Inactive
The Regional Boards are currently inactive.
Next Joint Meeting: No meeting currently scheduled
On April 15, 1997, the Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors adopted a series of recommendations changing how library service is provided to the citizens of Contra Costa County. Among these changes is the creation of five regional library boards:
Region |
Member Jurisdiction/Branches |
Next Meeting |
|---|---|---|
| East |
Antioch, Bay Point, Brentwood, Oakley, Pittsburg | No meeting currently scheduled |
| Central |
Clayton, Concord, Martinez, Pleasant Hill | No meeting currently scheduled |
| Lamorinda |
Lafayette, Moraga, Orinda | No meeting currently scheduled |
| South |
Danville, San Ramon, Walnut Creek, Ygnacio Valley | No meeting currently scheduled |
| West |
Crockett, El Cerrito, El Sobrante, Hercules, Kensington, Pinole, Rodeo, San Pablo | No meeting currently scheduled |
- Each region is comprised of all the incorporated and unincorporated areas within the region as legally defined.
- Each region will have a regional board comprised of:
One member from each City Council from each city within the region, to be appointed by each individual city.
One member of the Board of Supervisors, to be appointed by the Board of Supervisors.
One member representing the unincorporated area within each region, to be appointed by the Board of Supervisors. - Regional boards will meet a maximum of once each quarter.
- All staffing and costs associated with regional boards will be borne by the cities within each region and not from library resources, except to the extent that library staff are needed to assist in the meetings. Library administrative staff and branch managers will attend every regional board meeting and work closely with the boards, cities, and communities.
- The charge to the regional boards is to determine service needs and hours of operation within its region for those services and hours that are funded by new revenues and growth on existing revenues over and above those revenues needed to fund base level services.
- The regional boards are not charged with the management or oversight of library operations or involvement with labor relations.
- The Board of Supervisors remains the overall governing board for the County Library. It is the clearly stated intent of the Board of Supervisors to enact the decisions regarding new revenues made by the regional boards.