COUNTY OF SAN MATEO

Inter-Departmental Correspondence

County Counsel

 

DATE:

January 5, 2010

BOARD MEETING DATE:

January 12, 2010

SPECIAL NOTICE/HEARING:

None

VOTE REQUIRED:

Majority

 

TO:

Honorable Board of Supervisors

FROM:

Michael P. Murphy, County Counsel

SUBJECT:

Appointments to the 2010 Charter Review Committee

 

RECOMMENDATION:

Adopt a resolution amending resolution 070559 appointing members to the 2010 Charter Review Committee.

 

BACKGROUND:

On November 10, 2009, this Board convened the 2010 Charter Review Committee. The

Board determined that the 2010 Charter Review Committee shall have 17 members to be selected as follows: (1) each member of the Board shall appoint two residents from his or her Supervisorial District; and (2) one person shall be designated by each of the following seven organizations for appointment to the Committee by the Board of Supervisors: the Council of Cities, County School Boards Association, League of Women Voters, Central Labor Council, SamCEDA, Sustainable San Mateo County, and Youth Commission.

 

DISCUSSION:

On December 15, 2009, the Board appointed 14 of the 17 members. Supervisor Rose Jacobs Gibson has nominated Henry Organ and Barbara Noparstak, two residents from her district, to be members of the 2010 Charter Review Committee. To date, the Youth Commission has not submitted a designation.

 

This action contributes to the Shared Vision 2025 outcome of collaborative community by engaging community participation in the appointment process.

 

FISCAL IMPACT:

The convening of a Charter review committee will result in only incidental impact to the General Fund relating to the staffing of the committee.