To: Board of Supervisors
From: Kendra Carr & Peter Kim, Co-Directors Office of Racial Equity and Social Justice
Report Title: Racial Justice Oversight Body Community-Based Representative Alternate Seat Appointment
☐Recommendation of the County Administrator ☒ Recommendation of Board Committee
RECOMMENDATIONS:
APPOINT Dr. Talia Moore to a Community-Based Representative alternate seat on the Racial Justice Oversight Body for a term ending December 31, 2026, as recommended by the Equity Committee.
FISCAL IMPACT:
None.
BACKGROUND:
The Racial Justice Oversight Body (RJOB) was established by the Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors (BOS) to oversee the implementation of the recommendations made by the Racial Justice Task Force, and accepted, as specified, by the BOS. RJOB members include Ex-Officio members who serve during their term of office or appointment (i.e. Sheriff, District Attorney, Public Defender, Chief of Probation). Members of the body also include those appointed by the BOS (i.e., Public Entity Members, Community-Based Representatives, and Alternate Community-Based Representatives). Members appointed by the BOS shall have two-year terms. The Equity Committee interviews RJOB applicants and makes appointment recommendations to the BOS.
On October 20, 2025, Equity Committee interviewed two applicants for the recently vacated Community-Based Representative alternate seat previously occupied by Naomi Lewis-Mauricio, and declared vacant on June 24, 2025. Dr. Talia Moore was recommended by the Equity Committee for this appointment.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
There will be a vacancy on the Racial Justice Oversight Body.