To: Board of Supervisors
From: Internal Operations Committee
Report Title: Triennial Advisory Body Review - Phase I Report, Review Cycle 4
?Recommendation of the County Administrator ? Recommendation of Board Committee
RECOMMENDATIONS:
1. ACCEPT the 2023-2024 Triennial Review Phase 1 Report that follows and DIRECT the County Administrator to continue implementation of Phase 2 and 3 of the fourth cycle of the Triennial Review process for the remaining advisory bodies.
2. APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the extension of the County Library Commission for a new three-year term through March 31, 2027.
3. REQUEST the 2025 Internal Operations Committee to examine whether and when to reactivate the Agricultural Advisory Task Force.
FISCAL IMPACT:
None.
BACKGROUND:
The Board of Supervisors oversees and appoints residents to approximately seventy-five (75) advisory boards, commissions, and committees (bodies). These advisory bodies serve numerous governmental functions, some mandatory and others discretionary. In 2012, the Board of Supervisors adopted a regular, ongoing sunset review process formalized by Resolution 2012/261. Resolution 2012/261 was designed to ensure that every three years each advisory body is reviewed for compliance with a variety of policies and results of that review and any resulting staff recommendations are transmitted to the Board, through the Internal Operations Committee (IOC), on a regular basis.
Since the Triennial Advisory Body Review process was instituted in 2012, three full rounds of review have been completed. The publishing of this Phase 1, Cycle 4 report marks the beginning of the fourth round of the Triennial Review. This report presents the findings and recommendations of the fourth round of Triennial Sunset Review for advisory bodies included in Phase I. The IOC reviewed this report at its regular meeting on May 13th and approved all of staff's recommendations except that the IOC prefers to defer a decision on reactivating the Agricultural...
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