To: Board of Supervisors
From: Shanelle Scales-Preston, District V Supervisor
Report Title: Appointment to the Economic Opportunity Board
?Recommendation of the County Administrator ? Recommendation of Board Committee
RECOMMENDATIONS:
APPOINT Kanwar Singh to the District V Public Sector Seat on the Economic Opportunity Board, for a term ending on 6/30/29, as recommended by Supervisor Shanelle Scales-Preston.
FISCAL IMPACT:
None.
BACKGROUND:
The Economic Opportunity Council includes 15 members and 2 alternates, divided equally among three "sectors", the Public Sector, the Low-income Sector, and the Private/Non-Profit Sector. There are 5 Public Sector seats; five (5) Low-Income Sector seats and one (1) Low-Income Sector alternate seat; and five (5) Private/Non-Profit Sector seats plus one (1) Private/Non-Profit Sector Alternate seat.
Public Sector - The five (5) Public Sector appointees are members of the Board of Supervisors or their appointed delegate. Each Supervisor may appoint a delegate to serve and vote in his or her place. Delegate appointments must be approved by the Board of Supervisors. Public Sector members shall serve terms that are equal in duration to their term as a member of the Board of Supervisors or until withdrawn from delegation by the supervisor. Delegates serve four (4) year terms for the duration of the Board member term of office or until withdrawn by the supervisor.
Low Income Sector - The 5 members and 1 alternate should be representatives of the low-income population and may be from community-based organizations, Family and Children's Services Division clients, or the general public. To be appointed a person must reside in Contra Costa County and must (a) meet federal or state poverty guidelines or (b) reside in a low-income community. Appointments must be approved by the Board of Supervisors. Private/Non-Profit Sector - The 5 members and 1 alternate shall be representatives of and from the private sector, non-profit organizations...
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