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INTERNAL OPERATIONS COMMITTEE

Meeting Date:	05/23/2016
Subject: Advisory Body Triennial Review Phase I Follow-up Item: Commission for Women
Submitted For:	David Twa
Department:	County Administrator
Referral No.:	IOC 16/7
Referral Name:	Advisory Body Triennial Review
Presenter:	Julie DiMaggio Enea	Contact:	Julie DiMaggio Enea (925) 335-1077

Information

Referral History:

At its March 28, 2016 meeting, in the context of the BOS Triennial Advisory Body Review, the Board’s Internal Operations Committee (IOC) decided to propose to the Board of Supervisors that the seat configuration of the Commission for Women be modified from “5 District seats + 15 At Large seats and 1 Alternate” to “10 District seats + 10 At Large seats and 1 Alternate”. The IOC’s objective for this change is to achieve a more balanced geographical representation on the Commission. The IOC proposes that this change be achieved through attrition of current members so that current members would serve out their complete terms and would not be impacted by the change.

Here is a link to the March 28, 2016 IOC report on this matter.

Here is a link to the meeting minutes on this matter (Scroll down to Item 7).

The IOC asked staff to solicit comments from the Commission on this proposed change prior to making the recommendation to the Board of Supervisors. Staff solicited comments from the Commission via email on April 1.

Referral Update:

The Commission considered the IOC's recommendation at its regular meeting on May 17, and provides the attached comments from Commission Chair Phyllis Gordon and Commissioner Ms. Joey D. Smith.

Recommendation(s)/Next Step(s):

CONSIDER comments by the Commission for Women regarding the pending recommendation to modify the membership configuration of the Commission.

Fiscal Impact (if any):

No fiscal impact.

Attachments
Comments from Commission for Women Chair Phyllis Gordon
Comments from Joey D. Smith_Commission for Women
Commission for Women Roster_May 2016