SACRAMENTO –The California State Association of Counties® (CSAC),
the statewide organization representing all 58 counties, elected
its officers for 2020-21 at its 126th Annual Virtual Meeting. The
new officers were officially installed by Governor Gavin Newsom.
President – Sonoma County Supervisor James Gore
First Vice President – Siskiyou County Supervisor Ed
Valenzuela
Second Vice President – Riverside County Supervisor Chuck
Washington
Immediate Past President – Orange County Supervisor Lisa
Bartlett
One of the highlights of every CSAC annual meeting is the chance
to celebrate excellence in County service with awards. And
although CSAC’s 126th Annual Meeting was held virtually this
year, the Association still honored a host of state and county
officials, as well as CSAC team members, who have gone above and
beyond the call of duty.
The Employee Relations policy area falls under the jurisdiction
of the Government Finance and Operations (GFO) Policy Committee
and is responsible for all issues related to public employment
and retirement. Specific issues areas are pension benefits and
pension system administration; labor relations; issues regarding
county negotiations with employees; workers’ compensation; and
other risk management issues facing public employers.
The following blog post is an edited transcript of remarks
given by Supervisor Gore following the Induction of Officers
during CSAC’s 126th Annual Meeting.
Colleagues, peers, friends. We’ve got a hell of a lot of work to
do.
I think about this a lot, and I can’t help but realize that the
inactions of yesteryear have brought us to this crazy fulcrum
point or inflection point in our society.
For those of you who follow this, inflection points are moments
of extreme, omnipresent change and challenge. In my case, like
many of you, this has come with drought, floods, fires,
homelessness, a lack of affordable housing, crumbling
infrastructure, budget shortfalls, behavioral health spikes and
more.
And then, ensuring justice is fair and embracing diversity,
equity and inclusion— not just as a moniker, but as a real ethos.
