The Commission shall consist of the following members appointed by the Board of Supervisors:
(a) One member shall be the member of the Board of Supervisors who served as Chair of the Board of Supervisors in the preceding calendar year. In the absence of the preceding Chair of the Board of Supervisors, the Board of Supervisors will appoint a Board member to be the presiding Chair of the Commission. This provision shall become effective January 1, 2021.
(b) Two at-large members shall serve on the Commission. One at-large member shall be nominated each year by the Chairperson of the Board of Supervisors and shall serve a two year term as provided for in section 84.103. The terms of the at- large members shall be staggered as provided in section 84.103. Each year, the nominating Supervisor shall nominate the at-large member from among the persons described in the following categories: recipients of project services included in the County Strategic Plan; educators specializing in early childhood development; representatives of a local child care resource or referral agency or a local child care coordinating group; representatives of a local organization for prevention or early intervention for families at risk; representatives of community-based organizations that have the goal of promoting nurturing and early childhood development; representatives of local school districts; representatives of local medical, pediatric, or obstetric associations or societies; the county health officer; and persons responsible for management of the following County functions: children's services, public health services, social services, behavioral health services, and tobacco and other substance abuse prevention and treatment services;
(c) One member shall be the Director of the Health and Human Services Agency; and
(d) One member shall be nominated by the Director of the Health and Human Services Agency from among the county health officer and persons responsible for management of the following County functions: children's services, public health services, social services, behavioral health services, and tobacco and other substance abuse prevention and treatment services.
(Added by Ord. No. 8985 (N.S.), effective 12-8-98; amended by Ord. No. 8991 (N.S.), effective 1-14-99; amended by Ord. No. 9403 (N.S.), effective 12-6-01; amended by Ord. No. 10023 (N.S.), effective 2-11-10; amended by Ord. No. 10689 (N.S.), effective 12-17-20)