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The role of CISAC is to advise the ISCC on a broad array of issues related to preventing the introduction and spread of invasive species and providing for their control and/or eradication, as well as minimizing the economic, ecological, and human health impacts that invasive species cause.
The ISCC chair is the secretary of the California Department of Food and Agriculture and the vice-chair is the secretary of the California Natural Resources Agency.
Other members are the secretaries of the following California agencies: Environmental Protection Agency; Business, Transportation, and Housing Agency; Health and Human Services Agency; and Emergency Management Agency.
The ISCC represents the highest level of leadership and authority in state government regarding invasive species. Its goal is to promote a consistent approach to invasive species at the state level.
The purpose of the ISCC is to help coordinate a comprehensive effort to exclude invasive species from entering California and to eliminate, reduce, or mitigate the impacts of invasive species already established in the state.
CISAC maintains an intensive and regular dialogue regarding the aforementioned issues and provides advice in cooperation with other stakeholders and existing organizations addressing invasive species.
Prospective nominees of the CISAC should be knowledgeable in and represent one or more of the following communities of interest:
Biologists
Global commerce
Ranchers
Economists
Foresters
Tribal government representatives
Farmers
Plant pathology
Academics/researchers
Entomology
Public health specialists
Risk analysts
Weed science
Nematology
Veterinary medicine
Public member
Federal, state, county and city government representatives
Nongovernmental environmental representatives
No member may serve on the CISAC for more than two consecutive terms. All terms will be limited to three years in length.
Members of the CISAC and its subcommittees will serve without pay. However, while away from their homes or regular places of business to attend to CISAC business, members, to the extent funding is available, may be allowed travel expenses, including per diem.
Interested parties and newly appointed CISAC members are encouraged to attend the next meeting of the CISAC which will be held on Thursday, Jan. 19, 2012.
Submitting Nominations:
Nominations should be typed and should include the following:
A brief summary of no more than two pages explaining the nominee’s suitability to serve on the CISAC.
A resume or curriculum vitae.
At least two letters of reference.
Nominations should be postmarked no later than Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2012, to the following address:
Dr. Robert Leavitt
Invasive Species Council of California
Executive Office
1220 N Street, Suite 221
Sacramento, California 95814.
For additional information, visit the Invasive Species Council of California’s Web site at www.iscc.ca.gov.
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The event will take place from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.
It will be catered by Cactus Grill, with a no host bar.
The cost is $20 per person.
For more information contact the Clear Lake Chamber of Commerce at 707-994-3600.
The chamber is located at 14913 Lakeshore Drive, Suite C, Clearlake.
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Carol Webb of Shoreline Realty is president elect, with new board members including Jamie DeWalt of Westamerica Bank and Denise Loustalot of Enterprise Towing.
For more information contact the Clear Lake Chamber of Commerce at 707-994-3600.
The chamber is now located at 14913 Lakeshore Drive, Suite C, Clearlake.
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"While November's totals came in 9 percent above projections, they did not erase the fact that we are still running $1 billion behind in revenues and $2 billion ahead in expenditures," said Chiang. "Regardless of whether midyear cuts are enacted next week, the Legislature faces a tremendous fiscal challenge when it returns to session next month."
After accounting for November revenues, total year-to-date general fund revenues are now behind the budget's estimates by $1 billion, but expenditures for the year are over projections by $1.95 billion.
The Controller's Office continues to work with the Department of Finance to identify and prepare for any impact on the state's cash outlook.
The state ended last fiscal year with a cash deficit of $8.2 billion. The combined current year cash deficit stands at $21.5 billion.
Those deficits are being covered with $16.1 billion of internal borrowing (temporary loans from special funds) and $5.4 billion of external borrowing.