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INTERNAL OPERATIONS COMMITTEE

Meeting Date:	05/10/2021
Subject: CCCFPD Advisory Fire Commission interviews
Submitted For:	Monica Nino, County Administrator
Department:	County Administrator
Referral No.:	IOC 21/5
Referral Name:	Advisory Body Candidate Screening/Interview
Presenter:	Julie DiMaggio Enea	Contact:	Julie DiMaggio Enea (925) 655-2056

Information

Referral History:

On December 12, 2000, the Board of Supervisors approved a policy on the process for recruiting applicants for selected advisory bodies of the Board. This policy requires an open recruitment for all vacancies to At Large seats appointed by the Board. The Board also directed that the IOC personally conduct interviews of applicants for At Large seats on several boards, committees, and commissions including the Contra Costa County Fire Protection District Advisory Commission.

The Contra Costa County Fire Protection District Advisory Fire Commission includes ten (10) seats that are appointed by the Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors: Five (5) Supervisors District seats, Two (2) At-Large seats, and Three (3) At-Large Alternate seats.

The Advisory Fire Commission's purpose is to review and advise on annual operations and capital budgets, review Fire District expenditures; advise the Fire Chief on district service matters; and serve as liaison between the Board of Supervisors and the community served by the fire district.

Referral Update:

The Commission is seeking to fill a vacancy in the At-Large Alternate #1 seat for a term that will expire on June 30, 2024. Five applications were received, but three of the five applicants neither reside nor work in the District and so are not eligible. The two eligible applicants are incumbents of the District II (Matthew Guichard) and III (Michael Daugelli) seats, whose terms will expire on June 30, 2021. Consequently, on March 8, the IOC directed staff to conduct a second recruitment, which garnered two additional applicants who were invited to interview with the IOC today:

Soheila Bana, Richmond (owns property in El Sobrante)
Gary Bussiere, Concord

Recommendation(s)/Next Step(s):

INTERVIEW candidates for the At Large Alternate seat on the Contra Costa County Fire Protection District Advisory Fire Commission and DETERMINE recommendation for Board of Supervisors consideration.

Attachments
Candidate Application_Soheila Bana_CCCFPD Advisory Commission
Email Soheila Bana_4-30-21
Candidate Application_Gary Bussiere_CCCFPD Advisory Commission
CCCFPD Commission Roster
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