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The Health Council shall meet monthly at least six (6) times per year at such times and places as shall be determined by the Council. Additional meetings of the Council may be called by the Chair or Vice-Chair upon notice mailed to all members of the Council, the Clerk of the Board of Supervisors, and local newspapers not less than five (5) days prior to said meeting and shall be posted by the Clerk of the Board of Supervisors in the Erwin Maier Administration Building, 625 Court Street, Woodland, California. All meetings shall be publicly announced, open to the public, and held in a location accessible to the general public. (§ 2 Ord. 771, eff. March 24, 1977, and § 7, Ord. 1084A, eff. December 22, 1988, as amended by § 5, Ord. 1169, eff. June 16, 1994, and § 5, Ord. 1429, eff. June 20, 2013)
The role and purpose of the Yolo County Health Council is to advise and make recommendations to the Board of Supervisorsand the Health and Human Services Agency Community Health Branch Director on the following:
(a) Establish and maintain activities identifying public health needs and resources of the County; review and make recommendations on health services-related budgets, program plans, policies, grant proposals, and similar matters, in cooperation with other health advisory committees; and review and advise on public health issues facing the County;
(b) Advocate for action to coordinate and make maximum, efficient use of existing and planned facilities, health care services, and personnel in the fields of physical, mental, and environmental health;
(c) Make recommendations for maintaining and improving health services in the County;
(d) Foster effective communication among public agencies, private voluntary agencies, private health providers, health advisory committees, and the general public, and cooperate with appropriate public, private, and voluntary agencies in the preparation of plans to improve health services in the County;
(e) Coordinate with and provide assistance to local, state, and regional health services planning efforts and other planning councils and commissions. (§ 2, Ord. 771, eff. March 24, 1977, as amended by § 4, Ord. 864, eff. January 25, 1980, § 8, Ord. 1084A, eff. December 22, 1988,§ 6, Ord. 1169, eff. June 16, 1994, and § 4, Ord. 1510, eff. April 25, 2019)
Recommendations of the Council shall be submitted to the Yolo County Board of Supervisors, the Director of the Health and Human Services Agency, the Health and Human Services Agency Branch Directors for Community Health and Adult and Aging, and the Health and Human Services Agency Alcohol and Drug Administrator, as appropriate. (§ 2, Ord. 771, eff. March 24, 1977, and § 9, Ord. 1084A, eff. December 22, 1988, as amended by § 7, Ord. 1169, eff. June 16, 1994, and § 5, Ord. 1510, eff. April 25, 2019)
The Yolo County Health Council may appoint subcommittees to investigate, report, and make findings in connection with any subject pertaining to the matters within the jurisdiction of the Council. Such subcommittees may consist of no more than five (5) Council members, and the other subcommittee members may not be Council members but may be other persons designated as Associate Members. Only a member of the Council may serve as a Chairperson of a subcommittee. (§ 2, Ord. 771, eff. March 24, 1977, as amended by § 1, Ord. 920, eff. August 13, 1981, § 10, Ord. 1084A, eff. December 22, 1988, and § 8, Ord. 1169, eff. June 16, 1994)
Any rotating member of the Council who is absent from any three (3) consecutive regular meetings of the Council within one year shall vacate his or her office on the Council. An absence for which a valid excuse is delivered to the chairperson of the Council prior to or at the time of the meeting shall not be counted for the purposes of this section. (§ 2, Ord. 771, eff. March 24, 1977, and § 11, Ord. 1084A, eff. December 22, 1988, as amended by § 9, Ord. 1169, eff. June 16, 1994)
No member of the Council shall vote on a proposal or resolution if he or she has a legal conflict of interest. A legal conflict of interest means a conflict as defined by applicable statutory and case law. Any possible legal conflict. of interest on the part of a member shall be declared before discussion commences on the agenda item in question. If it is unclear whether a member has a legal conflict of interest, the question shall be referred to County Counsel for determination of whether the member has a legal conflict of interest, and, if so, to what extent the member may participate, if at all, in the discussion and voting on the agenda item.
In addition, when a member does not have a legal conflict of interest in an agenda item, but her or his participation in discussion and voting on that agenda item would create an appearance of impropriety, the member shall not participate in the voting or discussion of that agenda item. (§ 2, Ord. 771, eff. March 24, 1977, and § 12, Ord. 1084A, eff. December 22, 1988, as amended by § 10, Ord. 1169, eff. June 16, 1994)
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