To: Board of Supervisors
From: Marla Stuart, Employment and Human Services Director
Report Title: Appointment of Vicky Quinto, Deputy Director of the Children & Family Services Bureau, as the Alternate of the First 5 Commission
☒Recommendation of the County Administrator ☐ Recommendation of Board Committee
RECOMMENDATIONS:
APPOINT Vicky Quinto, Deputy Director of the Children & Family Services Bureau Alternate Seat (Alternate to Roslyn Gentry, Director of the Children & Family Services Bureau), on the Contra Costa First 5 Children and Families Commission.
FISCAL IMPACT:
None
BACKGROUND:
The Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors established the First 5 Contra Costa Children and Families Commission on June 15, 1999 (Ordinance 99-15). The Board appointed nine Commission members and nine Alternate members on September 1, 1999. Members include one Supervisor from the County Board of Supervisors, the directors of the County departments of Health Services and Employment and Human Services, and the director of the Children & Family Services Bureau. The other five members of the Commission are appointed by the Board of Supervisors and represent each Supervisorial District.
Commissioners and Alternate Commission members represent various disciplines and backgrounds including pediatrics, early childhood education, child welfare, and schools. Alternate members, including second representatives from the Board of Supervisors, the county agencies mentioned above, and five districts, hold all the powers of the appointed Commissioners except voting privileges.
The prior incumbent of the Children & Family Services Bureau Alternate Seat has concluded their interim appointment. This Board Order will appoint Vicky Quinto, Deputy Director of the Children & Family Services Bureau, as alternate to Roslyn Gentry, Director of the Children & Family Services Bureau, on the Contra Costa First 5 Children and Families Commission.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
The Children & Family Services Bureau Alternate Seat on the First 5 Contra Costa Children and Families Commission was vacated on March 1, 2026, and would remain vacant.
CHILDREN’S IMPACT STATEMENT:
The First 5 Contra Costa Children and Families Commission role and responsibilities support all five of Contra Costa County’s community outcomes of the “Children’s Report Card”, (1) “Children Ready for Succeeding in School”; (2) “Children and Youth Healthy and Preparing for Productive Adulthood”; (3) “Families that are Economically Self-Sufficient”; (4) “Families that are Safe, Stable and Nurturing”; and (5) “Communities that are Safe and Provide a High Quality of Life for Children and Families”.