INTERNAL OPERATIONS COMMITTEE
Meeting Date: April 8, 2024
Subject: INTERVIEW CANDIDATES FOR THE TREASURY OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE
Submitted For: Daniel Mierzwa
Department: Treasurer-Tax Collector
Referral No: IOC 24/3
Referral Name: Advisory Body Recruitment
Presenter: Julie Enea or Ronda Boler
Contact: Ronda.Boler@tax.cccounty.us <mailto:Ronda.Boler@tax.cccounty.us>
Referral History:
Board Resolution Nos. 2020/1 and 2020/2, stipulate that applicants for At Large/Non Agency-Specific seats on specified bodies are to be interviewed by a Board subcommittee. The Resolutions further permit a Board Committee to select a screening committee to assist in interviewing applicants for appointment. Upon review of the eligible seats, the IOC made a determination that it would conduct interviews for At Large seats on the following bodies: Retirement Board, Fire Advisory Commission, Integrated Pest Management Advisory Committee, Planning Commission, Treasury Oversight Committee, Airport Land Use Commission, and the Fish & Wildlife Committee; and that screening and nomination fill At Large seats on all other eligible bodies would be delegated each body or a subcommittee thereof.
Referral Update:
The Treasury Oversight Committee is responsible for reviewing the County's investment policy, monitoring the performance of County investments, and reporting to the Board of Supervisors. The Committee is composed of seven statutory members and three alternates: County Superintendent of Schools or designee, a representative and an alternate of the Board of Supervisors or their designees, one representative and one alternate elected by a majority of the school and community college districts; one representative and one alternate elected by a majority of the special districts, three public members nominated by the County Treasurer and confirmed by the Board.
On April 30, 2022, the terms of the BOS Member and Public #3 seats will expire. Following an open recruitment conducted by the Treasurer-Tax Collector's Office, the County received eight applications for the two seats:
Michael Albers (Concord)
Floy Andrews (Richmond)
Mari Beraz (Brentwood)
Dallas Elliott (Walnut Creek)
Gaurab Hazarika (Danville)
Kenneth Miller (Walnut Creek), Alternate Seat incumbent
Steven Quinly (Orinda)
Hector Reyes Erazo (Brentwood)
All applicants were invited to be interviewed by the IOC today and advised that if they could not attend, they would be considered on the basis of the information in their applications. For the IOC’s convenience, a summary of the information from the applications plus all eight applications are provided as Attachment 1. A current TOC roster is provided as Attachment 2. The TOC bylaws are provided as Attachment 3. The media announcement is provided as Attachment 4.
Recommendation(s)/Next Step(s):
INTERVIEW applicants for the BOS Representative and Public 3 seats on the Treasury Oversight Committee for terms that will begin on May 1, 2024 and expire on April 30, 2028 and DETERMINE recommendations for Board of Supervisors consideration.
Fiscal Impact (if any):
No fiscal impact. Members of the Treasury Oversight Committee receive no compensation for their service.