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Human Services Commission

The Human Services Commission consists of fifteen members appointed by the Board of Supervisors, three from each supervisorial district. Regardless of which district the appointees represent, their duties cover the entire County of Santa Barbara. Commissioners' terms are for three years, and each Commissioner may serve up to two consecutive terms.

Human Services Program staff provides administrative support for all activities of the Human Services Commission. The Human Services Commission makes recommendations to the Board of Supervisors regarding the human services delivery system, as well as recommendations for the allocation of County and State funds for essential and specialized human services by nonprofit agencies and governmental entities.

Once funding levels have been determined for various nonprofit agencies, the Human Services Program staff assists the Commission in monitoring program activities throughout the year to ensure that contractual obligations are being met.

Other more general functions and responsibilities of the Commission, as they appear in the bylaws, are:

  • To ascertain an emerging and/or human service needs;
  • To survey existing human services and determine how they fulfill the needs identified in Commission-sponsored studies;
  • To foster or encourage integration, coordination and cooperation of all human service funding sources and recipient agencies;
  • To convene public hearings as a means of promoting broader citizen's participation in the process of allocating County funding to nonprofit agencies.

Commission Members
FIRST DISTRICT TERM EXPIRES
Marni Cooney 06-30-11
Michael Olsen 06-30-12
Christina Pizarro 06-30-10
   
SECOND DISTRICT  
Sarah Blackmun 06-30-11
Richard Jenkins, Chair 06-30-09
Debby A. Aceves, 1st Vice-Chair 06-30-10
   
THIRD DISTRICT  
Brian Passaro 06-30-12
Julie Kessler Solomon 06-30-11
Lynn Schiffmacher 06-30-10
   
FOURTH DISTRICT  
Robert Kennedy 06-30-11
John Linn 06-30-12
Ruth Jensen 06-30-10
   
FIFTH DISTRICT  
Vicki Book, 2nd Vice Chair

06-30-11
Vacant 06-30-09
Eddie H. Taylor 06-30-09

Human Services Commission
Meeting Dates for July 2009 - June 2010
9:30 a.m. (unless otherwise indicated)
New Location:

Santa Ynez Valley Non-Profit Center
Montecito Bank & Trust / First Bank Building
 545 Alamo Pintado Road, Solvang CA
  • July, 2009
  • August 6, 2009
  • September 10, 2009
  • October 1, 2009
  • November 5, 2009
  • December 3, 2009
  • January 7, 2010
  • February 4, 2010
  • March 4, 2010
  • April 1, 2010
  • May 6, 2010
  • June 3, 2010

 

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