From: Lauren Berges <[email protected]>
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Good Evening Mayors, City/Town Managers, and Clerks,
Just an update on two things as we gear up for the February 13th meetings.
As we embark on nominating appointments for the SMART Board, a question has been floated as to whether or not an SCTA member can apply for both the SCTA seat and the non-SCTA seat. Outside of the enabling legislation, Public Utilities Code Section 105020, there is no further guidance as to who can serve. It's important to note the following rules:
a. At least two (2) Members are also city representatives for the Sonoma County Transportation Authority
b. All of the Members are from cities on the rail line in Sonoma County c. No city has more than one Member
However each council ultimately decides who to nominate, the MCA Board of Directors will vote on the SCTA affiliated seat first. The outcome of the SCTA seats will determine the eligibility of the non-SCTA applicants. If you have any further questions please let me know.
Secondly, our programming for the general meeting will be a presentation from the Sonoma County Secure Families Collaborative, a network of local partners that supports our immigrant communities by providing legal services among many other services. We will also be hosting the Sonoma County District Attorney, Carla Rodriguez. Chair, Mayor Gerard Giudice of Rohnert Park, kindly encourages each agency to bring your police chief to attend the informative event as well. We hope to see you all there.
If you have any questions please contact me. Thank you and have a good night.
Lauren
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Respectfully,
Lauren Berges, MCA Clerk
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