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County staff propose shrinking Water and Land Legacy Bond review board from 15 to 9 members and changing term limits
Summary
Staff proposed amending bylaws for the Water and Land Legacy Bond Public Review Board to reduce membership from 15 to 9, move from two co-chairs to one chair, and remove the two-term limit; staff requested placing the change on consent for the next meeting.
Jessie Black, administrative specialist for the Board of Supervisors, proposed amendments to the Water and Land Legacy Bond Public Review Board bylaws that would shrink the board from 15 members to 9, move from two co-chairs to a single chair, and allow members to serve beyond the current two-term limit.
The board exists to review projects proposed by the Conservation Board for consistency with the language approved by voters on the legacy bond ballot; Black said the review board does not make final decisions but functions to increase transparency and public confidence in how bond proceeds are spent.
"The Water and Land Legacy Bond Public Review Board was created back in like 2016 shortly after the Legacy Bond issue passed," Black said. She told supervisors the current bylaws call for 15 members and two co-chairs; staff now propose nine members, a single chair, and lifting the two-term limit so experienced volunteers can continue serving. Black said the nine current members — whose terms have expired — could be reappointed under the proposed language.
Black said she had discussed the proposal with internal staff and board contacts and that a meeting of the review board is scheduled for April to consider conservation-board projects. She noted only two bond projects or bond issuances remained under the 2016 ballot authorization and said the review board likely would exist only until those projects are complete and the bond proceeds are expended.
A supervisor commented that participation on volunteer boards has declined and expressed support for the proposed changes for practicality. Black asked to add the bylaw amendments to the consent agenda for the board's Wednesday meeting; supervisors agreed to place it on consent.
Ending: The board will consider the bylaw amendments on the consent agenda at the next meeting; staff said the review board will meet in April and that the 2016 $40 million bond will be expended after the remaining projects are completed.
