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Rules committee approves several appointments and reappointments to advisory bodies and boards
Summary
The Rules Committee voted to forward several appointments and reappointments to the full Board, including the appointment of Crystal Hawkins to the Child Care Planning Advisory Council (residency waiver) and the reappointment of Elizabeth Alexander Tutt to the Building Inspection Commission.
The Rules Committee voted to forward multiple appointments and reappointments to the full Board with positive recommendations.
Item 1: The committee advanced a motion appointing Crystal Hawkins to the Child Care Planning Advisory Council, with a residency waiver and a term ending March 19, 2028. Crystal Hawkins, a licensed clinical social worker who described nearly two decades in mental-health services and 11 years of work in the Bayview, spoke in support of her appointment and said she seeks to align policy and funding to serve families and children in under-resourced neighborhoods. Chair Shamann Walton moved the appointment; Vice Chair Sherrill and President Rafael Mandelman voted aye. The motion passed without objection.
Item 3: The committee approved President Rafael Mandelman’s nomination for the reappointment of Elizabeth Alexander Tutt to the Building Inspection Commission for a term ending July 1, 2027. Elizabeth Alexander Tutt described seven years’ service on the commission, her background as a former tenant organizer, and work on code enforcement and housing issues affecting SROs and vulnerable tenants. Committee members praised her service and the committee voted to forward the reappointment as a committee report.
Item 5: The committee moved to excuse Supervisor Rafael Mandelman from an item reappointing him to the California State Association of Counties for a term ending Dec. 1, 2026. The committee voted to forward the item with recommendation; the record shows the member was excused from the specific item.
Item 6: The committee moved to excuse Chair Shamann Walton from an item appointing her to the Committee on City Workforce Alignment for an indefinite term and forwarded the appointment to the full Board with a positive recommendation.
Votes at the committee: Each of these personnel items was moved forward on voice votes recorded as unanimous among present members. For the Crystal Hawkins appointment (Item 1), vote record — Vice Chair Sherrill: aye; President Rafael Mandelman: aye; Chair Shamann Walton: aye. For Elizabeth Alexander Tutt’s reappointment (Item 3), recorded votes were the same; the committee sent the reappointment as a committee report. For items 5 and 6 the committee recorded motions to excuse the named supervisors and forwarded the items with recommendation.
The committee closed public comment on these items after applicants spoke and there were no additional public speakers recorded at the committee hearing.
