Special Notice / Hearing: None__
Vote Required: Majority
To: Honorable Board of Supervisors
From: Supervisor Warren Slocum, District 4
Subject: Appointments and Reappointments to the San Mateo County Veterans Commission
RECOMMENDATION:
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Recommendation for appointments and reappointments to the San Mateo County Veterans Commission, each for a term ending June 30, 2026:
A) Mary Cravalho, San Mateo, reappointment as a Member for a first full term; and
B) Caroline Schlocker, Menlo Park, reappointment as a Member for a first full term; and
C) Donna Vaillancourt, Redwood City, reappointment as a Member for a second full term; and
D) Fred Baer, Foster City, reappointment as a Member for a third full term; and
E) Al Banfield, South San Francisco, reappointment as a Member for a third full term; and
F) Stan Maupin, Redwood City, appointment as an Alternate for a first full term; and
G) Aditi Patel, Redwood City, appointment as an Alternate for a first full term.
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BACKGROUND:
On June 2, 2015, the San Mateo County Board of Supervisors adopted Resolution No. 073812 establishing the San Mateo County Veterans Commission. The mandate of the Veterans Commission includes the promotion of programs and policies that address the unmet needs of veterans in San Mateo County, such as those identified in the 2014 San Mateo County Veterans Needs Assessment. In establishing the Veterans Commission, the Board specifically directed that efforts be undertaken to maximize the likelihood that the Commission's membership will reflect the diversity of veterans in San Mateo County, including with respect to race/ethnicity, gender, age and sexual orientation.
Subsequently, on November 3, 2015, the Board of Supervisors adopted Resolution No. 074159, which increased the membership of the Veterans Commission from nine to eleven regular voting members. Thereafter, on November 17, 2015, the Board of Supervisors adopted Resolution No. 074183 which expa...
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