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Approve the appointment of Lenesha Anderson to the First 5 Solano Children and Families Commission, representing District 1, for a term to expire June 13, 2021
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DEPARTMENTAL RECOMMENDATION:
Supervisor Erin Hannigan requests that the Board of Supervisors approve the appointment of Lenesha Anderson to serve on the First 5 Solano Children and Families Commission, representing District 1, for a term to expire on June 13, 2021.
SUMMARY:
In 1998, the voters of California approved Proposition 10, the Children and Families First Initiative. This proposition imposes a surcharge on the sale of tobacco products, with the funds collected by the State. The State then distributes these funds, with 20% going to the California Children and Families Commission and the remaining 80% going to the 58 counties. These county allocations are designed to support the work of local County Commissions, with the amount of funds based on the number of live births in the county.
The First 5 Solano Children and Families Commission was established by an ordinance passed by the Solano County Board of Supervisors on June 8, 1999. The ordinance defined the number of commissioners as nine, the maximum allowed under Proposition 10, and also mandated that the local commissions include a member of the Board of Supervisors and two representatives of the County Health and Social Services Departments. The remaining members of the commission come from specific categories, including recipients of project services included in the county strategic plan, educators specializing in early childhood development, representatives of a local child care resource or referral agency or a local child care coordinating group, representatives of a local organization for prevention or early intervention for families at risk, representatives of community-based organizations that have the goal of promoting n...
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