COUNTY OF SAN MATEO

Inter-Departmental Correspondence

Board of Supervisors

DATE:

June 10, 2009

BOARD MEETING DATE:

June 23, 2009

SPECIAL NOTICE/HEARING:

No

VOTE REQUIRED:

Majority

TO:

Honorable Board of Supervisors

FROM:

Board President Mark Church

SUBJECT:

Appointments to the Board of Retirement

RECOMMENDATION:

Re-Appoint Emily Tashman and James Hooley to the San Mateo County Employees’ Retirement Association Board of Retirement as hold-overs until their respective replacements have been appointed for the term to conclude on June 30, 2012.

VISION ALIGNMENT:

Commitment: Realize the potential of our diverse population.

Goal 2: Civic engagement – including voting, public service, charitable giving, volunteerism, and participation in public discussions of important issues – is uniformly high among the diverse population of San Mateo County.

BACKGROUND:

Emily Tashman was appointed to the Board of Retirement in 2004. Ms. Tashman is a finance professional who has worked with DIVA Systems, Barclays Bank, Toronto Dominion Bank, Bank of California and SRI International. James Hooley was appointed to the Board in 2003. Mr. Hooley is a retired educator and was the Associate Superintendent of the San Mateo County Office of Education. Both Ms. Tashman’s and Mr. Hooley’s terms expire on June 30, 2009, and both have indicated a desire not to serve an additional term.

A recruitment process has been initiated for two appointees to fill the succeeding terms which conclude on June 30, 2012. Both Ms. Tashman and Mr. Hooley have offered to remain on the Board for up to 90 days during this process. The work of the Board of Retirement would benefit from their experience during the recruitment period.

FISCAL IMPACT:

None.