In-Home Supportive Services Public Authority

 

VACANCY NOTICE

 

IN-HOME SUPPORTIVE SERVICES PUBLIC AUTHORITY (IHSS)

 

Replaces All Previous Notices

 

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN of the following vacancies, upcoming term expirations and information on currently held seats, appointed by the Board of Supervisors:

Seat 1, succeeding Mike Boyd, term expired, must be a consumer over the age of 55 years, authorized to represent organizations that advocate for aging people with disabilities, for the unexpired portion of a three-year term ending March 1, 2023.

Seat 2, Patricia Webb, term expiring March 1, 2022, must be a consumer between the ages of 18 and 60, authorized to represent organizations that advocate for younger people with disabilities, for a three-year term.

Vacant Seat 3, succeeding William Pitts, resigned, must be a consumer at-large over the age of 55, for a three-year term ending March 1, 2023.

Vacant Seat 4, succeeding Patricia Wooley, resigned, must be a worker who provides personal assistance services to a consumer, for the unexpired portion of a three-year term ending March 1, 2022.

Seat 5, suceeding Kenzi Robi, term expiring March 1, 2021, must be a consumer at-large between the ages of 18 and 60, for a three-year term ending March 1, 2024.

Seat 6, Rita Semel, term expiring March 1, 2022, must be a member of the Human Services Commission, recommended to the Board by the Commission, for a three-year term.

Seat 7, succeeding Michael Papas, term expiring March 1, 2021, must be a member of the Commission on the Aging, recommended to the Board by the Commission, for a three-year term ending March 1, 2024.

Vacant Seat 8, succeeding Judith Karshmer, resigned, must be a member of the Health Commission, recommended to the Board by the Commission, for the unexpired portion of a three-year term ending March 1, 2022.

Seat 9, Alexander Madrid, term expiring March 1, 2022, must be a member of the Mayor's Disability Council, recommended to the Board by the Council, for a three-year term.

Seat 10, Melvin Beetle, term expiring March 1, 2022, must be a consumer over the age of 55, authorized to represent organizations that advocate for aging people with disabilities, for a three-year term.

Seat 11, succeeding Sascha Bittner, term expiring March 1, 2021, must be a consumer between the ages of 18 and 60, authorized to represent organizations that advocate for younger people with disabilities, for a three-year term ending March 1, 2024.

Seat 12, Daisy McArthur, term expiring March 1, 2023, must be a member representing the bargaining unit of the union that represents In-Home Supportive Services independent providers, for a three-year term.

Vacant Seat 13, succeeding Robin Wilson-Beattle, term expired, must be a consumer between the ages of 18 and 60, authorized to represent organizations that advocate for younger people with disabilities, for a three-year term ending March 1, 2023.

Additional Qualification:  No fewer than 50% of the membership shall be individuals who are current or past users of personal assistance services paid for through public or private funds or who are recipients of IHSS (“Consumers”).

Report:  The Authority shall submit an annual report to the Board of Supervisors detailing its functions and evaluating its operation for that year.  In addition, such report shall present the Authority’s specific goals and objectives for the coming year and its plan for meeting those goals and objectives.

Sunset Date:  None.

Additional information relating to the In-Home Supportive Services Public Authority may be obtained by reviewing the California Welfare and Institutions Code, Section 12301.6, available at http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov, San Francisco Administrative Code, Chapter 70, available at https://codelibrary.amlegal.com/codes/san_francisco/latest/overview, or by visiting the Authority’s website at http://www.sfihsspa.org/.

Interested persons may obtain an application from the Board of Supervisors website at http://www.sfbos.org/vacancy_application or from the Rules Committee Clerk, 1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place, Room 244, San Francisco, CA 94102-4689.  Completed applications should be submitted to the Clerk of the Board.  All applicants must be residents of San Francisco, unless otherwise stated.

Next Steps:  Applicants who meet minimum qualifications will be contacted by the Rules Committee Clerk once the Rules Committee Chair determines the date of the hearing.  Members of the Rules Committee will consider the appointment(s) at the meeting and applicant(s) may be asked to state their qualifications.  The appointment(s) of the individual(s) who are recommended by the Rules Committee will be forwarded to the Board of Supervisors for final approval.

Please Note:  Depending upon the posting date, a vacancy may have already been filled.  To determine if a vacancy for this body is still available, or if you require additional information, please call the Rules Committee Clerk at (415) 554-5184.

                                            

                                                                        Angela Calvillo

                                                                        Clerk of the Board

DATED/POSTED:  February 26, 2021