To: Board of Supervisors
From: Marla Stuart, Employment and Human Services Director
Report Title: Appointment of Scott Thompson, Interim Director of the Community Servies Bureau, as the Alternate of the First 5 Commission
?Recommendation of the County Administrator ? Recommendation of Board Committee
RECOMMENDATIONS:
APPOINT Scott Thompson, Interim Director of the Community Services Bureau, as Alternate to Marla Stuart, Employment and Human Services Department Director, on the Contra Costa First 5 Children and Families Commission.
FISCAL IMPACT:
No fiscal impact.
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 Employment and Human Services Department Alternate Seat concluded their tenure with the County. This Board Order will appoint Scott Thompson, Interim Director of the Community Services Bureau, as Alternate to Marla Stuart, Employment and Human Services Department Director, on the Contra Costa First 5 Children and Families Commission.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
The Employment and Human...
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