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43. APPOINTMENT OF NON-VOTING LIAISON TO THE MARICOPA COUNTY HEAD START ZERO-FIVE POLICY COUNCIL Approve the appointment of Anastasia Gandarilla, as the Board’s representative as a non-voting liaison to the Maricopa County’s Head Start Zero-Five Policy Council from September 27, 2013 through September 26, 2014. The Board of Supervisors and the Policy Council have entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) that outlines the roles and responsibilities of the Board and the Policy Council in shared governance for the Maricopa County Head Start Zero-Five Program. This MOU states that the Board shall appoint a representative from among their members, a representative from the community, or a non-voting liaison to serve on its behalf as Designee, as a representative to the Maricopa County Head Start Zero-Five Policy Council. This representative serves a 13-month term, September through September. Federal regulations stipulate that no member of the Policy Council, including the Board’s representative, may serve more than three (3) one-year terms on the Policy Council. This appointment will be as a non-voting liaison to the Policy Council to facilitate communication between the Board and the Policy Council parents. The Policy Council meets once per month, generally on the last Friday of the month. Meetings are held at the program’s East Valley Office located at 2150-1 South Country Club Drive, Suite 7, Mesa, Arizona, 85210. The Board’s representative to the Policy Council performs the following functions: represents the Board of Supervisors on the Policy Council; keeps the Policy Council informed of Board of Supervisors activity as it relates to the Head Start Zero-Five Program; keeps the Board of Supervisors informed about the Policy Council; and, participates in discussions in the shared decision-making process prior to items going to the Board of Supervisors for approval. (C-22-14-017-M-00)

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