COUNTY OF SAN MATEO

Inter-Departmental Correspondence

Board of Supervisors

 

DATE:

February 2, 2007

BOARD MEETING DATE:

February 27, 2007

SPECIAL NOTICE/HEARING:

None

VOTE REQUIRED:

Majority

 

TO:

Honorable Board of Supervisors

FROM:

Rose Jacobs Gibson, President, Board of Supervisors

Adrienne Tissier, Board of Supervisors

SUBJECT:

Appointments to the Commission on the Status of Women

 

RECOMMENDATION:

Appoint the following individuals to the Commission on the Status of Women:

Jei Africa and Sapna Singh to a term expiring December 31, 2008

Regina Wallace Jones to a term expiring December 31, 2009

Ruth Fullmer and Sandra Schuster to a term expiring December 31, 2010

   

BACKGROUND:

The Commission is charged with the responsibility of assessing the needs of women, girls and families in the County and acts as a resource and makes annual recommendations to the Board of Supervisors.

 

DISCUSSION:

There are four vacancies on the Board that will be filled by Ms. Africa, Ms. Singh, Ms. Fullmer and Ms. Schuster. Ms. Jones replaces Maria Martinez Torres who resigned from the commission.

 

FISCAL IMPACT:

None