TO: Board of Supervisors
FROM: Neha Hoskins - Clerk of the Board
REPORT BY: Paulette Cooper - Deputy Clerk of the Board II
SUBJECT: Reappointments and Appointments to the Napa County Winegrape Pest and Disease Control District Board of Directors
RECOMMENDATION
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Reappoint Christopher Hyde and David Ilsley with terms of office to commence immediately and expire on March 26, 2028 and choose two of the following applicants to represent Napa County Vineyards on the Napa County Winegrape Pest and Disease Control District Board of Directors with terms of office to commence immediately with one term to expire on March 26, 2026 and one term to expire on March 26, 2028. (No Fiscal Impact)
Michael Code
William A. Thomas
Patrick Tokar
Megan Coy
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BACKGROUND
There are currently four openings due to resignations and term expirations on the Napa County Winegrape Pest and Disease Control District Board of Directors. The County Executive Office advertised the openings and received two reappointment requests from Christopher Hyde and David Ilsley and four applications from Michale Code, William A. Thomas, Patrick Tokar, and Megan Coy.
On January 2, 2002, the Napa County Winegrape Pest and Disease Control District Law (Food and Agricultural Code sections 6292 et seq.) was enacted. The purpose of this law is to make available a procedure for creating the Napa County Winegrape Pest and Disease Control District to assist in the funding of inspection, detection, prevention, and education of Pierce's Disease as stated in the Napa County Glassy-Winged Sharpshooter Work Plan, as approved by the California Department of Food and Agriculture, and accepted by the Napa County Board of Supervisors, to prevent the spread of Pierce's Disease by the glassy-winged sharpshooter.
On February 19, 2002, the Napa County Board of Supervisors adopted Resolution No. 02-26 establishing the Napa County Winegrape Pest and Disease Control District. In 2006, Napa County growers voted to expand ...
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