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C. 20

To:	Board of Supervisors
From:	FINANCE COMMITTEE
Date:	March 9, 2021

Contra

Costa

County

Subject:

Measure X Community Advisory Committee Bylaws and Appointment Process

APPROVE	OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR	RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE

Action of Board On: 03/09/2021

APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED

OTHER

Clerks Notes:

VOTE OF SUPERVISORS

AYE:

John Gioia, District I Supervisor
Diane Burgis, District III Supervisor
Karen Mitchoff, District IV Supervisor
Federal D. Glover, District V Supervisor

ABSENT:

Candace Andersen, District II Supervisor

Contact:	Lisa Driscoll, County Finance Director 925-655-2047
cc:	Jami Morritt, Clerk of the Board

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: March 9, 2021
Monica Nino, County Administrator

BY:	, Deputy

RECOMMENDATION(S):

ADOPT Measure X Community Advisory Board Bylaws, and ACKNOWLEDGE process to be used at Finance Committee meeting for member selection.

FISCAL IMPACT:

Administrative action with no specific fiscal impact at this time.

BACKGROUND:

The voters passed Measure X, a ½ cent sales tax levied countywide (exempting food sales), in November 2020. Collection of the sales tax will begin in April 2021 and will be available for distribution in FY 2021-22.

BACKGROUND: (CONT'D)

On February 2, 2021, the Board of Supervisors approved the creation of a 17-member Community Advisory Board to recommend funding priorities of annual revenue received under Measure X funds, directed the County Administrator to return to the Board of Supervisors by February 9, 2021 with a process to move forward in soliciting applications and seating members on the Community Advisory Board, and further directed that the Advisory Board be a Brown Act body that is staff by the County Administrator's Office.

On March 1, the Finance Committee convened and reviewed a draft set of bylaws for the Measure X Community Advisory Board that incorporated the membership and eligibility terms that the Board of Supervisors approved on February 2nd and amended on February 9th. The framework that was used to develop the draft bylaws had been used previously for the Community Corrections Partnership and Juvenile Justice Coordinating Council and provide the basics for discussion.

The Finance Committee discussed the bylaws, took public comment, and provided staff direction regarding modifications. The attached bylaws are recommended to the Board of Supervisors for adoption.

The Finance Committee discussed the process to be used to select members for appointment.

On or about March 12, the Clerk of the Board shall forward all applications to all Board members for selection of three nominees (two nominees plus one stand-by nominee). The Clerk of the Board shall provide a summary document sorted alphabetically by city of residence and then alphabetically by name within city. The summary shall include the explanation provided by the applicant of why they would like to serve on this particular board and their description of qualifications for appointment. Because these materials will be distributed to the full-Board of Supervisors, they shall be redacted and made available to the public on the date they are distributed to the Board. Prior to March 22, Board members shall forward their nominees to Finance Committee staff for inclusion in the March 29, Finance Committee packet.

The Finance Committee shall receive the nominees from Board members in their Board packet. At the March 29, meeting of the Finance Committee, the Committee shall invite each applicant wishing to make a public comment regarding their qualifications to do so. The Committee may ask follow-up questions. At the conclusion of the comment period, the Committee will deliberate and make final nominations. If the Committee should not complete the process by noon, they will reconvene on April 5.

CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:

The Measure X Community Advisory Board will not benefit from the administrative provision of these Bylaws, which will make it difficult for the Board to function efficiently.