§ 2.65.040. Advisory Committee.

A.

Appointment by the Board of Supervisors. Pursuant to Welfare and Institutions Code Section 12301.3 and 12302.6, the Board of Supervisors shall appoint an Advisory Committee. Such advisory committee shall consist of eleven (11) individuals; however no fewer than fifty (50) percent of the members of the advisory committee shall be individuals who are current or past users of personal assistance services paid for through public or private funds or recipients of services under Article 7 of Part 3 of Division 9 of the Welfare and Institutions Code and at least two members shall be current or former providers of in-home supportive services. The Board of Supervisors shall solicit recommendations for appointment of qualified members through a fair and open process, including reasonable written notice to, and affording reasonable response time from, members of the general public and interested persons and organizations. The Board of Supervisors shall appoint qualified individuals as members of the Advisory Committee for a term of three years and the Board of Supervisors shall have sole authority to remove Advisory Committee members.

B.

Membership. Membership on the Advisory Committee shall be as follows:

1.

Each member of the Board of Supervisors shall nominate one consumer for appointment by the Board.

2.

One consumer at large over the age of eighteen (18) years.

3.

Two workers who provide personal assistance services to consumers.

4.

One Commissioner from the Monterey County Commission on Disabilities, recommended to the Board by the Commission.

5.

One Council Member from the Monterey County Area Agency on Aging Advisory Council, recommended to the Board by the Council.

6.

One staff member of the Central Coast Center for Independent Living (CCCIL), recommended to the Board by the CCCIL.

C.

Initial Appointments. Initial and succeeding appointments of both the consumer and worker members of the Advisory Committee shall be made from a list of recommendations based on applications submitted to the Clerk of the Board of Supervisors. Every attempt shall be made to assure that each appointee will be able to serve the full term to which he or she has been appointed, in order to ensure continuity in the work of the Advisory Committee.

D.

Special Circumstances. If during his or her term as a member of the Advisory Committee, representing the Monterey County Commission on Disabilities, or Area Agency on Aging Advisory Council, or staff member of the Central Coast Center for Independent Living, no longer serves on such Commission, Council, or CCCIL, the body from which that member came shall made another recommendation for appointment to the Board of Supervisors within sixty (60) days of the end of that member's formal service on his or her respective Commission, Council, or CCCIL.

E.

Reappointment. Each appointee to the Advisory Committee shall be for a three-year term. A member may be reappointed at the sole discretion of the Board of Supervisors.

F.

Residency. Qualified applicants must reside in Monterey County and have familiarity with, or knowledge of, personal assistance services; the capacity to understand their role to aid and assist the Advisory Committee in its administration of its duties; and the ability to attend regularly scheduled meetings, which shall occur only in facilities which meet disability access requirements. Within the first sixty (60) days of being seated, the members of the Advisory Committee shall receive orientation and training regarding the functions and duties of the Authority, current issues related to delivery of IHSS, and the responsibilities of the Advisory Committee. Each subsequent new member shall receive similar orientation and training from Authority staff within sixty (60) days of appointment.

(Ord. 4191, 2003)

(Ord. No. 5168, § 1, 11-2-2010)