(a) The members of the Commission are as follows. Seats 3 and 5 through 9 shall be appointed by the Board of Supervisors:
(1) Seat 1 shall be the Director of Public Health or the Director’s designee.
(2) Seat 2 shall be the Executive Director of the Human Services Agency or the Executive Director’s designee.
(3) Seat 3 shall be a member of the Board of Supervisors.
(4) Seat 4 shall be the 1
of Children, Youth and Their Families or the Department Head’s designee.
(5) Seat 5 shall be nominated by the Mayor (and approved by the Board of Supervisors) as a representative director or supervisor of a Mayoral office or other City program for prevention or early intervention for families at risk.
(6) Seat 6 shall be a member of the Child Care Planning and Advisory Council, established in Article XX of Chapter 5 of the Administrative Code.
(7) Seat 7 shall be a provider of family support services as described in the San Francisco County Strategic Plan established by Section 86.4 below.
(8) Seats 8 and 9 shall be appointed from among the following categories: recipients of project services included in the Strategic Plan; educators specializing in early childhood development; representatives of a local child care resource or referral agency, 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 and nurturing early childhood development; representatives of local school districts; and representatives of local medical, pediatric, or obstetric associations or societies. To the extent feasible, members shall be selected from existing committees, councils, or coalitions promoting early childhood development and support of their families in order to facilitate planning and coordination of services.
(b) The Commission shall convene by March 1, 1999.
(c) Members of the Commission appointed to Seats 3 and 5 through 9 shall serve at the pleasure of the Board of Supervisors. The term of each Commission member appointed to Seats 3 and 5 through 9 shall be for four years; provided, however, that the members first appointed shall, by lot, classify their terms so that two members shall serve a three-year term, and three members shall serve a four-year term. On the expiration of these terms, their successors shall be appointed for a four-year term. In the event a vacancy occurs during the term of office of any appointed member, a successor shall be appointed for the unexpired term of the office vacated in a manner similar to that for the initial member. After serving the unexpired term of a predecessor, the successor may be appointed for a full four-year term. Members in Seats 5 through 9 may serve no more than two consecutive terms on the Commission. For the purposes of these term limits, serving more than half of a term shall count as serving a full term on the Commission. Any member in Seats 3 and 5 through 9 who fails to attend at least half of the meetings held in a calendar year shall be deemed to have resigned from the Commission.
(d) A majority of the members of the Commission shall constitute a quorum.
(e) The Commission shall establish any additional rules and regulations for its own organization and procedure consistent with State and local law.
(f) No member of the Commission shall be compensated for their services, except members may be paid reasonable per diem and reimbursement of reasonable expenses for attending meetings and discharging other official responsibilities as authorized by the Commission. In addition, members serving in Seats 1 through 5 may receive their full compensation as City employees, since their work for the Commission shall be considered part of their responsibilities in their capacity as City employees.
(g) Continuing Membership on Children and Families First Commission. The members of the previously established Commission seated as of the effective date of Ordinance No. 189-22
shall by operation of law remain members of the Commission. Their terms of office and term limits shall not incorporate their previous service on the Commission. The terms of office for members of the previously established Commission, as well as Seat 5, shall begin on the effective date of Ordinance No. 189-22
. Seat 5 shall be vacant until a new appointment is made in accordance with subsection (a) of this Section 86.3. The terms of office for members in Seats 6, 7, 8, and 9 with previous service on the Commission shall be limited to a one-year term. At the conclusion of the transitory one-year term for members in Seats 6, 7, 8, and 9, new appointments to the Commission shall be made in accordance with subsection (a) of this Section 86.3.
(h) The Department shall provide administrative support to the Commission.
(Added by Ord. 409-98, App. 12/24/98; amended by Ord. 321-99, File No. 991829, App. 12/17/99; Ord. 189-22, File No. 220808, App. 9/8/2022, Eff. 10/9/2022)
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