HomeMy WebLinkAboutAgenda - 11-15-2007-4iORANGE COUNTY
BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT
Meeting Date: November 15, 2007
Action Agenda ,
Item No. ~ -1
SUBJECT: Proposed Revision to Representation on the Human Services Advisory
Commission (HSAC)
DEPARTMENT: County Clerk's Office PUBLIC HEARING: (YIN) No
County Manager's Office
ATTACHMENT(S):
INFORMATION CONTACT:
Emily Adams, Chair, Human Services
Advisory Commission (HSAC)
Gwen Harvey, Assistant County
Manager, Staff Liaison to the HSAC,
245-2300
PURPOSE: To consider proposed revision to representation on the Human Services Advisory
Commission (HSAC).
BACKGROUND: At the BOCC meeting on June 12, 2007, the Human Services Advisory
Commission Chair came before the BOCC to request approval to expand the number of at-large
positions on HSAC from seven (7) to eleven (11), creating a total of 22 positions. Reasons given
for the expansion included problems in obtaining nominations to fill agency specific vacancies
(i.e., the Partnership for Young Children) and achieving the quorum necessary to conduct
business. HSAC also wanted to increase opportunities for highly motivated yet unaffiliated
members of the general public to serve.
The BOCC authorized expansion of the at-large membership from seven to eleven but asked
the HSAC to reexamine vacant positions and explore replacing agency specific categories with
interest categories as the means for future BOCC appointments. The BOCC also decided to
maintain HSAC membership overall at 18 positions.
The HSAC and County staff held follow up discussions to further scrutinize its active current
membership, difficult to fill positions, and the goal of introducing categories that would induce
broader community interest and participation.
As a result, HSAC is recommending that the BOCC consider revision to the HSAC membership
composition by expanding the number of At Large positions from seven (7) to eight (8);
changing Agency Specific Positions to recommended Interest Categories/Communities; and
maintaining a total of 18 positions overall. The table below illustrates the new HSAC
recommendation to the BOCC.
Position No 1 (Vacant) Change from "Board of Social Services" to
"Social Services"
Position No 2 (Vacant) Change from "Interfaith Council" to "Faith
Based Community"
Position No 3 Change from "Advisory Board on Aging" to
Jerry Passmore "Aging Interests"
Position No 4 No Change - At Large
Vivette Jeffries-Logan
Position No 5 No Change - At Large
Michael Owen
Position No 6 No Change - At Large
Emily Adams
Position No 7 Change from "Communities in Schools" to
James Harris "Children and Youth"
Position No 8 Change from "OPC Mental Health" to "Mental
Pat Vandiviere Health"
Position No 9 Change from "United Way" to "Philanthropic
Angie Welsh Organization"
Position No 10 Change from "Board of Health" to "Public
Christina Harlan Health"
Position No 11 (Vacant) Change from "Partnership for Young Children"
to "Affordable Housing"
Position No 12 No Change - At Large
Janine Zanin
Position No 13 (Vacant) Change from "Cooperative Extension" to
"Rural Interests"
Position No 14 Change from "Orange Congregation in
Robin Barnhill Mission" to "At Large"
Position No 15 No Change - At Large
Meghan Morris
Position No 16 No Change - At Large
Megan Ballard
Position No 17 No Change - At Large
Patty Murray Hill
Position No 18 No Change - BOCC Liaison
Valerie Foushee
FINANCIAL IMPACT: There is no financial impact associated with the revision by the BOCC of
representation on the Human Services Advisory Commission.
RECOMMENDATION(S): The Manager recommends that the BOCC consider approving the
proposed revision to representation on the Human Services Advisory Gommission.