HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 11082011 - C.13RECOMMENDATION(S):
REAPPOINT Deborah Polk to the Low-Income Seat #5 on the Economic Opportunity
Council, as recommended by Employment and Human Services Director.
FISCAL IMPACT:
None
BACKGROUND:
Ms. Polk was originally appointed to the Economic Opportunity Council on April 15, 2008.
She is recommended for reappointed to the Low-Income Seat #5 on the Economic
Opportunity Council with a term of July 1, 2011 through June 30, 2013.
Ms. Polk's address is: , Pittsburg, CA 94565.
The Economic Opportunity Council was established on January 16, 1965. It is the federally
designated Community Action Program tri-partite oversight council in Contra Costa
County. It is charged with the mission of working jointly with the Community Services
Bureau in developing a Community Action Plan that guides the use of Community Services
APPROVE OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
Action of Board On: 11/08/2011 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
Karen Mitchoff, District IV
Supervisor
Federal D. Glover, District V
Supervisor
Contact: Earl Maciel 3-1648
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: November 8, 2011
David Twa, County Administrator and Clerk of the Board of Supervisors
By: KATHEINE SINCLAIR, Deputy
cc:
C.13
To:Board of Supervisors
From:Joe Valentine, Employment & Human Services Director
Date:November 8, 2011
Contra
Costa
County
Subject:Reappointment to the Economic Opportunity Council
Block Grant Funds.
BACKGROUND: (CONT'D)
It is made up of 15 members - five from the low-income community, five from private
sector community organizations and business people, and the five members of the Board of
Supervisors who can either serve on the Council or choose to appoint designees on their
behalf.
The members of the EOC review, study and hear presentations from members of the
community to assist them in studying the root causes of poverty in the county. They use this
information to develop funding strategies to address these root causes. One of their primary
strategies is to seek out partnerships with other community organizations that are also
pursuing long-range strategies for low-income people.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
The seat will remain empty and the Economic Opportunity Council will be hindered in its
ability to conduct routine business.
CHILDREN'S IMPACT STATEMENT:
None