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C.108

To:	Board of Supervisors
From:	David Twa, County Administrator
Date:	December 13, 2011

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Costa

County

Subject:

Adjustments to Seats and Terms on the Local Planninig Council

APPROVE	OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR	RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE

Action of Board On: 12/13/2011

APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED

OTHER

Clerks Notes:

VOTE OF SUPERVISORS

AYE:

John Gioia, District I Supervisor
Gayle B. Uilkema, District II Supervisor
Mary N. Piepho, District III Supervisor
Karen Mitchoff, District IV Supervisor
Federal D. Glover, District V Supervisor

Contact:

Dorothy Sansoe, 925-335-1009

I hereby certify that this is a true and correct copy of an action taken and entered on the minutes of the Board of Supervisors on the date shown.
ATTESTED: December 13, 2011
David Twa,

BY:	, Deputy

RECOMMENDATION(S):

APPROVE changes to seat names, designations, and terminations dates on the Local Planning Council for Child Care and Development, as recommended by the Office of Education and the Local Planning Council.

FISCAL IMPACT:

None.

BACKGROUND:

The County Administrator's Office and the County Office of Education staff to the Local Planning Council for Child Care and Development completed an audit of the seats on this Board appointed adivsory body.

BACKGROUND: (CONT'D)

Initially, the terms of office were for one year for 10 council members; two years for 10 council members; and three years for 10 council members. After the intial terms, all subsequent terms were for three years. This phased in approach was mean to ensure that seats expired on a rotating basis and not all at the same time.

Subsequently, the number of members was reduced from 30 to 25 seats, including five members each representing consumers, child care providers, public agencies, and the community, plus five discretionary seats. All recommendations for appointments are reviewed by the Family and Human Services Committee in conjuntionc with the Office of Education and forwarded to the Board of Supervisors for action.

During the audit, it was determined that due to the reduction in the number of seats there was no longer adequate representation across the geographic areas of the County, equal number of seats did not expire each year, and seat names were no longer consecutive. Therefore, it is recommended by both the County Administrator's Office and the County Office of Education tha the changes identified on the attached document be approved and implemented.

CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:

Seat names will continue to be inconsistent, termation dates will not be appropriately divided between calendar years, and seats will not be divided appropriately among geographic areas of the County.

CHILDREN'S IMPACT STATEMENT:

Not applicable.