HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 06092009 - C.80RECOMMENDATION(S):
APPROVE the letter of authorization from the Chair of the Board for the submittal of two
programs to the California State Association of Counties 2009 CSAC Challenge Awards, as
recommended by the County Administrator.
FISCAL IMPACT:
The entry fee is $50 for each submittal. Contra Costa is submitting two entries, which totals
$100. The entry fee was paid out of the County Administrator Office’s budget.
BACKGROUND:
In May, the California State Association of Counties (CSAC) invited counties to enter their
2009 Challenge Awards competition. The program is intended to recognize the innovative
and creative spirit of county governments, who look to find new and effective ways of
providing programs and services to their constituents. The deadline for entry is a postmark
of June 12, 2009.
Two levels of awards will be presented by CSAC in each category: Challenge Award
Trophies and Merit Award Certificates. CSAC will
APPROVE OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
Action of Board On: 06/09/2009 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER
Clerks Notes:
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
AYE:John Gioia, District I
Supervisor
Gayle B. Uilkema, District II
Supervisor
Mary N. Piepho, District III
Supervisor
Susan A. Bonilla, District IV
Supervisor
Federal D. Glover, District V
Supervisor
Contact: L. DeLaney, 5-1097
I hereby certify that this is a true and correct copy of an action taken and entered on the minutes of the Board
of Supervisors on the date shown.
ATTESTED: June 9, 2009
David J. Twa, County Administrator and Clerk of the Board of Supervisors
By: Katherine Sinclair, Deputy
cc:
C.80
To:Board of Supervisors
From:David Twa, County Administrator
Date:June 9, 2009
Contra
Costa
County
Subject:2009 CSAC CHALLENGE AWARD ENTRIES
BACKGROUND: (CONT'D)
also be presenting special awards that are open to all population categories for the entry or
entries that judges find to be the most innovative, and have the most potential for replication
by other counties.
Challenge Awards will be presented in person in the recipient’s county. Merit Awards will
be mailed in December. CSAC will publish a Challenge Awards Directory spotlighting all
entries received. It will be distributed at the CSAC Annual Meeting and mailed to all county
supervisors, administrators, department heads and entry contacts.
Award recipients will also be featured on CSAC’s Web site at www.csac.counties.org, and
in the Annual Meeting edition of California Counties magazine. In the event that a
multi-county application is honored, each county will receive an award. All recipients will
be notified by mail upon completion of judging in September.
Contra Costa County will submit the following applications for the 2009 CSAC Challenge
Awards:
• Orin Allen Youth Rehabilitation Facility: The Orin Allen Youth Rehabilitation Facility
fosters change building moral character, self-esteem and academic achievement in young
men who are encouraged to becoming law-abiding citizens.
• Contra Costa County Library-a-Go-Go: Contra Costa County Library-a-Go-Go is the first
fully-automated, 24/7 library service in the country. And it exists where no library service
existed before.