To: Board of Supervisors
From: Kendra Carr & Peter Kim, Co-Directors Office of Racial Equity and Social Justice
Report Title: Appoint Mackey, Malone, Smith, and Sutherland to Public Entity Seats on Racial Justice Oversight Body
☒Recommendation of the County Administrator ☐ Recommendation of Board Committee
RECOMMENDATIONS:
APPOINT the following individuals to the respective public entity seats on the Racial Justice Oversight Body, with terms ending on December 31, 2028: LaShante Smith as the Local School district representative, Lynn Mackey as the Contra Costa County Office of Education representative, Matt Malone as the Contra Costa Superior Court representative, and Dr. Sonia Sutherland as the Contra Costa Health representative.
FISCAL IMPACT:
None
BACKGROUND:
The Racial Justice Oversight Body has five (5) Appointed Public Entity Members, each nominated by their respective public institutions:
One (1) representative from the Superior Court, as a non-voting member;
One (1) representative from a local law enforcement agency, nominated by the Contra Costa County Police Chiefs’ Association;
One (1) representative from the Contra Costa County Office of Education;
One (1) representative from a Local School District;
One (1) representative from Contra Costa County Health Services Department.
This action is to appoint four (4) individuals to four (4) public entity seats for their respective public agencies in accordance with the Racial Justice Oversight Body Bylaws.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
If members are not appointed, Racial Justice Oversight Body meeting and activities may be delayed.