To: Board of Supervisors
From: Equity Committee
Report Title: Bylaws for the African American Holistic Wellness and Resource Hub Feasibility Study Steering Committee
☐Recommendation of the County Administrator ☒ Recommendation of Board Committee
RECOMMENDATIONS:
APPROVE the Bylaws for the African American Holistic Wellness and Resource Hub Feasibility Study Steering Committee.
FISCAL IMPACT:
No fiscal impact.
BACKGROUND:
At the October 17, 2023 Board of Supervisors meeting, 13 Steering Committee members were appointed to support the development and implementation of the African American Holistic Wellness and Resource Hub Feasibility Study. At the November 13, 2023 Equity Committee meeting, the Co-Directors of the Office of Racial Equity and Social Justice (ORESJ) were directed to convene the Steering Committee. As a County advisory body, the Steering Committee of the African American Holistic Wellness and Resource Hub Feasibility Study developed bylaws, which were reviewed by the Equity Committee at the February 20, 2024 meeting. Revisions were needed. Subsequently, the ORESJ Co-Directors requested a review of the bylaws from County Counsel. Bylaws were reviewed, edited and an updated version was approved by the Equity Committee at its March 18, 2024 meeting.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
No action will result in the African American Holistic Wellness and Resource Hub Feasibility Study Steering Committee operating without bylaws.