To: Board of Supervisors
From: Internal Operations Committee
Report Title: RECOMMENDATION FOR APPOINTMENT TO THE PUBLIC LAW LIBRARY BOARD OF TRUSTEES
☒Recommendation of the County Administrator ☒ Recommendation of Board Committee
RECOMMENDATIONS:
RE-APPOINT Joshua Klein to the Member of the Bar seat on the Public Law Library Board of Trustees to a new term ending December 31, 2024.
FISCAL IMPACT:
No fiscal impact.
BACKGROUND:
Board Resolution No. 2020/1 stipulates that applicants for At Large/Non Agency-Specific seats on specified bodies are to be interviewed by a Board subcommittee. The Resolution further permits a Board Committee to select a screening committee to assist in interviewing applicants for appointment. Upon review of the eligible seats, the IOC decided that it would conduct interviews for the Member of the Bar seat of the Law Library Board of Trustees, among other seats.
The Public Law Library Board of Trustees was established by State law and County Ordinance to maintain a law library in Martinez and a branch library in Richmond. The Board of Trustees is the governing body for the Law Library with the authority to determine personnel, fiscal, and administrative policies to fulfill the legal information needs of the community. The Internal Operations Committee annually reviews the appointment to the Member of the Bar seat, which term expires each December 31.
Staff opened a recruitment for the Member of the Bar seat (see attached media release) and received three qualifying applications, from Joshua Klein (incumbent, Moraga), Michael Menesini (Martinez), and Brandon Rainey (Danville). Applications, letters of interest, resumes, and letters of recommendation that were received are attached hereto for the Board’s reference.
The Internal Operations Committee interviewed all three applicants at its regular meeting on November 13th and recommends that Joshua Klein be appointed to a second term.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION: