The purpose of the East Bay Regional Parks District Park Advisory Committee is to assist the East Bay Regional Park District in developing the District's master plan. The PAC is composed of 21 members. Members of the PAC shall be nominated from the following: Two members by each member of the Board of Directors (14); one member for each of the following: a. Mayors' Conference of Alameda County, b. Mayors' Conference of Contra Costa County, c. Board of Supervisors of Alameda County, d. Board of Supervisors of Contra Costa County, e. Contra Costa County Chapter of California Special Districts Association, f. Alameda County Chapter of California Special Districts Association, g. One representative of organized labor from the Alameda Central Labor Council or the Contra Costa Central Labor Council on a rotating basis. Employees of the District are not eligible to serve on the PAC.
On February 24, the County was notified by the East Bay Regional Parks District that Contra Costa's Board representative, Colin Coffey, was recently appointed to serve on the the District's Governing Board. Mr. Coffey's new appointment leaves his seat on the Park Advisory Committee vacant.
The Board's Internal Operations Committee is responsible for recruiting and making recommendations to the Board of Supervisors on appointments to the Park Advisory Committee. In order to begin the recruitment process, the Board of Supervisors needs to declare and order the posting of the vacancy, as required by the Maddy Act.