INTERNAL OPERATIONS COMMITTEE
Meeting Date: May 26, 2026
Subject: INTERVIEW AND RECOMMENDATION FOR APPOINTMENT TO THE COUNTY PLANNING COMMISSION
Submitted For: Monica Nino
Department: County Administrator
Referral No: 26/3
Referral Name: Advisory Body Recruitment
Presenter: Diana Oyler
Contact: Diana.Oyler@cao.cccounty.us
Referral History:
Board Resolution No. 2026/132, 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.
The term of office of the At Large #1 seat on the Planning Commission will expire on June 30, 2026 and the subsequent term will run from July 1, 2026 - June 30, 2030.
The Planning Commission's powers and duties include:
• Exercise all powers and duties prescribed by law (statute, ordinance or board order), including consideration of matters referred to it by the zoning administrator except those powers and duties specifically reserved or delegated to other divisions of the planning agency;
• Initiate preparation of general plans, specific plans, regulations, programs and legislation to implement the planning power of the county;
• Be generally responsible for advising the legislative body of matters relating to planning, which, in the opinion of the commission, should be studied;
• Be the advisory agency as designated in Title 9 of this code for the purpose of passing on subdivisions;
• Hear and decide all applications or requests for proposed entitlements estimated to generate one hundred or more peak hour trips unless otherwise provided by this code or board order; and
• Hear and make recommendations regarding proposed development agreements when it is hearing the related project applications being processed concurrently with the development agreements.
Referral Update:
On April 13, 2026, staff announced an upcoming vacancy through a press release (see attached), setting the application deadline for May 8th. The current At-Large #2 seat incumbent, Bhupen Amin, applied.
The application from Christy Fong was on file from a prior recruitment in 2026 and expressed interest in other seats for which they qualify; the applicant confirmed their interest to be considered for the At-Large 2 seat and was invited to interview.
Recommendation(s)/Next Step(s):
INTERVIEW applicants for the At Large #2 seat on the Planning Commission for the term beginning July 1, 2026, and ending June 30, 2030, and DETERMINE recommendation for the Board of Supervisors consideration.
Fiscal Impact (if any):
Planning Commissioners receive a County-paid stipend of $50 per meeting, not to exceed $300 a month, plus mileage reimbursement.