La Comisión de Asuntos Latinos del Condado de Santa Cruz

Purpose

The Commission reviews and makes recommendations to the County Board of Supervisors, authorized under County Ordinance 2.117 in its efforts to ensure that the interests of the County's Latino population are protected and promoted as follows::

(A) Advise the Board of Supervisors on any significant problems currently encountered by the County's Latino residents;

(B) Review the needs of Latino citizens in the County, and recommend comprehensive goals and objectives for effectively meeting those needs;

(C) Monitor the various services made available to Latino citizens by public and private agencies in the County and make recommendations to the Board of Supervisors on how County government can help ensure effective and efficient delivery of those services;

(D) Develop a procedure to identify and set priorities regarding the areas of greatest need for County support and/or attention, and prepare annual recommendations to the Board of Supervisors regarding specific courses of action in response to identified needs and priorities;

(E) Advise the Board of Supervisors how best to cooperate with local, State, Federal and private agencies serving Latino citizens, and assist in the preparation, implementation, and review of any regional plan or program designed to serve Latino citizens;

(F) Advise the Board of Supervisors how best to cooperate with local, State, Federal and private agencies in order to maximize the availability of funds to meet the specific economic needs of the Latino population, with the objective of leveraging such funds to the greatest degree possible.