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Alameda County committee to advance support for Medi‑Cal housing services bill and environmental health criteria
Summary
Without taking formal votes because a full committee quorum was not present, the Personnel Administration and Legislation Committee agreed to forward Alameda County Health Care Services Agency recommendations to support AB 804 (Medi‑Cal housing support services) and AB 1288 (registered environmental health specialist criteria) to the full Board for consideration.
The Alameda County Personnel Administration and Legislation Committee on Monday agreed to advance agency recommendations to the full Board to support two state bills and oppose a federal rulemaking notice, even though it did not take formal committee votes because a quorum was not present.
Supervisor Tam introduced requests from the Alameda County Health Care Services Agency to support AB 804, a bill by Assemblymember Buffy Wicks proposing Medi‑Cal housing support services, and to support AB 1288 on criteria for registered environmental health specialists. Tam also read an agency request to oppose a notice in proposed rulemaking related to the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. "So we will advance those agency recommendations to the full board for their consideration," Tam said.
Scott Dickey, assistant county counsel, advised the committee that historically the committee has forwarded items to the full Board without formal committee action when fewer than a quorum were present, and that informational presentations and referrals may proceed but should not include binding committee votes.
The chair opened public comment but no speaker offered substantive testimony on those items; several participants on the line identified themselves. The committee adjourned after the staff updates and said it would return the items to the full Board for possible action there.
Next steps: the matters will appear on the Board of Supervisors' agenda for consideration; the committee's action at this meeting was limited to forwarding recommendations as informational items.
