Agenda

Back to Calendar Return

INTERNAL OPERATIONS COMMITTEE

Meeting Date:	05/13/2019
Subject: RECOMMENDATION FOR APPOINTMENT TO THE COUNTY CONNECTION ADVISORY COMMITTEE
Submitted For:	David Twa
Department:	County Administrator
Referral No.:	IOC 19/5
Referral Name:	Advisory Body Recruitment
Presenter:	Julie DiMaggio Enea	Contact:	Julie DiMaggio Enea (925) 335-1077

Information

Referral History:

County Connection was formed in 1980 as a Joint Powers Agency under the legal name The Central Contra Costa Transit Authority. Today County Connection provides fixed-route and paratransit bus service throughout the communities of Central Contra Costa County.

The County Connection Advisory Committee meets bi-monthly to review, analyze, and advise the County Connection Board of Directors on issues and policies relating to fixed-route and paratransit bus service. Committee members also act as a citizen liaison from the represented jurisdictions.

The Board of Supervisors appoints one member to the Advisory Committee, representing the County. The seat term is two years beginning July 1 of every odd-numbered year.

Referral Update:

The County Representative seat on the County Connection Advisory Committee has been vacant for many years. At the direction of the Internal Operations Committee, staff initiated a four-week recruitment by issuing a press release (attached) on April 2nd advertising the vacancy, with an application deadline of April 26th.

For advisory body vacancies, our standard advertising includes:

Posting a notice in the News Flash section of the homepage for the duration of the nomination period.
Promoting with a recruitment announcement on CCTV’s CountyNet bulletin board
Emailing to area print/online publications, plus KCBS Radio and KKDV Radio.

The recruitment garnered one applications from a well-qualified candidate, Marjorie McWee.

The current term of office for the vacant Board of Supervisors appointee seat will expire on June 30, 1019 and the new two-year term will be for the period July 1, 2019 - June 30, 2021.

Recommendation(s)/Next Step(s):

RECOMMEND to the Board of Supervisors the appointment of Marjorie McWee to the County Representative seat on the County Connection Advisory Committee to complete the unexpired term ending on June 30, 1019 and to a the new two-year term for the period July 1, 2019 through June 30, 2021.

Fiscal Impact (if any):

None.

Attachments
PRESS PUBLICATION_COUNTY CONNECTION 2019 VACANCY 4-1-19
Candidate Application_Marjorie McWee_County Connection CAC