TO: Board of Supervisors
FROM: Ryan J. Alsop, Chief Executive Officer
REPORT BY: Neha Hoskins, Clerk of the Board
SUBJECT: Appointments to Napa County Planning Commission

RECOMMENDATION
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Appoint District 3 Supervisor Anne Cottrell’s nomination of Molly Moran Williams to the Napa County Planning Commission. The term of office commences immediately and is to run coterminous with the term of District 3 Supervisor Anne Cottrell (December 31, 2026). (No Fiscal Impact)
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BACKGROUND
This vacancy on the Planning Commission is due to a resignation. The County Executive Office advertised the vacancy and received one application, from Molly Moran Williams, during the recruitment period.
The Napa County Planning Commission consists of five members who are residents of the County and appointed by the Board of Supervisors. Section 2.72.020 of the County Code provides that each Supervisor is entitled to nominate one person to the Napa County Planning Commission. The nominee may reside within or without the Supervisor's district and must be affirmed by the full Board. The full Board has the right to approve or reject the nominee of the Supervisor but cannot nominate candidates.
District 3 Supervisor Anne Cottrell will nominate the applicant of her choice. The Board may either approve or reject Supervisor Cottrell’s nominee.
Procedural Requirements:
1. Staff report.
2. Public Comment.
3. Vote, motion and second to approve the nomination.
Requested Action:
1. Accept the nomination from District 3 Supervisor Anne Cottrell to appoint Molly Moran Williams to serve on the Napa County Planning Commission.