 2016.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
Unless the Board of Supervisors acts to adopt a Master List of appointments to committees, special county committees, and regional boards/committees/commissions, there is no official roster of Board member appointments to these bodies.