BACKGROUND:
The Advisory Council for Equal Employment Opportunity (ACEEO) was established in July 1991 to serve as an advisory committee to the Board of Supervisors regarding the implementation of the County's Affirmative Action Plan. The Council is composed of 13 members. Their goal is to review the Affirmative Action Program and recommend actions to facilitate attainment of the County's goal for affirmative action. In 2013, the Internal Operations Committee (IOC) reviewed Board Resolution No. 2011/497 and 2011/498, which stipulated that applicants for At Large/Non Agency-Specific seats on specified bodies are to be interviewed by a Board subcommittee. The Resolutions further permit a Board Committee to select a screening committee to assist in interviewing applicants for appointment to certain bodies, including the ACEEO. The Board's Hiring Outreach Oversight Committee reviews nominations to all Council seats except those designated for County managers and labor unions. Terms of office for seats reviewed by the Board Committee are three years in duration.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
Inaction or negative action may hinder the ability of the ACEEO to provide unbiased relevant information to the County if the committee is not representative of the communities we serve.