2020-012 - Amending the CHSSC Enabling Resolution & Rescinding 2016-054 & 2011-035RESOLUTION 2020-012
RESOLUTION OF THE TOWN COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF LOS GATOS
AMENDING THE COMMUNITY HEALTH AND SENIOR SERVICES COMMISSION
ENABLING RESOLUTION AND RESCINDING RESOLUTIONS 2016-054 AND 2011-035
RESOLVED by the Town Council of the Town of Los Gatos, that the Town Council does
hereby establish the terms and conditions for appointment to and conduct of the Community
Health and Senior Services Commission. The Commission is advisory to the Town Council and
operates in the manner hereinafter prescribed.
Membership -Organization
The Commission shall consist of seven (7) voting members. Membership composition
shall be six (6) adult voting members appointed by Council, whose terms of office are
three (3) years and until their successors are appointed by Council, and one (1) Youth
Commissioner as a voting member, appointed by the Youth Commission, whose term of
office shall be for one (1) year with no limitations on reappointments.
b. The Commission's membership shall, to the extent possible, reflect the social and
economic diversity of the Los Gatos community.
c. The members' terms of office are staggered and overlapped so that the terms of no
more than three (3) of the adult members expire each year.
d. The Commission shall appoint and prescribe the term of office for its Chair and Vice -
Chair.
e. A majority of voting members of the Commission shall constitute a quorum for the
purpose of transacting business. Any member shall have the right to present a minority
view to the Town Council in reference to any report or recommendation the
Commission makes.
f. Commission members shall serve without compensation, provided that, with advance
budgetary approval of the Town Council, the actual and necessary expenses (if any)
incurred by the members in the conduct of Town business shall be reimbursable
pursuant to the provisions of the current Administrative Policy.
g. The Commission shall establish a regular time and location for its meetings and shall
otherwise call and conduct its meetings in compliance with the provisions of the Ralph
M. Brown Act (Government Code Sections 54950 and following).
h. A record of all minutes and resolutions of the Commission shall be kept and shall be a
public record.
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i. Residency and meeting attendance requirements will conform with all current Town
Resolutions and Policies.
2. Duties and Functions
a. The function of the Commission shall be to serve in an advisory capacity to the Town
Council regarding Town policies within its scope of expertise; specifically, on the senior
services and public health needs of the community. With the prior approval of, and/or
at the direction of, the Town Council or its delegate, the Commission shall receive public
input, evaluate options, and make recommendations on policy issues including, but not
limited to, the following:
i. The goals, policies, and actions relating to Senior Services and Public Health
contained in the Town's General Plan; and
ii. The coordination of community services programs between the Town and other
agencies, both public and private; and
iii. Emerging community needs, including demographic and economic trends.
b. In developing recommendations to the Town Council, the Commission should:
i. Elicit the interest and support of various relevant community individuals and
groups.
ii. Study and examine sources of public and private funding to meet public health and
community service needs.
iii. Evaluate the effectiveness of existing programs and make constructive suggestions
for improvement.
iv. Examine ways to minimize and/or eliminate overlapping and duplicative services.
c. The Commission may send representatives, when appropriate, to other bodies or
Commissions.
d. The Commission shall perform other duties as assigned by the Town Council.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Commissions name is changed to Community Health
and Senior Services Commission and that Resolutions 2016-054 and 2011-035 are hereby
rescinded.
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PASSED AND ADOPTED at a regular meeting of the Town Council of the Town of Los
Gatos, California, held on the 5ch day of May 2020, by the following vote:
COUNCIL MEMBERS:
AYES: Rob Rennie, Marico Sayoc, Barbara Spector, Mayor Marcia Jensen
NAYS: None
ABSENT: None
ABSTAIN: None
ATTEST:
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TOWN CLERK OF THE TOWN OF LOS GATOS
LOS GATOS, CALIFORNIA
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SIGNED:
MAYOR OF THE TOWN OF LOS GATOS
LOS GATOS, CALIFORNIA
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