Advisory Board: Contra Costa Council on Homelessness
Subject: Nominating Panel: (ACTION ITEM) APPROVE Bessie Marie Scott for City Government Representative as recommended by the Nominating Panel to be forwarded to the Board of Supervisors for official approval for Council on Homelessness membership
Presenter: Juno Hedrick, Vice Chair and Lived Experience Advisor
Contact:Contracostacoc@cchealth.org
Information:
The Council on Homelessness is recommending Bessie Marie Scott, City Manager for the City of Antioch for the City Government seat. The seat was vacated early when the seated representative left their qualifying employment.
Referral History and Update:
There was an extensive recruitment process to solicit applicants for the open seat and a total of 4 applications were completed A nominating panel, created of non-conflicted Council on Homelessness members ( Dani Jimenez, Juno Hedrick, and LeAnn Matthews) reviewed the County and Supplemental applications for each applicant, and following a strict rubric, made recommendations to the Council.
The attached “COH City Government Seat Applicant Roster 2025” document provides information about the applicants for each category, including seat applied for and applicant’s district. The “Applications of Recommended Applicants 2025” document includes the County and Supplemental applications for each of the recommended applicants. The term of the newly appointed representative will expire on 12/31/25, as originally scheduled. Should this recommendation be accepted by the Council on Homelessness, it will go before the Board of Supervisors on the Consent Calendar.
Recommendation(s)/Next Step(s):
APPROVE Bessie Marie Scott as the recommended candidate for the vacant City Government seat.