CONTRA COSTA COUNTY - File #: 23-470

• File #: 23-470
• Version: 2
• Type: Discussion Item
• Status: Passed
• File created: 9/13/2023
• In control: Family and Human Services Committee
• On agenda: 9/25/2023
• Title: CONSIDER recommending to the Board of Supervisors the reappointment of the fourteen individuals to the Advisory Council on Aging (ACOA) with terms expiring on September 30, 2025, as recommended by the Council. (Ana Bagtas, ACOA Staff)

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result	Tally
9/25/2023	1	Family and Human Services Committee	accepted the report	Pass	2:0

FAMILY & HUMAN SERVICES COMMITTEE

Meeting Date:                                                               September 25, 2023

Subject:                                                               Appointment to the Advisory Council on Aging  

Submitted For:                                          Family and Human Services Committee

Department:                                                               Employment and Human Services

Referral No:                                                               N/A

Referral Name:                                          Appointments to Advisory Bodies

Presenter:                                                               Ana Bagtas, ACOA Staff                     

Contact:                                                               925-655-0771

Referral History:

On January 7, 2020, the Board of Supervisors adopted Resolution No. 2020/1 adopting policy amendments 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 committee.

The Advisory Council on Aging (ACOA) provides a means for county-wide planning, cooperation and coordination for individuals and groups interested in improving and developing services and opportunities for the older residents of this County. The Council provides leadership and advocacy on behalf of older persons and serves as a channel of communication and information on aging.

The Advisory Council on Aging consists of 40 members serving 2 year staggered terms, each ending on September 30. The Council consists of representatives of the target population and the general public, including older low-income and military persons; at least one-half of the membership must be made up of actual consumers of services under the Area Plan. The Council includes: 19 representatives recommended from each Local Committee on Aging, 1 representative from the Nutrition Project Council, 1 Retired Senior Volunteer Program, and 19 Members at-Large.

Pursuant to the ACOA Bylaws, the ACOA may recommend for appointment up to four (4) alternate Member-at-Large (MAL) members, who shall serve and vote in place of members (City or MAL) who are absent from, or who are disqualifying themselves from participating in a meeting of the ACOA.

The Area Agency on Aging, the ACOA and the Clerk of the Board, using Contra Costa TV (CCTV), assisted with recruitment. Area Agency on Aging staff has encouraged interested individuals including minorities to apply through announcements provided at the Senior Coalition meetings and at the regular monthly meetings of the ACOA. The Contra Costa County Employment and Human Services Department (EHSD) website contains dedicated web content where interested members of the public are encouraged to apply. The website provides access to the Board of Supervisors' official application with instructions on whom to contact for ACOA related inquiries, including application procedures.

Referral Update:

The Contra Costa Area Agency on Aging (AAA) recommends the following individuals for reappointment to the Contra Costa Advisory Council on Aging (ACOA) with a terms expiring on September 30, 2025:

SEAT	NAME
Local Seat: San Ramon	Bajpai, Swamini
Local Seat: Clayton	Berman, Michelle
Member At Large #11	Bhambra, Jagjit
Local Seat: Danville/Alamo	Donnelly, James
Local Seat: Orinda	Evans, Candace
Local Seat: Concord	Fowler, Marilyn
Member At Large #3	Hayes, Michelle
Local Seat: Martinez	Iorns, Jody
Member At Large #19	Kleiner, Jill
Member At Large #16	O'Toole, Brian
Local Seat: Lafayette	Partridge, Erin
Local Seat: Oakley	Rigsby, Michael
Member At Large #14	Yee, Dennis
Local Seat: Pleasant Hill	Van Ackeren, Lorna

Recommendation(s)/Next Step(s):

RECOMMEND to the Board of Supervisors the reappointment of the following individuals to the Contra Costa Advisory Council on Aging (ACOA) with a terms expiring on September 30, 2025:

SEAT	NAME
Local Seat: San Ramon	Bajpai, Swamini
Local Seat: Clayton	Berman, Michelle
Member At Large #11	Bhambra, Jagjit
Local Seat: Danville/Alamo	Donnelly, James
Local Seat: Orinda	Evans, Candace
Local Seat: Concord	Fowler, Marilyn
Member At Large #3	Hayes, Michelle
Local Seat: Martinez	Iorns, Jody
Member At Large #19	Kleiner, Jill
Member At Large #16	O'Toole, Brian
Local Seat: Lafayette	Partridge, Erin
Local Seat: Oakley	Rigsby, Michael
Member At Large #14	Yee, Dennis
Local Seat: Pleasant Hill	Van Ackeren, Lorna

Fiscal Impact (if any):

There is no fiscal impact for this action.