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FAMILY AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMITTEE

Meeting Date:	06/26/2017
Subject: Appointment to the Contra Costa Commission for Women
Submitted For:	FAMILY & HUMAN SERVICES COMMITTEE
Department:	County Administrator
Referral No.:	N/A
Referral Name:	Appointments to Advisory Bodies
Presenter:	N/A	Contact:	Enid Mendoza, (925) 335-1039

Information

Referral History:

On December 6, 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 Contra Costa Commission for Women (CCCW) was formed to educate the community and advise the Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors and other entities on the issues relating to the changing social and economic conditions of women in the County, with particular emphasis on the economically disadvantaged.

The Committee consists of 20 members and one alternate, including: five district representatives, fifteen at large members; and one at large alternate. CCCW terms are for three years and they are staggered across the membership.

Referral Update:

There are currently 19 seats filled on the Contra Costa Commission for Women and 2 vacancies, as demonstrated in the table below.

Seat Title	Term Expiration Date	Current Incumbent	Incumbent Supervisor District	Meetings Attended Since Appointment Date	Total Number of Meetings Since Appointment	Total Number of Absences Allowable in By-laws
District I	2/28/2019	Joey D. Smith	I	8	9	3 consecutive meetings or 5 meetings per calendar year
District II	2/28/2019	Beth W. Mora	II	4	4	3 consecutive meetings or 5 meetings per calendar year
District III	2/28/2019	Jennifer DeLano Cohen	III	8	10	3 consecutive meetings or 5 meetings per calendar year
District IV	2/28/2018	Iris Hiu-Tung Wong	IV	21	26	3 consecutive meetings or 5 meetings per calendar year
District V	2/28/2020	Kirsten Upshaw	V	0	1	3 consecutive meetings or 5 meetings per calendar year
At-Large 1	2/28/2020	VACANT				3 consecutive meetings or 5 meetings per calendar year
At-Large 2	2/28/2020	Argentina Davila-Luevano	III	1	3	3 consecutive meetings or 5 meetings per calendar year
At-Large 3	2/28/2019	Angela Herron (resigned, pending BOS)	III			3 consecutive meetings or 5 meetings per calendar year
At-Large 4	2/28/2020	Tracy Ward	I	3	3	3 consecutive meetings or 5 meetings per calendar year
At-Large 5	2/28/2019	Bonnie McCreary (resigned, pending BOS)	V			3 consecutive meetings or 5 meetings per calendar year
At-Large 6	2/28/2018	Patricia Ramirez	IV	6	14	3 consecutive meetings or 5 meetings per calendar year
At-Large 7	2/28/2020	Phyllis Gordon	V	3	3	3 consecutive meetings or 5 meetings per calendar year
At-Large 8	2/28/2019	Julianna Hynes, PhD		11	13	3 consecutive meetings or 5 meetings per calendar year
At-Large 9	2/28/2019	Liliana Gonzalez		11	13	3 consecutive meetings or 5 meetings per calendar year
At-Large 10	2/28/2018	Natalie Oleas	IV	12	14	3 consecutive meetings or 5 meetings per calendar year
At-Large 11	2/28/2018	Deborah Son	II			3 consecutive meetings or 5 meetings per calendar year
At-Large 12	2/28/2018	Lanita Mims	III	6	8	3 consecutive meetings or 5 meetings per calendar year
At-Large 13	2/28/2020	Jessica Laird	I	2	3	3 consecutive meetings or 5 meetings per calendar year
At-Large 14	2/28/2020	Summer C. Selleck	V	2	3	3 consecutive meetings or 5 meetings per calendar year
At-Large 15	2/28/2020	Michelle Brown	II	2	0	3 consecutive meetings or 5 meetings per calendar year
At-Large Alternate	2/28/2019	VACANT				3 consecutive meetings or 5 meetings per calendar year

Although it appears that the recommendation below would establish full membership, there are two pending resignations that will go before the Board of Supervisors in July. The two upcoming vacancies, due to resignations, will be in the At-Large #3 and 5 seats

Recommendation(s)/Next Step(s):

RECOMMEND to the Board of Supervisors the appointments of Heidi Benenson to the At-Large #1 seat with a term expiring February 28, 2020 and Deborah Cowans to the At-Large Alternate seat with a term expiring February 28, 2019 on the Contra Costa Commission for Women, as recommended by the Commission.

Fiscal Impact (if any):

There is no fiscal impact.

Attachments
CCCW Memo to F&HS
H.Benenson Application
D.Cowans Application