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INTERNAL OPERATIONS COMMITTEE

Meeting Date:	11/21/2022
Subject: RECOMMENDATION FOR APPOINTMENT TO THE PUBLIC LAW LIBRARY BOARD OF TRUSTEES
Submitted For:	Monica Nino, County Administrator
Department:	County Administrator
Referral No.:	IOC 22/5
Referral Name:	Advisory Body Recruitment
Presenter:	Julie DiMaggio Enea	Contact:	Julie DiMaggio Enea (925) 655-2056

Information

Referral History:

Board Resolution Nos. 2020/1 and 2020/2 stipulate 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. Upon review of the eligible seats, the IOC made a determination that it would conduct interviews for the Member of the Bar seat of the Law Library Board of Trustees, among other seats.

Referral Update:

The Public Law Library Board of Trustees was established by State law and County Ordinance to maintain a law library in Martinez. The Law Library also operates a branch library in Richmond. The Board of Trustees is the governing body for the Law Library with the authority to determine personnel, fiscal, and administrative policies to fulfill the legal information needs of the community. The Internal Operations Committee annually reviews the appointment to the Member of the Bar seat, which term expires each December 31.

Staff opened a four-week recruitment for the Member of the Bar seat (see attached media release) on September 26 and received one application, attached, from Joshua Klein (Moraga). Incumbent Dean Barbieri notified the Committee that he will not re-apply and, instead, supports Mr. Klein's application.

Recommendation(s)/Next Step(s):

RECOMMEND to the Board of Supervisors the appointment of Joshua Klein to the Member of the Bar seat on the Public Law Library Board of Trustees for a one-year term expiring on December 31, 2023.

Attachments
NEWS RELEASE_PUBLIC LAW LIBRARY OPPORTUNITY
Application_Joshua Klein_Law Library
Ltr of Support for Joshua Klein from Dean Barbieri