To: Board of Supervisors
From: Monica Nino, County Administrator
Report Title: APPOINTMENTS TO THE CALIFORNIA STATE ASSOCIATION OF COUNTIES BOARD OF DIRECTORS
?Recommendation of the County Administrator ? Recommendation of Board Committee
RECOMMENDATIONS:
REAPPOINT Supervisor John Gioia as the Board of Supervisors' representative and Supervisor Diane Burgis as the Board's alternate representative on the California State Association of Counties (CSAC) Board of Directors to new terms beginning on November 30, 2024 and ending on November 29, 2025.
FISCAL IMPACT:
The recommendation results in no fiscal impact to the County. CSAC board members are paid no stipend.
BACKGROUND:
The terms of office for the CSAC Board of Directors seat and its Alternate will expire on November 30, 2024. The primary purpose of CSAC is to represent county government before the California Legislature, administrative agencies and the federal government. CSAC places a strong emphasis on educating the public about the value and need for county programs and services. CSAC's long-term objective is to significantly improve the fiscal health of all California counties so they can adequately meet the demand for vital public programs and services. All 58 California counties are dues-paying members of the association. Under provisions of the CSAC Constitution, members of the Board of Directors and alternates are nominated by their respective boards of supervisors and appointed by the CSAC Executive Committee to a one-year term of office commencing with the first day of the CSAC annual conference.
This year, that conference will begin on Monday, November 18, 2024. Any member of the Board of Supervisors is eligible for the directorship. CSAC holds two annual meetings for its membership: the Spring Legislative Conference in Sacramento and the Annual Meeting in November. CSAC's Board of Directors holds its first meeting of each year at the association's annual conference. Thus, it is important th...
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