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Ordinance No. 4220
AN ORDINANCE OF THE COUNTY OF BUTTE AMENDING
ARTICLE XIII.5, ENTITLED "CHILDREN AND FAMILIES
COMMISSION" OF CHAPTER 2, ENTITLED "ADMINISTRATION"
The Board of Supervisors of the County of Butte ordains as
follows:
Section 1. Section 2-100.00 is amended to read as follows:
Section 2-100.00 - Established authority.
Pursuant to section 130100 of division 108 of the Health and
Safety Code of the State of California, there is established the
Butte County California Children and Families Commission (the
"Commission"). The general purpose of the Commission shall be to
promote, support and optimize the early development of children
from the prenatal stage to five (5) years of age through the
creation and implementation of an integrated, comprehensive and
collaborative system of information and services to enhance early
childhood development pursuant to the "California Children and
Families First Act of 1998," Health and Safety Code section 130100.
and following (the "Act").
Section 2. Section 2.100.20 is amended to read as follows:
Section 2-100.20 - Purpose.
The Commission is part of a state-wide effort to create a
seamless system of integrated and comprehensive programs
and services, and a funding base for the system with
program and financial accountability, for the purpose of
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promoting, supporting and optimizing the early
development of children from the prenatal stage to five
years of age.
It is the intent of this ordinance to implement within the county
a collaborative system of information and services, functioning as a
network that promotes accessibility to these resources from any entry
point into the system.
It is further the intent of this ordinance to emphasize local
decision making, to provide for greater flexibility in designing
delivery systems, and to eliminate duplicate administrative systems.
In administering this ordinance, the Commission shall use
outcome -based accountability to determine future expenditures.
Section 3. Section 2-100.30 is amended to read as follows:
Section 2-100.30 - Membership.
(a) The Commission shall be composed of nine (9) members
appointed by the board of supervisors. The membership shall
include the following:
(1) The director of the Butte County Public Health
Department, or their designee.
(2) The director of the Butte County Department of
Employment and Social Services, or their designee.
(3) The director of the Butte County Department of
Behavioral Health, or their designee.
(4) One (1) member of the board of supervisors chosen from
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its members.
(5) Five (5) members, appointed by the board of
supervisors chosen from the following groups, with
the intent that representatives from as many groups
as possible will serve on the Commission:
a. Recipients of project services as set forth in
the county strategic plan;
b. Educators specializing in early childhood
development;
C. Representatives of a local organization for
prevention or early intervention for families at
risk;
d. Representatives of community-based
organizations that have the goal of promoting
nurturing and early childhood development;
e. Representatives of local school districts;
f. Representatives of local medical, pediatric, or
obstetric associations or societies;
g. Representatives of a local child care resource
or referral agency, or a local child care
coordinating group.
(b) Those commissioners appointed by the board of supervisors
shall be appointed by a majority vote of the board of
supervisors. Commissioners appointed by the hoard of
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supervisors may be removed from office by a majority vote
of the board of supervisors favoring such removal.
(c) Commission members may receive reimbursement for reasonable
expenses incurred in attending commission -related
functions as authorized by policies established by the
Commission.
(d) The board of supervisors may appoint up to two (2)
alternate members to the Commission through the process
used for appointment of the regular Commissioners.
Alternate members have the same roles and responsibilities
as regular Commissioners, and shall attend and participate
in all Commission meetings. Alternate members shall, except
as otherwise noted in this section, have the same benefits
and privileges as regular Commission members, including,
but not limited to, those which provide for the
reimbursement of authorized expenses and coverage under
policies of liability insurance. When all regular members
of the Commission are present, alternate members shall not
vote or take any action on a Commission matter. In the
absence of a regular Commissioner, including due to
recusal, an alternate member shall have the authority to
vote and take action. The process for selecting alternates
to serve as voting members is established in the
Commission's bylaws and policies. The term of alternate
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members appointed by the board of supervisors shall be
consistent with the term of regular members.
Section 4. Section 2-100.40 is amended to read as follows:
Section 2-100.40 - Term of office.
The Directors of the Butte County Departments of Public
Health, Employment and Social Services, and Behavioral Health shall
be standing members of the Commission with no term of office. The
member of the Board of Supervisors shall be chosen through the
Board's committee assignment process. The remaining members shall
serve for a term of three (3) years. The terms of the remaining
members shall be staggered. At the conclusion of a term, a member
may be appointed to a new term.
Section 5. Section 2-100.50 is amended to read as follows:
Section 2-100.50 -- Establishment of trust fund.
There is established a trust fund to be known as the First 5
Butte County Children and Families Commission Trust Fund. The
monies allocated to this fund shall be expended only for the
purposes authorized by the Act and in accordance with the
Commission's strategic plan..
Section 6. Section 2-100.60 is amended to read as follows:
Section 2-100.60 - Bylaws.
The Commission shall adopt and amend bylaws on matters that the
Commission deems necessary or convenient for the conduct of Commission
activities. Procedures for the conduct of Commission business not
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specified in this ordinance shall be contained in bylaws adopted by
the Commission.
Section 7. Section 2-100.70 is amended to read as follows:
Section 2-100.70 - Powers and duties.
The Commission shall exercise the following powers and duties:
(a) County Strategic Plan. The Commission shall adopt, after,
conducting at least one (1) public hearing, a county
strategic plan for the support and improvement of early
childhood development within the county, and submit the
county strategic plan to the California Children and
Families Commission.
(1) The county strategic plan shall be consistent with,
and in furtherance of the purposes of the California
Children and Families First Act (Health and Safety
Code section 130100 et seq.), and any guidelines
adopted pursuant to subdivision (b) of Health and
Safety Code section 130125.
(2) The county strategic plan shall, at a
minimum, include the following: a
description of the goals and objectives
proposed to be attained; a description of
the programs, services and projects
proposed to be provided, sponsored or
facilitated; and a description of how
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measurable outcomes of such programs,
services and projects will be determined
by the Commission using appropriate
reliable indicators.
(3) The Commission shall, on at least an annual basis,
periodically review the county strategic plan and
revise it as necessary and appropriate. In that
regard, the Commission shall conduct at least one (1)
public hearing prior to adopting any recommendation
to revise the plan.
(4) The Commission shall measure the outcomes of its
programs through the use of applicable, reliable
indicators and review that information on a periodic
basis as part of the public review of its county
strategic plan.
(b) Annual Audit and Report. The Commission shall prepare and
adopt an annual audit and report pursuant to Health and
Safety Code section 130150. The written report shall assess
the Commission's performance during the preceding fiscal
year, including, at a minimum, the manner in which funds
were expended, the progress toward and the achievement of
program goals and objectives, and the measurement of
specific outcomes through appropriate reliable indicators.
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The Commission shall conduct at least one (1) public
hearing prior to adopting the audit and report and shall
transmit them to the California Children and Families
Commission and the State Controller's Office by November
1.
(c) State Annual Report. The Commission shall conduct at least
one (1) public hearing on each annual report prepared by
the California Children and Families Commission pursuant
to subdivision (b) of Health and Safety Code Section
130150.
(d) Other Functions. The Commission shall perform such other
functions as required by applicable state law or
regulations, and shall carry out all of its functions in
accordance with applicable laws and regulations, including
the Ralph M. Brown Act.
Section 8. Section 2-100.80 is amended to read as follows:
Section 2-100.80 - Advisory committees.
Pursuant to Health and Safety Code section 130145, the
Commission has established two standing advisory committees: the
Executive Committee; and the Strategic Plan & Evaluation Advisory
Committee (SPEAC). The Committees are discussed in the Policy Manual,
Part I Governance, Section 11 Committees.
Section 9. Severability.
If any provision of this Ordinance or the application thereof to
any person or circumstances is for any reason held to be invalid by
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a court of competent jurisdiction, such provision shall be deemed
severable, and the invalidity thereof shall not affect the
remaining provisions or other applications of the Ordinance which
can be given effect without the invalid provision or application
thereof.
Section 10. Effective Date and Publication.
This Ordinance shall take effect thirty (30) days after the date of
its passage. The Clerk of the Board of Supervisors is authorized
and directed to publish this ordinance before the expiration of
fifteen (15) days after its passage. This Ordinance shall be
published once, with the names of the members of the Board of
Supervisors voting for and against it, in a newspaper of general
circulation published in the County of Butte, State of California.
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the Board of Supervisors of the County of
Butte, State of California, on the 11th day of October, 2022
by the following vote:
AYES: Supervisors Lucero, Ritter, Kimmelshue, Teeter and Chair
Connelly
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
NOT VOTING: None
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ATTEST:
Andy Pickett, Chief
Administrative officer
and Clerk of the rd
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Bill Connelly, Chair
Butte County Board of Su(ervisors
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