Per the Authority Bylaws, the Board of Directors established two advisory committees, the Finance Committee and the Operations Committee, to advise the Board on system operations, technology upgrades, and system financial planning. Additionally, the Board of Directors established a Technical Advisory Committee at their October 21, 2011 meeting, to provide technical expertise and advice to the Operations Committee and/or the Board on operational decisions to be made in connection with the implementation of the EBRCSA P-25 compliant or equivalent system.
FINANCE COMMITTEE
The Finance Committee is comprised of 8 members and is responsible for the development of a budget, and review of financing options in order to develop a financing plan. The committee also develops recommendations for subscriber unit pricing to account for the ongoing operations, upgrades and replacement.
Per the Authority Bylaws, the Finance Committee members are appointed to ensure equal representation from both counties, as follows:
(1) Board Chair or Vice Chair
(2) City Managers (one from each county)
(2) Elected Officials (one from each county)
(2) County (one from each county)
(1) Special District
Current Finance Committee Members
Bill Shinn, Councilmember, City of Concord (Committee Chair)
Tim Anderson, Police Chief, East Bay Regional Park District
Joe Calabrigo, Town Manager, Town of Danville
Larry Cheeves, City Manager, City of Union City
Scott Haggerty, President, Alameda County Board of Supervisors
TBD, Representing Alameda County Mayors' Conference
David Twa, County Administrator, Contra Costa County
TBD, Representing Contra Costa County Mayors' Conference
OPERATIONS COMMITTEE
The Operations Committee is comprised of 7 members and is responsible for review of system operational and technical issues including but not limited to the review of existing technology, system upgrades, implementation of new technology, and provide support for the existing system implementation.
Per the Authority Bylaws, the Operations Committee members are appointed to ensure equal representation from both counties, as follows:
(1) Board Chair or Vice Chair
(2) Police Chiefs (one from each county)
(2) Fire Chiefs (one from each county)
(2) Sheriff’s (one from each county)
Current Operations Committee Members
Greg Ahern, Sheriff, Alameda County (Committee Chair)
Pete Dunbar, Police Chief, City of Pleasant Hill
David Livingston, Sheriff, Contra Costa County
Lance Maples, Fire Chief, El Cerrito Fire Department
East Bay Regional Park DistrictFire Chief, Alameda County
TECHNICAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE
The Technical Advisory Committee will have 10 to 20 members, consisting of Fire Protection, Law Enforcement, and Radio Technicians constituting balanced representation of Alameda County and Contra Costa County, and the EBRCSA Executive Director, for the purpose of providing technical expertise and advice to the Operations Committee and/or the Board on operational decisions to be made in connection with the implementation of the EBRCSA P-25 compliant or equivalent system.