To: Board of Supervisors
From: Shanelle Scales-Preston, District V Supervisor
Report Title: Appointment to the In-Home Supportive Services Public Authority Advisory Committee.
☒Recommendation of the County Administrator ☐ Recommendation of Board Committee
RECOMMENDATIONS:
APPOINT Masoud Hamidi to the District V Seat on the In-Home Supportive Services Public Authority Advisory Committee, for a term ending on March 7, 2029, as recommended by Supervisor Scales-Preston.
FISCAL IMPACT:
None.
BACKGROUND:
Serves as an advisory council to the In Home Support Services Public Authority (IHSS), which is administered by the Employment and Human Services Department (EHSD). IHSS provides specialized support services to residents who are frail, elderly, blind, or disabled. Public Authority has an Advisory Committee whose membership is composed of individuals who are current or past users of personal assistance services paid for through public or private funds and professional representatives from the Community.
The In-Home Supportive Services Public Authority Advisory Committee includes eleven (11) seats, composed of six (6) consumer seats and five (5) seats nominated by each District Supervisor.
The six Consumer Seats must include four (4) Consumers ages 60 years or older and two (2) Consumers Under 60.
No fewer than 50 percent of the members shall be individuals who are current or past users of personal assistance services paid for through public or private funds or recipients of services under Article 7 of Part 3 of Division 9 of the Welfare and Institutions Code.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
The suggested appointee will not be able to serve on the In Home Support Services Public Authority (IHSS) Advisory Board, which could impact he body’s ability to achieve quorum and conduct business.