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FAMILY AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMITTEE

Meeting Date:	04/24/2017
Subject: Appointments to the In-Home Supportive Services Public Authority Advisory Committee
Submitted For:	FAMILY & HUMAN SERVICES COMMITTEE
Department:	County Administrator
Referral No.:	N/A
Referral Name:	Appointments to Advisory Bodies
Presenter:		Contact:	Enid Mendoza, (925) 335-1039

Information

Referral History:

On December 13, 2011 the Board of Supervisors adopted Resolution No. 2011/497 adopting policy governing appointments to boards, committees, and commissions that are advisory to the Board of Supervisors. Included in this resolution was a requirement that applications for at large/countywide seats be reviewed by a Board of Supervisors sub-committee.

The In-Home Supportive Services Public Authority Advisory Committee serves as an advisory council to the In Home Support Services Public Authority (IHSS), which is administered by the Employment and Human Services Department. IHSS provides specialized support services to residents who are frail elderly, blind, or disabled.

The Advisory Committee consists of 11 members: 4 Consumers aged 60 or older, 2 Consumers aged under 60, and one member from each supervisorial district. Terms of appointment are four years. Currently there are: 6 filled seats and 5 vacant seats, one of which has an applicant pending appointment approval as requested below.

Referral Update:

Please see the attached memo from the In-Home Supportive Services Public Authority, which details their request to fill one of the current five vacancies on the committee, and as stated in the recommendation below.

The following seats on the In-Home Supportive Services Public Authority Advisory Committee are currently filled:

Seat Title	Term Expiration Date	Current Incumbent	Incumbent Supervisor District	Meetings Attended Since Appointment	Meetings Held Since Appointment
District II	3/6/2018	John Roe	II	3	3
District III	3/6/2020	Sidney Anderson	III	4	4
Consumer 60 or Older - Seat 1	3/6/2018	Gary Gray	I	22	22
Consumer Seat of Any Age - Seat 3	3/6/2018	Sarah Birdwell	IV	20	22
Consumer Under 60 - Seat 1	3/6/2020	Wilson Cheng	I	4	4
Consumer Under 60 - Seat 2	3/6/2018	Joe Juarez, Jr.	V	21	22

On March, 21, 2017, the department conducted interviews with the applicant for the vacant seat.

The table below includes the current vacant seats, with applicants and recommended appointments for consideration by this Committee:

Seat Title	Term Expiration Date	Applicant(s)	Reappointment?	Applicant Supervisor District
District I	3/6/2020
District IV	3/6/2020
District V	3/6/2020
Consumer 60 or Older - Seat 2	3/6/2020
Consumer Seat of Any Age- Seat 4	3/6/2018	Keegan Duncan	No	IV

There are no additional applicants for the Consumer Seat of Any Age- Seat 4 or for the other vacancies

Recommendation(s)/Next Step(s):

CONSIDER recommending to the Board of Supervisors the appointment of the following individual to the In-Home Supportive Services Public Authority Advisory Committee.

Appointee	Seat Name	Term Expiration	District
Keegan Duncan	Consumer Seat of Any Age- Seat 4	3/6/18	IV

Attachments
IHSS PA Appointment Memo
K.Duncan Application