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File #: 25-2881    Version: 1 Name:
Type: Consent Item Status: Passed
File created: 6/16/2025 In control: BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
On agenda: 7/22/2025 Final action: 7/22/2025
Title: UPDATE the official list of persons to serve, in priority order, as standby officers for the respective members of the Board of Supervisors and for the County Administrator, as recommended by the County Administrator.
Attachments: 1. Article 15: Preservation of Local Government
To: Board of Supervisors
From: Monica Nino, County Administrator
Report Title: 2025 APPOINTMENT OF STANDBY OFFICERS TO MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS AND THE COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR
?Recommendation of the County Administrator ? Recommendation of Board Committee


RECOMMENDATIONS:

1. UPDATE the official list of persons to serve, in priority order, as standby officers for the respective members of the Board of Supervisors, pursuant to County Ordinance Code section 42-4.004:


District I
District II
District III
District IV
District V|1010|Sonia Bustamante
Phil Andersen
Alicia Nuchols
Lisa Chow
Damon Preston|1010|Robert Rogers
Jen Quallick
Stephen Griswold
Sue Noack
David Fraser|1010|Tania Pulido
Jill Ray
Julie Enea
Lia Bristol
Vivian Lee

2. UPDATE the official list of persons to service, in priority order, as standby officers for the County Administrator, pursuant to County Ordinance Code section 42-2.602:

1. Timothy Ewell
2. Eric Angstadt
3. Adam Nguyen

3. DIRECT that the above appointments supersede all previous standby appointments.

4. REQUEST that the Emergency Services Division of the Sheriff's Office meet with any Standby Officer that requests it, and provide an overview of the County Emergency System, to include
written procedures and contact information, and address any questions raised by the Standby Officers.

5. CONFIRM that the temporary County Seat shall continue to be:
a. Diablo Valley College, Pleasant Hill, California
b. Alameda County Emergency Operations Center, Dublin, California
(Per Resolution No. 2018/70)

FISCAL IMPACT:

None

BACKGROUND:

Pursuant to the California Emergency Services Act, Article 15: Preservation of Local Government, the governing body of a political subdivision is required to appoint three Standby Officers for each member. County Ordinance Code section 42-4.004 mandates these appointments.

A Standby Officer serves in place of a regular Board member when the latter is unavailable during an emergency. 'Unavailabl...

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