RESOLUTION NO. _____________

BOARD OF SUPERVISORS, COUNTY OF SAN MATEO, STATE OF CALIFORNIA

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RESOLUTION SPECIFYING STANDING COMMITTEES OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS AND THE STANDING RULES FOR SAID COMMITTEES

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RESOLVED, by the Board of Supervisors of the County of San Mateo, State of California, that

WHEREAS, the efficient organization of the work of the Board of Supervisors requires the establishment of standing Committees of the Board of Supervisors, which will enable the community and departments to more fully participate in a public deliberative process; and

WHEREAS, as a full-time legislative body, the five standing committees of the Board of Supervisors shall consider policy, powers, procedures, outcomes, and provide oversight for issues that affect San Mateo County, all of which is accomplished through an open public process and according to a consistent process; and

WHEREAS, this Board wishes to establish the standing Committees of the Board of Supervisors, as well as the area of responsibility of each such committee, committee members and staff liaisons; and

WHEREAS, this Board wishes to set forth standing rules for all standing Committees of the Board of Supervisors.

NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY DETERMINED AND ORDERED as follows:

1.

The Standing Committees of the Board of Supervisors, their areas of responsibility, their assigned members for 2007, and their staff support are as follows:

I.

FINANCE AND OPERATIONS COMMITTEE

Areas of Responsibility:

Audit

E-Government

Fire Services

Fiscal Issues

Outcome Based Management

Planning and Building Task Forces

Retirement

Staff Liaison:

Deputy County Manager for Administrative Services

II.

CRIMINAL JUSTICE COMMITTEE

Areas of Responsibility:

Bench and Board

Jail Overcrowding

Joint Use of Court Facilities

Juvenile Justice

Parole and Re-entry

Proposition 36

Staff Liaison:

Assistant County Manager

III.

LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE

Areas of Responsibility:

Intergovernmental Policy

Elections

Ethics

Staff Liaison:

Deputy County Manager for Intergovernmental and Public Affairs

IV.

COMMITTEE ON THE ENVIRONMENT

Areas of Responsibility

Global Warming

Green Building

Natural Resources

Water

Watershed Protection (WPARCC)

Staff Liaison

Deputy County Manager for Community Services

V.

HOUSING, HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Areas of Responsibility

Aging

Children’s Issues

Emergency Medical Services

Drug and Alcohol

Health: public and environmental health

Homelessness, housing, economic development

Public assistance and job training

Staff Liaisons

Assistant County Manager

2.

In addition to the Standing Committees, the Board may establish such ad hoc community committees, as it deems necessary. Any such ad hoc committees shall comply with all requirements set forth in this resolution. For 2007, the Board of Supervisors ad hoc community committees shall include the HOPE Committee on Homelessness Issues, the Health Care Blue Ribbon Committee and the Jail Overcrowding Task Force.

3.

No later than one hundred and twenty (120) days following the adoption of this resolution, the President of the Board shall propose and the Board shall approve the assignment of two members of the Board of Supervisors to serve each of the standing committees and the chair person for each described herein for calendar year 2007, as well as a plan for transition responsibilities from the previous committee structure to the committee structure included in this resolution.

In subsequent years, at the first Board of Supervisors meeting of each calendar year, the President of the Board shall propose and the Board of Supervisors shall approve the assignment of two members of the Board of Supervisors to serve on each of the standing committees and the chair person for each described herein.

4.

All standing committees of the Board of Supervisors are subject to the following:

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All provisions of the Ralph M. Brown Act, California Government Code § 54950 et seq., which Act mandates open meetings for local legislative bodies; and

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All applicable county policies regarding non-discrimination; and

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The disclosure requirements of the Political Reform Act of 1974, and must complete all necessary documents in connection therewith; and

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Applicable California laws regarding conflicts of interests.

5.

Standing Committees of the Board of Supervisors may establish sub-committees as needed, which may include persons who are not members of the Board.

6.

Each Standing Committee of the Board of Supervisors will develop an annual work plan, and submit an annual report to the Board of Supervisors.

7.

Each Standing Committee of the Board of Supervisors shall set a regular time and place of its meetings, all of which shall be noticed, open and public as provided in the Ralph M. Brown Act, California Government Code §59950 et seq.

8.

The Committee Chair member may set the agenda for the Committee and its meetings, and shall decide on the time and place of the Committee meetings.

9.

Any member of the Board of Supervisors may submit legislative matters to any Standing Committee of the Board of Supervisors, regardless of whether the member submitting the legislation is a member of the Board Committee to which the suggestion is submitted. Alternatively, any member of the Board of Supervisors may choose to submit any and all legislative matters directly to the Board of Supervisors.

10.

If a standing committee determines that it would benefit from the expertise and/or perspective of additional members, the committee can request the assignment of additional members of the Board of Supervisors to the standing committee.

11.

Legislative or policy proposals submitted to any Standing Committee of the Board of Supervisors shall include, at a minimum, the following information, and should be presented in the following consistent format:

San Mateo County Legislative Proposal Form

Author(s):

Agency/Department:

Project Name:

Vision Alignment:

Fiscal Impact:

Account #

Brief description of project, including desired outcome:

Brief description of problem being solved:

Current policy/program/ordinance:

Reports and/or data:

Partners/stakeholders:

Support/opposition:

Contact Person:

12.

The Staff Liaison to each Standing Committee of the Board of Supervisors shall be responsible for maintaining the official records and minutes of the Standing Committee.

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