FIRST 5 SONOMA COUNTY COMMISSION

To facilitate the creation and implementation of an integrated, comprehensive and collaborative system of information and services to enhance optimal early childhood. The Commission is the governance board for First 5 Sonoma County, which is a public agency, independent from the County of Sonoma. The First 5 Commission is charged by the State of California with administering the local Children and Families Fund, revenues from a voter-approved tax on tobacco products.

Three ex-officio members
• Health & Social Services liaison member of the Board of Supervisors or designee
• Director of Health Services or designee
• Director of Human Services or designee

Six at-large members from the following groups with the intent that representatives from as many groups as possible will serve on the Commission.
• Parent who is a recipient or parent of a child who is a recipient of First 5-funded services
• Representatives from the local Child Care Planning Council and/or Child Care Resource & Referral agencies
• Educators specializing in early childhood development
• Representatives of community-based organizations that are focused on promoting family resiliency and nurturing caregiving/parenting
• Representatives of community-based organizations that have a goal of promoting and nurturing early childhood development
• Representatives of the private sector, local businesses, business associations and chambers of commerce who have demonstrated a strong commitment to family friendly employee policies
• Representatives of local school systems, including the Sonoma County Office of Educations
• Representatives of local medical, pediatric, or obstetric associations or societies
• Representatives of cities and towns that have established policy and or deducted resources to promoting the healthy development of children 0-5 and their families.

Meets monthly, visit: http://www.first5sonomacounty.org/

The Commission has adopted bylaws which provide, among other things, a) for a reasonable per diem, not exceeding the per diem payable to members of the County Civil Service Commission b) that any per diem payable to an ex-officio member shall be paid to the public agency which that member represents

Board of Supervisors: Ordinance No. 5142, 12/8/98 Ordinance 5236, 6/6/00 Resolution No. 01-0263, 3/6/01 Ordinance No. 5807, 10/14/08 Ordinance No. 5881, 3/16/10 Ordinance No. 6257, 3/19/19

Primary Yvette Guzman Secondary Kathleen Natividad

Primary Yvette Guzman Yguzman@first5sonomacounty.org Secondary Kathleen Natvidad knatividad@first5sonomacounty.org

707-522-2020

http://www.first5sonomacounty.org/