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The Authority is a joint exercise of powers authority duly organized and operating pursuant to Article 1 (commencing with Section
6500) of Chapter 5, Division 7, Title I of the California Government Code, and pursuant to the Joint Power Agreement, dated
February 28, 1998, as amended (the "JPA Agreement"), by and among the Members. The Authority's purpose is to plan, finance,
implement, manage, own, and operate a multijurisdictional and countywide public safety, public service, and emergency radio system.
The Authority is governed by the Board, which exercises all powers and authority on behalf of the Authority. The Board consists of
one member of the governing body or the chief administrative officer or a designee of the Members, which are party to the JPA
Agreement. A majority of the members of the Board constitutes a quorum for the transaction of business. The Authority acts upon
majority vote of those members in attendance, each member having one vote. The Board elects, by majority vote from its members, a
President and Vice President. The President represents the Authority and executes any contracts and other documents. The Vice
President serves in the absence of the President.
The Authority Board has an Executive Committee that is responsible to the Board for the administration and management of
Authority affairs and for the provision of assistance and advice to the Board. The Executive Committee may enter into contracts
with other entities. The Executive Committee is required to adhere to the budget adopted by the Board. The Executive Committee is
comprised of eight voting members and three at-large non-voting members. The current voting members consist of representatives
from the following: the County, the City of San Rafael, the City of Novato, the Novato Fire Protection District, the other fire
districts, the Ross Valley agencies, the Southern Marin cities and towns and the County Sheriff. The current non-voting members
consist of representatives from the following: the County's Fire Chiefs' Association, the County's Police Chiefs' Association and
the County's Public Works Association. No action shall be taken by the Executive Committee except upon an affirmative vote of five
voting members. All members of the Executive Committee serve two-year terms and may be reappointed, except for the County Sheriff
who serves as a voting member on an indefinite basis.
An Executive Officer and an Operations Officer serve the Authority via contract. Brief biographies follow:
Maureen Cassingham, Executive Officer, has been the Executive Officer of the Authority
since December, 2007 and has more than 30 years' experience working with local governments and public agencies.
Craig Tackabery, Operations Officer, has worked for the County for 11 years. He has extensive
experience in public works and serves as Assistant Director of Public Works.
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