Area Board 4 - Budget forum in Petaluma, California

WHO: Organized/Sponsored by: Area 4 Board – Office of the State Council on Developmental Disabilities
WHERE: Petaluma Community Center, 320 McDowell Blvd – North, Petaluma, CA 

AGENDA:

06:00 PM – Welcome and Opening Comments – Laura Mefford, Chair – Area 4 Board

06:05 PM – Panel Presentation on Proposing Funding and Service Cuts – Bob Hamilton (Executive Director, North Bay Regional Center), Stan Higgins (Executive Director, Oaks of Hebron); Mike Humphrey (Manager, In-Home Supportive Services Public Authority – Sonoma County); Marty Omoto (Director, CDCAN – California Disability Community Action Network); Mark Polit (Policy Consultant – SEIU)

07:15 PM – Public Comment to Legislator’s Staff Representatives – Angela Colombo (Field Representative – Assemblymember Jared Huffman); Sean Hamlin (Field Representative – Assemblymember Michael Allen); Carole S. Mills (District Representative – State Sen. Mark Leno); Gail A. Moss (Executive Secretary/Caseworker – Assemblymember Wes Chesbro); and Ed Sheffield (District Director – State Sen. Noreen Evans)

08:00 PM – Adjourn

WHO SHOULD PARTICIPATE: People with disabilities, mental health needs, the blind, seniors, their families, community-based organizations, facilities, workers who provide supports and services, regional center and local government agencies and other advocates in the Sonoma County area.