The Board has completed its
officer and committee assignments for 2005. Supervisor LaVada Erickson was elected as
Chair of the Board of Supervisors and I was elected to serve as Vice-Chair. My committee
assignments follow.
In the natural resources/environment area: County delegate to the
federal Klamath River Fisheries Task Force and the Klamath Province Advisory Committee;
named as a replacement member in the government category for future appointment by the
Secretary of Agriculture to the Siskiyou County Resource Advisory Committee (RAC); Board
liaison to the Siskiyou County Fire Safe Council; alternate to the Air Pollution Control
District and the Siskiyou County Regional Solid Waste Joint Powers Authority.
In the health and social services area: County delegate to the
Community Services Council and member of the County Systems of Care sub-committee; Board
representative to First 5 Siskiyou; delegate to the Medical Advisory Committee;
co-delegate to the Behavioral Health Service Board; County
delegate to the California State Association of Counties for the Housing, Land and
Transportation Committee, as well as the Health and Human Services Committee; and member
of the Siskiyou County Health Partnership, serving on the substance abuse sub-committee.
In the emergency services area: alternate delegate to the Federal
Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Board; attendee at Siskiyou County Fire Chief’s
Association meetings and member of sub-committee on required countywide conversion to
narrow band radio. I am also working on helping to organize the new Citizens Corp Council
to facilitate Citizen Emergency Response Training (CERT.)
In the economic development Area: Director of the Siskiyou County
Economic Development Council; and alternate to the Superior California Economic
Development District.
In the government area: Delegate to the Siskiyou Association of
Government Agencies (SAGE);alternate to the Local Transportation Commission; and alternate
to the Northern California Supervisors Association.
All Supervisors serve as: Director to the Siskiyou County Flood
Control and Water Conservation District; Siskiyou County Air Pollution Control District;
Siskiyou Power Authority; In Home Supportive Services (IHSS) Public Authority; North State
Water Association; and Director of County Service Areas three and five.
I am also involved in the Quartz Valley Reservation Coalition of
Understanding and the Scott Valley Bluegrass Team; attend various Chambers of Commerce,
Neighborhood Watch Group; and Family Resource Center Network meetings; I am involved in strategic planning for the Local
Childcare Planning Council. In addition, I continue to be involved in farming and ranching
issues such as the coho incidental take permit (ITP); watermaster services; Scott River
Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) technical advisory groups; biomass and small diameter tree
utilization; and the comment team on the Conservations Implementation Program (CIP.) I do
try and get around to various meetings in my communities throughout the year and keep
people informed through this column.
District 5 includes the 19 communities of KRCE (N. Klamath portion);
Hornbrook; Hilt; Klamath River; Horse Creek; Scott Bar; Seiad Valley; Happy Camp; Somes
Bar; Forks of Salmon; Sawyers Bar; Cecilville; Callahan; Etna; Greenview; QuartzValley -
Mugginsville; Fort Jones; Greenhorn and Hawkinsville |
