DATE: December 10, 2019
TO: Board of Supervisors
SUBMITTED BY: Jean M. Rousseau, County Administrative Officer
SUBJECT: Second Hearing of Proposed Amendment to the Fresno County Ordinance Code Amending Title 2, Chapter 2.38 - Children and Families Commission
RECOMMENDED ACTION(S):
TITLE
Conduct second hearing on and adopt an Ordinance amending the Fresno County Ordinance Code, Title 2, Chapter 2.38, Section 2.38.010 relating to the Children and Families Commission of Fresno County; and waive reading of the Ordinance in its entirety.
REPORT
Approval of the recommended action will delete subsection ?2.38.010(D) from the Fresno County Ordinance code as it significantly reduces the pool of potential candidates eligible to serve on the First 5 Commission. Deletion of this subsection will expand membership eligibility for future First 5 Commission candidates by aligning member eligibility requirements set forth in the California Children and Families First Act of 1998. The recommended amendment will also delete obsolete language in subsection ?2.38.010(A). This item is countywide.
ALTERNATIVE ACTION(S):
Your Board could choose to not amend the ordinance as written, and maintain the current eligibility requirements for the Children and Families Commission of Fresno County.
FISCAL IMPACT:
There is no fiscal impact associated with the recommended action. The recommended amendment to the Ordinance will delete language in Ordinance Code section ?2.38.010 to expand membership eligibility for future First 5 Commission candidates. The recommended amendment will also delete obsolete language in subsection ?2.38.010(A).
DISCUSSION:
On November 19, 2019, your Board conducted the first hearing, waived the reading of the proposed Ordinance in its entirety and set the second hearing for adoption of the proposed Ordinance for December 10, 2019. The recommended action will change the ordinance by deleting Ordinance Code subsection ?2.38.010(D) in its entirety and deletin...
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