To: Board of Supervisors
From: Dr. Grant Colfax, Health Services Director
Report Title: Appointment to the Los Medanos Health Advisory Committee
?Recommendation of the County Administrator ? Recommendation of Board Committee
RECOMMENDATIONS:
APPOINT Mayor Dionne Adams to the City of Pittsburg Seat #1 on the Los Medanos Health Advisory Committee (LMHAC), for a term ending on December 31, 2026.
FISCAL IMPACT:
There is no fiscal impact for this action.
BACKGROUND:
The committee consists of seven (7) seats. The initial term of office is 2 years, after which it is 3 years. The County Board of Supervisors will make the appointment. Residents and those who work in the health area's territory, primarily the Pittsburg/Bay Point area, are welcome to apply. This is a volunteer appointment - no stipends or reimbursements are authorized for this Committee.
The LMHAC is composed of seven seats nominated to the Board of Supervisors by the following: (2) from the Pittsburg City Council, (2) from the Bay Point Municipal Advisory Council (MAC), (2) from the Health Services Department (one from Public Health and one from Behavioral Health) and (1) from the Internal Operations Committee of the Board of Supervisors.
On February 3, 2026, the Clerk of the Board posted the vacancy for the City of Pittsburg Seat #1. On February 12, 2026, the Health Service Department was informed that Mayor Adams was nominated by the Pittsburg City Council to fill Seat #1 with a term ending December 31, 2026.
Mayor Dionne Adams was born and raised in Pittsburg and serves on the Pittsburg Chamber of Commerce Board, as an advocate for local and diverse businesses. In her professional career, she has worked for over 20 years in Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, supplier diversity, marketing, operations, and public policy. She obtained her Bachelor of Science in Business Administration with an emphasis in Marketing from San Francisco State and earned her master's in public policy from Golden Gate Univ...
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