Mono County Municipal Code Ch. 7.90 Mono County Children and Families Commission and Trust Fund

As used in this chapter:

"Act" means the California Children and Families First Act of 1998 (California Health and Safety Code Section 130100 et seq.).

"Commission" means the Mono County children and families commission established by this chapter.

"County strategic plan" means the plan adopted by the Commission in accordance with the Act.

"Program" means the California Children and Families First Program established by the Act.

"State commission" means the California Children and Families First Commission established in accordance with Section 130110 of the California Health and Safety Code.

"Trust fund" means the Mono County children and families trust fund established by this chapter.

Any other terms used in this chapter shall have the meanings attributed to them under the Act.

(Ord. 01-03 §§ 1 (part), 2 (part), 2001; Ord. 99-03 § 1 (part), 1999.)

Mono County elects to participate in the California Children and Families First Program. The purpose of this chapter is to satisfy and implement the requirements of the California Children and Families First Act of 1998 so that Mono County may participate in the program.

(Ord. 99-03 § 1 (part), 1999.)

Pursuant to Section 130140 of the California Health and Safety Code, there is established a Mono County children and families commission, which shall have all the powers and duties imposed on county children and families first commissions by the California Children and Families First Act of 1998 (California Health and Safety Code Section 130100 et seq.) and any other applicable laws or regulations.

(Ord. 01-03 § 1 (part), 2001; Ord. 99-03 § 1 (part), 1999.)

There is established a Mono County children and families trust fund, into which shall be deposited the moneys allocated and appropriated to the commission under Section 130105 of the California Health and Safety Code. The trust fund shall be administered by the commission. Moneys in the trust fund shall be expended by the commission only for the purposes authorized by the California Children and Families First Act of 1998 and in accordance with the county strategic plan approved by the commission.

(Ord. 01-03 § 2 (part), 2001; Ord. 99-03 § 1 (part), 1999.)

The commission shall consist of seven members appointed by the board of supervisors and shall be comprised accordingly:

A. One member shall be a member of the county board of supervisors;

B. One member shall be the county superintendent of schools, as an educator specializing in early childhood development;

C. At least two members shall be from among the county health officer and persons responsible for management of the following county functions: Children's services, public health services, behavioral health services, social services, and tobacco and other substance abuse prevention and treatment services; and

D. The remaining members shall be persons from the following categories: 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 nurturing and early childhood development; representatives of local school districts; and representatives of local medical, pediatric, or obstetric associations or societies.

(Ord. 05-05 § 1, 2005: Ord. 99-03 § 1 (part), 1999.)

(Ord. No. 22-002, § 1(Exh. A), 3-8-2022)

All members of the commission shall serve at the pleasure of the board of supervisors. The term of office for each member shall be five years or until the appointment of his or her successor.

(Ord. 05-05 § 2, 2005: Ord. 99-03 § 1 (part), 1999.)

(Ord. No. 22-002, § 2(Exh. B), 3-8-2022)

A vacancy on the commission shall occur automatically on the happening of any of the following events before the expiration of a term:

A. Removal of the member by the board of supervisors for any reason;

B. Death or resignation of the member;

C. Ceasing to be a representative of the particular agency or category from which the member was appointed; or

D. Absence from three consecutive regular or special meetings or absence from four regular or special meetings in any twelve month period.

The board of supervisors may waive any vacating event for any member of the commission by majority vote of the board. The board shall make interim appointments to fill unexpired terms in the event of vacancies occurring during the term of members of the commission.

(Ord. 99-03 § 1 (part), 1999.)

A majority of the commission members shall constitute a quorum for all purposes. A majority of a quorum voting in favor of or against any item of commission business shall be sufficient to approve or disapprove that item. Members abstaining from any vote shall be deemed to have consented to the will of the voting members.

(Ord. 99-03 § 1 (part), 1999.)

As required by the Act, members of the commission shall not be compensate for their services, except they shall be paid reasonable per diem and reimbursement of reasonable expenses for attending meetings and discharging other responsibilities as authorized by the commission.

(Ord. 99-03 § 1 (part), 1999.)

The members of the commission shall annually elect a chairperson and vice-chairperson, who shall each serve for a term of one year. The chairperson shall run commission meetings, including conducting commission public hearings. The vice-chairperson shall perform the duties of the chairperson in the chairperson's absence. To the extent it deems necessary, the commission may also elect one of its members to serve as secretary for the commission. The secretary or his or her designee shall be responsible for the preparation, posting and/or publishing of agendas, notices, and minutes relating to commission meetings, and or carrying out such other secretarial duties as may be assigned by the commission. The commission may also adopt such procedural rules as it deems necessary to conduct its business, provided such rules are not inconsistent with this chapter, the California Children and Families First Act of 1998, or other applicable laws or regulations.

(Ord. 99-03 § 1 (part), 1999.)

In addition to any other duties imposed by this chapter or any other applicable law or regulations, the commission shall perform all of the following specific duties in accordance with the California Children and Families First Act of 1998:

A. Adopt an adequate and complete county strategic plan for the support and improvement of early childhood development within the county;

B. Periodically review, on at least an annual basis, its county strategic plan and revise the plan as may be necessary or appropriate;

C. Conduct at least one public hearing on its proposed county strategic plan before the plan is adopted;

D. Conduct at least one public hearing on its periodic review of the county strategic plan before any revisions to the plan are adopted;

E. Submit its adopted county strategic plan, and any subsequent revisions thereto, to the state commission;

F. Prepare and adopt an annual audit and report pursuant to Section 130150 of the California Health and Safety Code;

G. Conduct at least one public hearing prior to adopting any annual audit and report;

H. Conduct at least one public hearing on each annual report by the state commission prepared pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 130150 of the California Health and Safety Code;

I. Establish one or more advisory commissions to provide technical and professional expertise and support for any purposes that will be beneficial in accomplishing the purposes of the California Children and Families First Act of 1998.

(Ord. 99-03 § 1 (part), 1999.)