Special Notice / Hearing: None__
Vote Required: Majority
To: Honorable Board of Supervisors
From: Supervisor Dave Pine, District 1
Supervisor Carole Groom, District 2
Subject: Appointment to the Public Authority Advisory Committee
RECOMMENDATION:
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Recommendation for the appointment of Steven Van to the Public Authority Advisory Committee, representing Member At-Large, for an initial full term ending December 31, 2025.
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BACKGROUND:
The Public Authority Advisory Committee was established to meet and confer with the Public Authority about those aspects of the In-Home Supportive Services (IHSS) Program that relate to home care providers. The Advisory Committee will focus primarily on issues relating to IHSS provider training and the maintenance of the IHSS Provider Registry.
DISCUSSION:
Upon approval of this appointment, Steven Van will be serving a first full term ending December 31, 2025. Steven Van is a member of the American Diabetes Association and the American Heart Association and has worked with both organizations to educate, support and advise patients to better health care and behavior change for newly diagnosed patients. He has worked as a patient advocate with medical technology groups to help educate patients in the use of new medical technology for life saving/support devices and is a Board-Certified Patient Advocate.
FISCAL IMPACT:
None.