HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 12142010 - C.32RECOMMENDATION(S):
Appoint the following individual to the District 1-A seat on the Alcohol & Other Drugs
Advisory Board to a three year term ending 6/30/13, as recommended by Supervisor Gioia:
Marilou Sturges
El Cerrito, CA 94530
FISCAL IMPACT:
None.
BACKGROUND:
The Alcohol and Other Drugs Advisory Board was created in 1992 by the Board of
Supervisors. Their mission is to assess family and community needs regarding treatment and
prevention of alcohol and drug abuse problems, and to report the findings and
recommendations to the Health Services Department, the Board of Supervisors and the
community that they serve.
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RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY
ADMINISTRATOR
RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD
COMMITTEE
Action of Board On: 12/14/2010 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
Federal D. Glover, District
V Supervisor
Contact: Kate Rauch
510-374-3231
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: December 14, 2010
David J. Twa, County Administrator and Clerk of the Board of Supervisors
By: KATHERINE SINCLAIR, Deputy
cc:
C. 32
To:Board of Supervisors
From:John Gioia, District I Supervisor
Date:December 14, 2010
Contra
Costa
County
Subject:Appoint Marilou Sturges to the District 1-A seat on the Contra Costa County Alcohol & Other Drugs
Advisory Board
The Alcohol and Other Drugs Advisory Board is comprised of twenty-one members (20
members ans one alternate). Members shall have a professional interest in, or personal
commitment to, alleviating problems related to drug abuse and inappropriate alcohol use in
their community. The alternate member can sit and vote for any of the five At-large seats on
the Committee. If a vacancy occurs, the alternate will automatically assume the vacant
At-large seat. The membership breakdown is as follows:
BACKGROUND: (CONT'D)
Three representatives to be nominated by each member of the Board of Supervisors.
Five at-large members to be nominated by the Internal Operations Committee to insure
geographic, racial and ethnic diversity on the Advisory Board.
One alternate member to be nominated by the Internal Operations Committee.
Members serve for three year terms.
Supervisor Gioia advertises District 1 advisory board openings in a variety of ways
including through the newspaper, his eblasts, his newsletter and his website. All candidates
who submit an application are interviewed.
Marilou Sturges, a resident of El Cerrito, is completing a course at UC-Berkeley Extension
to become a certified alcoholism and drug abuse counselor. She has a B.A degree from
UC-Berkeley and Mount Holyoke College. She's applying to Masters in Social Work
graduate programs. She has been active in AA's 12-step programs.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
The seat will remain unfilled.
CHILDREN'S IMPACT STATEMENT:
None.