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C. 37

To:	Board of Supervisors
From:	Monica Nino, County Administrator
Date:	March 30, 2021

Contra

Costa

County

Subject:

2021-22 State Legislation Platform Amendment

APPROVE	OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR	RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE

Action of Board On: 03/30/2021

APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED

OTHER

Clerks Notes:

VOTE OF SUPERVISORS

AYE:

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

Contact:

L. DeLaney, 925-655-2057

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 30, 2021
Monica Nino, County Administrator

BY:	, Deputy

RECOMMENDATION(S):

1. AMEND the Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors' adopted 2021-22 State Legislative Platform, as amended March 9, 2021, to include the principle:


SUPPORT legislation that will facilitate more efficient and effective public service delivery and financial management under alternative governance and administrative structures supported by the Board of Supervisors.

RECOMMENDATION(S): (CONT'D)

2. AUTHORIZE Board members, the County's state advocates, and the County Administrator, or designee, to prepare and present information, position papers, and testimony in support of the adopted 2021-22 State Legislative Platform.

FISCAL IMPACT:

No direct fiscal impact from the action of amending the 2021-22 State Legislative Platform.

BACKGROUND:

The Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors adopted the 2021-22 State Legislative Platform on January 19, 2021. The Platform was amended by the Board on March 9, 2021.

Recently, County Administrator staff were made aware of a legislative proposal that could be of benefit to Contra Costa County; however, there is no adopted State Legislative Platform principle that could authorize legislative advocacy relative to this bill. While the Platform has evolved over time to be more principle-based than specific policy-based, there are occasions when specific administrative proposals emerge during the legislative process that could benefit County operations and service delivery. For example, in the past, the County has supported legislation that authorized the Board of Supervisors to appoint the same person to the offices of Public Administrator and Public Guardian, as well as legislation related to special districts. These administrative or budget related proposals do not have a corresponding principle in the Board's adopted Platform to facilitate nimble advocacy. Therefore, it would be beneficial to County Board Members, staff and the County's state advocates to have such a principle included for more expeditious and timely advocacy related efforts.

Staff proposes the following principle be added to the "Finance and Administration" section of the County's 2021-22 State Legislative Platform:

SUPPORT legislation that will facilitate more efficient and effective public service delivery and financial management under alternative governance and administrative structures supported by the Board of Supervisors.