INTERNAL OPERATIONS COMMITTEE
Meeting Date: December 9, 2024
Subject: RECOMMENDATION FOR APPOINTMENT TO THE PUBLIC LAW LIBRARY BOARD OF TRUSTEES
Submitted For: Monica Nino
Department: County Administrator
Referral No: IOC 24/4
Referral Name: Advisory Body Recruitment
Presenter: Julie Enea, Senior Deputy CAO
Contact: julie.enea@cao.cccounty.us
Referral History:
Board Resolution No. 2020/1 stipulates that applicants for At Large/Non Agency-Specific seats on specified bodies are to be interviewed by a Board subcommittee. The Resolution further permits a Board Committee to select a screening committee to assist in interviewing applicants for appointment. Upon review of the eligible seats, the IOC decided that it would conduct interviews for the Member of the Bar seat of the Law Library Board of Trustees, among other seats.
Referral Update:
The Public Law Library Board of Trustees was established by State law and County Ordinance to maintain a law library in Martinez and a branch library in Richmond. The Board of Trustees is the governing body for the Law Library with the authority to determine personnel, fiscal, and administrative policies to fulfill the legal information needs of the community. The Internal Operations Committee annually reviews the appointment to the Member of the Bar seat, for which the term expires each December 31.
Staff opened a recruitment for the Member of the Bar seat (see attached media release) and received one application from Steven Piser. While Mr. Piser is not a Contra Costa County resident, he has indicated that he practices law in Contra Costa County as well as several other California counties. Mr. Piser also volunteers for Contra Costa's Lawyer in the Library program, offered through the Public Law Library, in which licensed lawyers volunteer for in-person pro bono consultations.
Mr. Piser has been invited to interview with the Committee today. His application and biography are attached for the Committee's informat...
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