The Commission shall consist of nine (9) members and one (1) alternate member as follows:
(a) One (1) member of the Commission shall be a member of the Board of Supervisors appointed by the Board of Supervisors, who shall be the Chair of the Commission.
(b) Two (2) members shall be appointed by the Board of Supervisors from among the County Health Officer or persons responsible for management of the following County functions: children's services, education, public health services, behavioral health services, social services, tobacco and other substance abuse prevention and treatment services.
(c) One (1) member shall be appointed by the Board of Supervisors from among the following categories: Recipients of project services included in the County strategic plan; representatives of a local child care resource or referral agency, or a local child care coordinating group; representatives of a local organization for prevention of early intervention for families at risk; representatives of community-based organizations that have the goal of promoting and nurturing early childhood development; representatives of the business community and representatives of local medical, pediatric, or obstetric associations or societies.
(d) Five (5) rotating members, of whom one shall be nominated by each individual Supervisor, shall be appointed by the Board of Supervisors from 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 of 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.
(e) The alternate member shall be a member of the Board of Supervisors. In the absence of the voting member of the Board of Supervisors, the alternate member shall have all of the power of a voting member.
(f) A Commissioner, other than the Board of Supervisors member appointed pursuant to Subsection (a) above, may request the Board of Supervisors, in writing, to grant the Commissioner a leave of absence for a specified period of time. The Board of Supervisors may deny the request, or may grant the request for a specified period, if the leave will not adversely impact the functioning of the Commission. If the request is granted, the Board of Supervisors shall appoint an interim Commissioner to serve on the Commission in place of the member on leave. If the Commissioner on leave does not return by the expiration of the specified time period, the position shall be deemed vacant, and will be filled by the Board of Supervisors pursuant to the procedure specified in Section 2-2.3303 for filling vacancies.
(§ 1, Ord. 1231, eff. January 7, 1999, retroactive to December 8, 1998, as amended by § 1, Ord. 1233, eff. April 15, 1999, § 1, Ord. 1238, eff. July 29, 1999, § 3, Ord. 1247, eff. June 22, 2000, § 1, Ord. 1314, eff. February 29, 2004, § 3, Ord. 1338, eff. November 3, 2005, § 2, Ord. 1387, eff. August 14, 2009, and § 2, Ord. 1435, eff. November 21, 2013)