Board of Supervisors - Regular Meeting

We're good, chair. Thank Thank you, county clerk. Uh, this is January 27th, 2026 regular meeting of the Calverse County Board of Supervisors. Can we all stand for the pledge of allegiance, please? alian flag and to the republic for which it stands. One nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.

Staff announcements. Staff announcements. This is a time for the county staff to provide updates of upcoming county events that may be of interest to the public.

Good morning, chair, supervisors. Well, Elvis is out of the house. You remember Elvis from a few weeks ago? Elvis got adopted. As a matter of fact, I saw him walking this morning with his new human and I went, Elvis, But today we have Wiggles. Uh Wiggles is a sweet girl. She already picked out her human in the bath. Uh she's a spade pit bull border calling mix and she's about one year and two few months old about 40 pounds. She absolutely loves people and all other dogs and is eager to greet one and get to know them. Though she's not very big, she does get a little kind of rowdy and she wants to jump on laps and she's a little jumpy. So probably a home without small children would be best. She's also very quiet. She doesn't bark a lot. Shauna, have we heard her bark maybe once or twice, right? So she's a very quiet dog. Another plus is that she's highly obviously motivated by treats. And we guess that she'll be trained beautifully um to suit her new family and her new humans. So with that, any animal that's up for adoption for more than 15 days at our animal shelter, the adoption fee is 50% off. So that's a good good plug. When we are overpop populated, which is all the time, I think maybe over the past year, once or twice, we were underpopulation. We are limited to 21 dog kennels and 34 cat kennels. When either of those gets 80% full or above, the total adoption fee will be 50% off. Also, we have the 55 and five program. And so, any adopter over 55 years old uh can adopt any pet over five years old and will only pay an adoption fee of $5. It's a good deal, right, for some furry loving. So, on February 7th, just around the corner, celebrating Valentine's Day, our Calver Animal Services will be presenting our

second annual speed dating event here at the government center. Last year, it was a huge success. The event will take place from 10 to 2 and all adoptions will be sponsored by Focus. Thank you, Focus. Come and meet our four-legged bachelors and bachelorettees and spend some time with our pups, volunteers, and staff. There will be food and fun there as well. Also, we will be announcing love your pet contest winners and those winners will be taking a photo and a video to be aired on Caliba's community TV and published in the Pine Tree. So, it's a big event. You'll see these flyers throughout our community. Come and see us and take home a little furry loved one. That's all I have. Do you have any questions?

Thank you. Thank you. We have the cow situation under his control. Further further staff announcements. Micah. Good Tuesday.

Good morning. I just want to remind everybody that the county is currently under its comprehensive safety action plan outreach efforts and last night we held a meeting in Valley Springs for district 5 and we had a great turnout, a lot of great participation and input from the community. I just wanted to remind everyone else that we have another meeting tonight for uh district district 4 at the Copperis Fire Protection District and that's from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. And then on Wednesday night for district 1, we have a meeting for um for district 1 at the Jenny Lynn Veterans Hall from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. tomorrow night. But also, I wanted to remind everyone if you're not able to make the meetings, that's okay. There's still opportunity for review of the program, input, and comment. through our website. So if you go to the public works page of the Calaveris County website, you can review the past presentations that have been given. You could also um work with the interactive map, provide input and comment, and also review any other comments or um suggestions that have been made so far.

Thank you. Thank you. further south enhancements. It's a lot of people standing up already. I'm All right, let's bring it back to the proclamations. Okay. Item one, proclamation, administrative office, adopt a proclamation honoring Tony Tyrell for the dedicated service to the residents of Calvary County and congratulating him on receiving Cal Laughco's lifetime achievement award.

Miss Bondorf, would you like to take this carry this one? Yes. Um, I'm gonna pull a Marita and I'm gonna go down to the Piaway.

You're good there if you want. Just don't cover the mic. You can you can you want to stay seated? You can stay seated if you want, but hold on to me now. You got that? You need a walker? Yeah. I come right over here. Okay. Spin it around this way. Now I'll sit down. Okay. Yeah, it sounds like a plan. Okay, perfect.

Thank you. Yeah, thank you for being here today.

Thank you. So this is a proclamation recognizing Commissioner Tony Tyrell for receiving the KFCO outstanding commissioner achievement award. Whereas the California Association of Local Agency Formation Commission, KACO, annually presents the outstanding commissioner achievement award to a commissioner who has independent judgment, innovation solution to local issues and leadership within the commission and community. And for those of you that know Tony, he has um been a paramount of our community for a long long time, many decades. uh he's a legend. Whereas nominees for this prestigious award must serve as a commission in the LAO agency formation commission LACO in good standing with Kasco and must serve for entire calendar year nomination and must demonstrate a history of effective results and outcome. Commissioner Tony Tyrell has consistently exercised independent judgment for the greater good of his county, ensuring that the decisions reflect fairness, integrity, and long-term interest of the community. Whereas Commissioner Tyrell has demonstrated exceptional leadership through collaborative, innovative, and creative approaches to addressing local issues, fostering solutions that strengthen intergovernmental cooperation and enhance the service delivery to residents. And whereas Commissioner Tyrell's record of proven effective results and outcomes reflect his dedication to advancing the mission of LACO, promoting orderly growth and protecting the interests of both urban and rural communities. And whereas through his service,

Commissioner Tyrell has earned the respect of his colleagues, community leaders and residents, and has brought distinction to his commission by embodying the highest standard of public service. And whereas in recognition of these achievements, Commissioner Tony Tyrell has been honored with the Kowasco Outstanding Commissioner Achievement Award at the Kasco annual conference this past year. And how long have you been on the lap though? Oh gee, I have to think of my age, but I don't I think three terms or four terms. I'm not sure.

I don't John knows. John came on when I was on Yeah. He was on there when I first got on 20. Probably 30 35 years. Yeah. That's a long time. Yeah. Was it all in a row? Yes. Fantastic. Yeah. On on the veterans board 46 years in a row as president. Good job. Thank you. Thank you so much all of you. You also served on the school board

and you sp you spent a lifetime on a lot of a lot of special districts. Yes, I was on the school board 17 years and raised $37 million to get it back to number one school as far as I'm concerned the ball fields and

and the senior citizen center over here. Yes, I sponsored that with the help of Don Gandy and Norm Waters and put that together. And then I had a fundraiser for children and all purpose. And probably in the last 2530 years raised probably 40 or $50 million one of the organizers. But I want people to know I didn't do it alone. Many people help me. Many, many people. I accept this for all of you. You are all so wonderful helping me. And particularly this lovely lady, my wife here. She beat the hell out of me, but she was number one. Thank God. My daughter's here. God sure bless me and give me a long time and I told him I just want another 10 years and then that's all right.

Is there anyone else that would like to speak from the audience? Anyone? your best buddy. You're their best friend. Oh,

uh Caroline Sherado, um Angel's Camp City Council and Angel's Camp Veterans uh Memorial District. And on behalf of both, thank you for all of your years of service and dedication. And it's been a pleasure working alongside you for the last gosh, how long have we been working alongside each other? Six, seven, eight years, something. It's hard to keep track. But but uh thank you for all you do for our veterans in our local area.

Well, thank you. And it's a pleasure working with people who are knowledgeable and willing to be on a board for the purpose, not for an honor, but for the purpose to achieve. Our veterans need so much more. And I will be working for them till the day he calls me. And I hope that's not for a while. I need you. Thank you.

Okay. I'll second the

I the county board of supervisors hereby formally recognizes and congratulates Commissioner Tony Tyrell for his service and for being awarded the KACO outstanding commissioner achievement award and expresses its deep appreciation for his leadership, innovation, and commitment to the community. Passed and adopted this day, the 27th of January, 2026 by the Cal Board of Supervisors. We have this plaque as well. Say and on it is um a quote from the Daly Lama. The roots of all goodness lies in the soil of appreciation for goodness.

Thank you so much. Oh, beautiful. As I say, this is just not Tony Tyrell. This is a hundred people that helped me get there. And also thank him that he's working with me. Can you back up a little bit? Back up. Push back up. And then we we want to get in them here.

Right. Go ahead. Oh, good. You want to come up? Thank you. Thank you. We have other Hi.

No, my phone goes really well. I have a good phone. Okay. You ready? One, two, and one. Okay. All right.

You got it. There we go. I'll do quick.

Okay, we're good. Thank you. It's not only Hey Kurt knows that we're playing around. Yeah. Get in there. Get in there. What's wrong with you?

There you go. It's a good one.

I'll read it out. Yes. Yeah. Chair, are we ready for the next proclamation? Absolutely. Okay. Item two, proclamation. Administrative office adopt a proclamation honoring John Bonoy for the 21 years of dedicated service to the Cal to the residents of Calaver County and congratulating him on his retirement. Mr. Tanelli, Miss Fondorf, thank you, Mr. Chair. Good morning. Haven't seen you in a long time.

That's right. Whereas John Manoid has faithfully served as the executive director of the Calaveris County Local Agency Formation Commission or LAFCO for 21 years providing dedicated leadership and guidance in the fulfillment of LAFCO statutory responsibilities and whereas under his stewardship LACOV has successfully regulated boundary changes ensuring the orderly expansion of Angel's camp and multiple professional districts in a manner that promotes and efficiency and accountability. And whereas John Benoy has overseen critical studies and planning efforts including municipal service reviews to evaluate the existing services and the preparation of sphere of influence which designate the future service areas of local agencies thereby strengthening the long-term planning and governance. Amen.

Whereas where he is championing the principle of oily development, ensuring that local government both efficient and economically while safeguarding the public interest and promoting sound service delivery. And whereas Johnson has been steadfast advocate for land protection, working diligently to preserve agriculture and open space land, encouraging early fall and promoting sustainable land use practices. And whereas John has ensured that the service extension by the angels camp and special districts in Calvary County are logical, timely and consistent with the principles of good governance, thereby improving the quality of life for residents of all town. And where I see professionalism, vision, and commitment to public service has left an enduring legacy that will continue to benefit all of Cal County for generations to come. With that, we'll get back.

I know I have I really never prepared a speech for this, but I do would like to say one thing. SLAP though is better now than it was 21 years ago or more or less when I started. Though I've worked with every every special district in the county and it's the challenge I had was uh uh keeping the names of the of the directors or the chiefs or the board members uh current because people change. So probably most of the people in this county have served on one board or another. But anyway, I appreciate the um the commission and you uh laugh will be in good hands going forward.

Yes. I served on over 12 boards in my life. Started with little pots, you know, playing the game. This man was the most I would honor and thank because when he came to a meeting, he had done his research. He pulled no punches. He didn't play games. You got the facts that helped promote LAFCO and LAFCO and Calver County. We owe a great debt to this man right here, John. Thank you, John. so much about it, Glenn.

I do I do know that I was hired around 21 years ago, more or less, uh that Tony was one of the folks on the commission, the only uh commissioner left uh that still sits on laptop. Any other public comments? I I will say this, John. I worked with you for many years here and um you've always been prepared. You always brought issues need to be coming for us and be dealt with them and you're very good at presenting the information we needed to make our decision and res appreciate all that you've done for

it's been hard to work with you. Yeah, it's been a long time.

I appreciate you taking me over to go to the conferences and phone and work with you. And you you also you also member Yes. So we also have um I didn't grab any I don't want to but we're on after 21 years.

Thank you. Very nice little you want if you want you can put it in there if you want to use that one. You want to hold it up and show everybody first.

Maybe we can take a picture of you over here. negative. We have problem real comments. Any comments? I'll bring it back to the board for a motion. I'll move. Second. We'll second.

Second. All those in favor hereby honor 21 years of service and director. Um They're going to There we go. There you go.

I'm going to let him go to the door. Ready? One, two, three, two, and one. Thank you. If she doesn't, I'll get on her should. No,

thank you I'll send you

chair. Would you like me to read the next item? Okay. Item three, proclamation. Administrative office adopt a proclamation honoring Fire Chief Rich Dickinson for emergency services during the December winter storm events. Chief Dickinson, can can we get you up here, please?

Oh, sir, sir. Uh we have this award for you and I'm really proud to be presenting it to you along with them. Oh, it's a proclamation honoring Fire Chief Rich Dickinson for his exemplary service during the December winter storms. And um it was touch and go for Costco um a couple of weekends and Rich was out there um every weekend um even during the week a couple times um because I was in conversation with him because I was out there and couple times his wife was in the last so she it was the weekend and you needed time together so you had good time. So, so we are honoring you for that service. Um, it was not a fire, it was a flood issue, but he was there. You can always count on Rich. As long as I've known him, the position he's been in, um, he'll do whatever it takes. How many for how many years?

A lot. And let's just say let's just say

I don't like but the situation that causes some concerns like whereas a caliber consolidated fire district is committed to protecting life, property and the environment through prevention, education, preparedness and emergency response as affirmed med in the mission statement. Whereas the district's vision calls for leadership in fire and life safety services through innovation service and excellence, setting a standard for public agencies throughout the region. Whereas the December winter storm events brought significant and sustained rainfall to the Valley Springs region, resulting in rising water levels and dangerous considered conditions along Costco Creek, placing residents and property at heightened risks. Whereas Fire Chief Rich Dickinson demonstrated exceptional leadership, professionalism, and dedication by personally overseeing the monitoring of Cobco Creek, coordinating re resources, and ensuring timely communication with partner agencies and the public. Whereas Chief Dickinson's actions directly upheld the district's core values of integrity, respect, service, innovation, and excellence, modeling the highest standards of public service during a time of uncertainty and potential danger danger. And whereas the residents of the Cosgrove Creek area and the broader community benefited directly from Keith Dickinson's vigilance, calm decision making, and steadfast commitment to safeguarding lives and property

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I could talk a lot, but I'll try to keep it short. Um, not I, it's we. We, our board of directors, uh, um, board of supervisors, we, our board of directors, we, the firef firefighters, we, law enforcement, there were so many moving parts that day. And those that don't remember back in 2023, we flooded, I'm going to say just under 50 structures, commercial, residential. Um, it was horrible. We weren't prepared. This one here was tough. We talked a lot on the phone because it was Christmas Eve, Christmas Day.

What the hell do I do? I got to pull the trigger. Sheriff, OES, supervisors, what? We're going to put people out of their homes on Christmas Day. Do we know it's going to flood? What we did do is we got the care centers that had the people that couldn't get out of bed. We got them out and then I'm going to be honest, my poor lovely wife, I didn't sleep all night. I don't think you guys slept all night. That trigger. When did we evacuate? The firefighters in the back up all night helping me, making sure that they didn't get to that level. Cal Fire, Nick, the work that they've done on that creek. They're still doing it today. If you drive by, you're going to see the smoke. Don't worry about smoke. They're burning that stuff out of there so that creep flows. the atmospheric storm when I went to bed that night. Um, it wasn't if it was going to flood, it was just going to win that night when it was going to happen. We knew it was going to probably happen the next day. I think Santa talked to God because it was supposed to be all night rain in Florida even whatever reason Santa was able to convince God stretch right in the middle springs. It didn't happen. It happened to the east. It happened to the west. But we woke up in the morning and it was we were lucky. What I enjoyed more than anything, I took my lovely wife with me. We went around and talked to all the people that got flooded before. The stories, what happened to these people. Some lost their home. You know, they'll tell the stories of each other. They know the trigger when it was going to flood. Um, but some lost their homes. Some aren't there anymore. Some have double mortgages. Right then, right. So, um, but after men, Texas can't take that chance. We got to be proactive. So, um,

our job, law enforcement, fire, board of supervisors, directors is it's all about relationships and then we just try hard. I mean, I was working that day, but make a difference. So, I think we have incredible relationships. We had to put out that evacuation. Was it a warning? Warning, right? warning um KCR3 news all them were all over it and you know it was unfortunate but in the long run it creeped in I don't say we thank you everybody appreciate it have other public comments public comments Nick great job

thank you both appreciate it we are done Yeah. So, yeah. Oh, I'm not done yet. Oh, sorry. We need to bring him back. Okay, I'll do the public comment because I'll Everybody else loves this guy.

How you doing? It's good to see everybody today. Um, it's been many years since I've been privileged that I could always count on the fire department when uh when a piece of property uh was having trouble or uh or somebody needed something. Uh you guys do a fantastic job and you specifically have done a fantastic job and while it is a team effort, you lead that team and I appreciate good leadership. Thank you very much. Appreciate that. All right. Any other other comments? Hi, Rich. Remember me? Yes, sir.

I I wasn't planning on commenting on this, but um Rich during the View Fire, I had never met him before. My niece worked for the Fremont Fire Department, at which time Rich I believe you were still employed by them. and my niece told her of my plight up in Mountain Ranch and uh asked Rich to come check on me. And here comes a um I don't know if it was a consolidated fire truck or a Fremont fire Fremont fire truck comes driving up my driveway. I didn't have cell I didn't have a cell phone at the time. So I was kind of out there. I I had never evacuated. So I was kind of out there on my own. And here comes Rich. He came from Valley Springs to check on me having never met me. Didn't know me from Adam and he calmed my nerves a lot. So, I appreciate that, Rich.

Thank you, sir. Thank you for your service and a great job on Christmas Day. Thank you, Rich. Any other comments before we bring back to the board? Seeing none, we'll bring it back to the board. Is there any board comments? Open for a motion. All motion sir. Motion. We have a second. A second. We have a second. All in favor? I

oppose. Passes 5. Now therefore, be it proclaimed that the Calaveris County Board of Supervisors hereby recognizes and honors Fire Chief Rich Dickinson for his outstanding service, exemplary leadership, and unwavering dedication during the December winter storm events. Be it further proclaimed that Chief Dickinson's actions stand as a model of the missiondriven community focused service envisioned by the Calaveris Consolidated Fire District and his contributions are deeply appreciated by the residents of Calaveris County. Uh in witness hereof, this proclamation issued with gratitude and respect for Chief Dickinson's continuous service in the community. Firefighters firefighters. Come on, Ryan. Everybody,

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now Miss Stacy. Okay. Public comment, please. Any item of interest to the public that is within the subject matter jurisdiction of the board and is not posted on the consent or regular agendas may be addressed during the public comment period. California law prohibits the board from taking action on any matter which is not posted on the agenda unless it is determined to be an emergency by the board of supervisors. If public comment is completed before the 30 minute allotted time period, the board may immediately move to the next order of business. If public comment is not completed during the allotted time period, it will be continued as the last item of business in order to provide an opportunity for the remainder of comments to be heard.

Good morning. Maybe we should uh do a reading from the the book of John. May you prosper in everything and in health and as well as soul. Um and the reason those words are important is uh we have to take a holistic view of life. You can't uh you can't be healthy whether you're a governing body uh or an individual unless it's complete. And um today is a it was a very special day because uh while I was looking on the agenda, I saw that uh Wendy Al had two items. And I'm going to talk to you about Wendy Al. Uh she's been a fantastic uh fantastic asset to this county. Uh last year would have been a difficult year for me. Um but uh I was strong in many aspects of my life and was over to and able to uh uh to to not feel the pain, loss, uh stress, all the things that uh all the things that um I had to uh deal with, I I was able to um able to deal with in a healthy manner. And one of the reasons is uh Wendy Al when I uh reached out to her and said, "Hey, listen. I have this and this that needs to be done." Uh she was a resource. She came forward and provided that information when um as well as Stacy there, Stacy Simpson, the sheriff department. Um so, so when it comes to Wendy Al, uh I think of a person that is caring. uh when when I see a homeless person in the community, the first person I uh I reach out to is Wendy and say, "Listen, can you do something for this person?" And the sharper far as well. And uh they

immediately come to the rescue of that person. Uh when I have uh something that I want to implement, I send it out to Wendy. Um you know, I'm lucky. I'm very lucky. And uh you you may think that I that I've turned to the Lord. The Lord's always been with me. You may think that I become ruler because I often times quote the Bible. Uh believe me, uh the only time times I pray is when the crafts table or or when uh or when they're dealing blackjack. Uh but uh but uh one thing I pray for is everybody's good health and complete lives. So 13 seconds to go. Uh anything else you guys want to cover? No. Chair, anything you want to say? Stone faced. Um thank you. Good morning. Michael Faly, resident of district 2. Calabaris County, I believe, still issues concealed carry permits. They have been issued to law-abiding residents for a long period of time in this county. I have family members that have one. Alex Prey, an ICU and RN at a VA facility in Minnesota, had one. and was instituting his Second Amendment rights last Saturday when he was assaulted by government agents. He was not displaying his legally carried pistol, no matter what Fox News tells you. I will now read a couple of sentences from a large Metropolitan

Northern California newspaper. And it quote, "And it's not just ICE. A long list of supporting agencies, including federal, state, and local police and sheriff's offices are entering into contract partnerships with Homeland Security to conduct immigration enforcement operations in communities around the nation. I will now Excuse me. This is why I'm here. Is Alex Freddy's murder considered part of ISIS's duty? I mailed this letter to an email form to all five supervisors yesterday. I will now read it. I didn't get any response from anybody. I will now read it in public comment. Subject: ICE when it comes to Calaveris County. Message supervisor. I am a 50-year resident of district 2. I am a military veteran. I am a law-abiding taxpaying citizen of this county. In a nutshell, I am very concerned about re murdering of US citizens by agents of the United States of America. That would be ICE agents. I am very concerned that it is just a matter of time before ICE agents show up in our county. That is untrained, armed, masked, unidentified members of a government agency intent on disrupting everyday life here in our county. And I am concerned that our small sheriff's or department would be able to do anything to prevent what recently happened in Minneapolis from happening here. That would be the undeniable murder of two United States citizens by said untrained, highly weaponized, biased government agents. I ask Cala's county board of supervisors to place on the official agenda for an upcoming board of supervisors meeting an agenda item that focus on Calabar's

county government agencies, specifically the sheriff's department responds when ICE schedules a it's just a matter of time deployment of US government forces to our county. I feel that if our government, specifically you, the county's board of supervisors, ignores the above scenario, we will be caught with our proverbial pants down. And with this county's propensity to con concealed carry permits, it would be just a matter of time before someone of our local citizenry would be held down by four or five government goons, be found to be carrying a concealed weapon, most likely a legally permitted one and subsequently murdered in cold blood and plain view of everyone.

Mr. Faly, thank you. We appreciate it. It's It's been a I I I gave you a few more seconds there, but it's a three minute. You just interrupted me. Sir, you've been past your three minutes, Mr. Falby. Okay. For for the sake of counting, get ahead of the game. Thank you. Before Ice comes here and wreaks hatock,

Miss Andol, if you're ever in front of treats and you're assaulted by ICE, I will try to protect you like Alex Freddy protected that lady who was being assaulted. I hope I don't get murdered. My name is Christopher Budner, publisher of Calaveris 2026 election.com. Last Tuesday, January 20th, 2026, I sent an email to the Calaveris County District 5 Supervisor and 2026 Board of Supervisors Chair Ben Stopper requesting his response to two questions. As anticipated, there was no response from Supervisor Stoppper. I explicitly stated that absent his prompt reply to my inquiry, he may anticipate me publicly asking for his responses at this board of supervisors meeting today and also at the Calaveris County Water District Board of Directors meeting tomorrow at their January 28, 2026 meeting. in my email to Supervisor Stoppper consisting of two questions in which I copied Calaveris County Executive Officer Terresa Hitchcock, Calaveris County Council Sarah Edwards, Calaveris County Human and Resources and Risk Management Director Judy Hawkins and Calaveris County Water District General Manager Michael Minkler. I asked, "What is your current employment status with the Calaveris County Water District? And are you currently residing in district 2 outside of your supervisory district 5?" Credible sources advise me that Supervisor Stoppers's employment with Calaveris County Water District has been terminated for cause and that he is currently residing in a supervisory district other than his own district 5. I'll add a third and fourth question now. Did supervisor stopper inform the other four district supervisors, CEO Hitchcock and County Council Edwards, of his allegedly recently changed, deteriorating life circumstances? Does Supervisor Stoppper truly believe that he is now able to perform the duties of

a district supervisor, let alone serve as the 2026 board of supervisors chair? These are critical questions, and your constituents demand and deserve answers. They are critical to the economic well-being of Calaveris County, the public safety of its citizens, and must now be addressed with honesty and forthrightness by Supervisor Stoppper. I informed Supervisor Stoppper in my email that he may also anticipate me publicly requesting his resignation as 2026 Board of Supervisors Chair and for him to surrender the gavl to Vice Chair Folindorf for her to assume the remainder of his term her his term as 2026 chair of the board of supervisors. Supervisor Stopper, this is me now publicly requesting that you directly and factually answer these questions this morning and for you to surrender the gavvel to Vice Chair Folindorf. A closing now note now for Clarissa Davidson, owner, editor, publisher of the Calaveris Enterprise. Your newspaper violated the Society of Professional Journalists Code of Ethics for Conflict of Interest on January 16, 2026 when two articles failed to disclose the Calaveris Enterprise representative interest in the local media communications sector on the Calaveris Visitors Bureau Board of Directors. Understand your damn job or get the hell out of the newspaper business. Carissa, my name's Christopher Butner, publisher of Calaveris 2026.com, a government watchdog and accountability blog. Andrea.

Hi. Good morning everybody. Um my name is Andrea Kolivita Pinkham and I'm the lead field representative for SEIU 1021. Uh as we enter into negotiations, uh the strength of the relationship between the county and its employees are critically import is critically important. And you guys, this is exhausting. I cannot count how many times I've been up here and I'm about to say the same thing over again. Okay, we are once again asking to be treated as partners. Okay, I you know deja vu all over again. Um partnership requires transparency, consistency and respect for agreed upon processes. It also requires honest communication, especially when decisions affect employees contractual rights. We are disappointed that the issue that this issue is not on this week's agenda. We previously res raised concerns regarding the presidential executive orders granting holidays um on December 24th and 26. We had hoped that the board would have given this opportunity to discuss the matter by now. Under our current uhou section 8.02, holidays appointed by our governor require uh andor by the president or governor require adoption by the board. It's not whether you guys adopted or not, it's that it wasn't brought to you. Okay. Earlier this year, last year when President Biden issued an executive order designated January 9th, 2025 as the National Day of Morning, this board appropriately appropriately exercised its authority and adopted this holiday for county uh employees. The executive order regarding December 24th and 26 mirrors that

language exactly. Yet, the board was not given the opportunity to consider it. Instead, we were told that no action was possible due to the nature of the executive order. From our perspective, this felt less like a goodfaith explanation and more like being dismissed or misled about a process that the contract clearly assigns to the board. We respectfully ask that this matter be agendaized so the board can openly discuss it, exercise its authority, and provide clarity moving forward. Employees deserve more than after-the-act explanations for decisions that the board never had a chance to consider. We look forward to a discussion where the board is allowed to decide rather than being told the decisions already been made. And I hope I don't have to come back here again and say the same thing again. Thanks very much you guys.

Thank you, Andra. Hi, Roberta Corso from Valley Springs. Yeah, excuse me, that's a lot to follow. Um, I wanted to actually thank the board for selecting the State Route 26, Valley Springs Main Street, complete streets as one of the two priorities for a grant through the active transportation program. In the 25 years I've lived in Valley Springs, I've seen increased traffic. I believe having a trail along Highway 26 from Vista into town would be used daily. Um, a great way and a safe way for our community to travel by bike, walking or scooter. Um, many times I see people walking down the um perimeter or the very small shoulder of Highway 26 and it's just scary. It's dangerous for the pedestrians and the drivers driving their cars. So, um, I read the deadline to submit applications for this grant is June, which will come up very quickly. So, I want to encourage the Calaveris Board of Supervisors and COG to meet the deadline on this project. Uh, thank you again for making this a priority for Valley Springs. It's much appreciated.

Well, thank you for that. Is there any other further public comments? With that, I'll bring it back to the clerk for consent. Oh, well, so we can get consent done and then and then move on to the five minutes. Okay. Consent agenda items are expected to be routine and non-controversial. They will be acted upon by the board at one time without discussion. Any board member, staff member, or interested party may request the removal of an item from the consent agenda for later discussion.

Sir, it looks like you're chomp at the bait. I I'll give you a chance before I give the board a. I'd like to pull item 11 for clarification, please. number 11. That's the uh pretty sure I know what that is. That's your district. Yeah. And uh so Micah, you have number 11 pulled for clarification. Number nine clarification. Miss Foldor, I'd like to pull number six, please. For clarification. No, just a discussion.

Yeah. All right. Um, any further ones by the supervisors? Anybody else within the room, staff, public have any items they would like to pull. With that, I'll bring it back to the board. And um, so we'll go in the numerical order with uh, six, nine, and then 11. Chair, do you want to Can we call for vote on the remaining items first? Yes. Yes, ma'am. Okay. Am I voting? We see a motion on the we Okay. So

that we have a motion on the balance. I'll move that we have approved on that have not been pulled. We have a motion by Mr. Hubry and a second by Miss Fondorf on the remaining items and consent. Thank you. All those in favor? I posted passes 50 and we'll move on to the uh remaining number six.

Item six, action item, administrative office, adopt the county of Cala's 2026 through 2029 strategic plan. Um, I pulled up mostly to just say thank you to staff. Um, that was a long uh long two days and I just want to extend my gratitude um for um your time coming in front of the board and having discussions about what the next five years looks like. So that was that was awesome. So thank you to each of the departments that met with the board.

And I'll I'll second that. Thank you guys. It was a long two days and you got in there and did a good presentation. Thank you. And staff also that came in and gave their presentation with their departments. Thank all of you.

I know the chair's not here, but I'd like to say something as well. I'd like to thank the board. It was a very long two days. Um there was a lot of information presented. departments had really done a fantastic job of outlining what their priorities would be over the next five years. So, um we're really excited to move forward with implementing the plan and making sure that we can get the board priorities carried out. Um and again, thanks to my team, they did work really, really hard and put a lot of effort into the plan and the revenue workshop to ensure that the board had the best information available. So, thank you um Jamie and Denise. You guys did a fantastic job.

I just want to say thank you because again I I was really impressed and not not only the amount of information we're able to get through, but the way that it was organized and it was just done so well and we really appreciate it. I will echo my colleagues, staff in the room and staff not in the room. Thank you for all your preparation and informative presentations. Um, I will move this item. I'll second public comment. Was there any public comment? No. I appreciate the motion in a second, but we'll keep And there's no public comment.

Any staff or public? Okay. With that, I'll bring it back. And we have a motion and a second. All those in favor? I. Those opposed? 50 vote. Affirmative. Number nine.

Item nine, agreement, public works one. Authorize the board chair to execute amendment A02 to agreement 1200232 with Consor North America, Inc. for construction management of the roadway safety signage audit project. Increasing the maximum amount payable under the agreement by 2003 $3,800 for a total amount not to exceed $632,7205 and two approve a budget transfer increasing budget appropriation for costs associated with the project requires a four-fifth vote.

Hello board, this is Michael Morton, your public works director. This item is to uh bring back the RSSA project. This was a project that was initiated a few years ago and um we ran into some complications especially with feedback from the public and some of the board supervisors with concerns regarding the quantity of signs and their location. So we put a pause on that project, kind of went back to the drawing board and kind of re-evaluated how the resources should be deployed. were much more thoughtful with the locations and which signs were to be applied. Uh we got creative with the design engineer um took a much more uh uh conservative approach and went with the recommend or uh required parameters as opposed to recommended parameters and that significantly cut down on the number of signs. So now that we've got a better scope in place, um we need to do this amendment so that we have the uh contract oversight that needs to be taking place during the installation of the signs that we didn't have before, which kind of led to some of the confusion and issues. So um

we've kind of got everything put back in place the way it needs to be. We feel much more organized and better prepared to to resume the project. So uh that's why this item is before you today. Thank you. I I pulled this because Thank you, Susan. Um, sorry.

Whoa, Karen. I just didn't hear it from over there. Usually, um, yeah, I I guess I have a little bit of median PTSD and I want to make sure going forward that we know what this roadway safety signage audit is going to be. Um, and then when I see construction is anticipated to resume in spring 2026, when will we know what actually is transpiring? Because again, what happened was all those signs went up immediately. None of us had any idea what was really going on and my constituents took care of most of them. Um, but going forward, I would just legally

what's all legally they took care of them. We know a lot of those came down. They did. They did. And I just I just would like to bring it forward it so the public hears as well as to when we actually have a plan. Could we see that please and know what's going forward so we can let our constituents know what's going to happen. Yeah. I actually have uh the project manager here with me, Jen Henden, who used to be in this project.

Jen Hernand, this is uh one of my projects in public works. So um provided that this amendment goes through with our construction management team that is a resident engineer and a team of inspectors that will be that is still in contract but they need this additional money to go out re-engage with the contractor start going through the revised plans. We have a new set of revised plans that we've been working on for just short of a year now that is a a different approach a more conservative approach. um data has played into this trying to um make it make more sense to us. So, it's a deeper dive then. Um we're saying March I I know that the contractor's eager. He has the signs still in his inventory and he's eager to get them in the ground. So, the minute that uh the new the new team and the new plans and the contractor are all in agreement, he wants to kind of move and shake and get it done this year. Um, but it will be with a a different approach like Micah said.

Thank you, Jen. Yeah, that answers my questions. Yeah. Um, I just want to say thank thank you this uh, you know, a little bit of reorganizing and streamlining of the process and over there in public works is going to help phenomenally. And in this case, putting the horse before the cart and getting it going in the right fashion will help get the resolve some of the problems we had in the past is what I foresee.

Um, do you want to say something? I I I spoke to Micah for a while yesterday on this project from this issue number nine. Um, and um, I I had some issues with how we got to where we're at right now. Um, and a construction management team that wants more money when construction was halted. They haven't been doing any construction managements. Apparently, they've been doing other thing. They've been doing other things during that time. But my my my concerns now after talking to Micah yesterday, I didn't have a chance to re speak to him is we we halted the construction and the contract um back in 20 when was 2024, September 2024. Um construction costs have skyrocketed since then. Is this going to be coming back to us with a new contract or the contractor doing the construction wanting more money? on their part too. Much like this this construction management team is wanting

this amendment takes all that into account. This amendment not only for the management construction management for construction and the whole thing. So it won't be coming back to us. No, well there's this is the sorry this is the amendment further further money is coming in for this this on the safety issue

the construction side of things Gary the actual construction contract we have in place that contractor will re-engage there might be a change order for remobilization and such but we already have our agreement we do have a contingency factor so if there are any increases I'm very hopeful that it will all happen within the contingency of that construction contract. This is just speaking to the construction management and the resident engineer. While we've been on our hiatus, while we've been um suspended, they have been very involved in the redesign and the approval process. So, that's part of the reason why this contract expired or ran out of money I should say as an addition. I hope that clarifies it. um the money that's being reallocated and you say there's more money, but that money if we did this properly the first time, that money could be being used on other safety projects. Now it's focused back on this project that we've already spent executive amount of money on it. Um so I'm just have concerns that this is going to come back to us um that um during the construction um or before they start they're going to want more money on it. um even though you're saying it's all included. Um that's my concerns. So along with the ones that we spoke about yesterday.

Thank you. I just want to say I appreciate the conservative approach as I'd like to see a little bit more of what that looks like specifically in certain areas of district 2 where signs may or may not have been removed by the public. Um, in a lot of those places, less is more. So, conservative sounds great.

Yeah. I mean, less is more is a very good statement. Just drive around Hogan when they first put them up. I mean, two signs for every corner. I almost forgot about the corner looking at the signs. So, uh, that about says it all. So, thank thank you for putting the horse before the cart now and hopefully this alleviates any more of this in the future. So, with that, if there's no public comment,

hi Amy Eves. I'm a resident of uh district 1 and I appreciate the fact they're going to go into this more thoughtfully this time and just wanted to add that in in addition to sharing the plans, it would be really nice if the public had notice of when these projects were going to take place because one of the things that they did is they literally closed every single driveway on Messing along Messing Road and it was during the morning hours where people are trying to get to school and get to work and so forth like that. And it really created a problem and the workers were not very nice at all when I tried to talk to them about it. They were cursing me out. So, I just wanted to share that notifying us when these are going to happen would be really helpful. Thank you.

If if that if that happens again, let me know.

Bring it back to the board. Do we have a motion? I moved by Miss Fdorf. I'll second. A second by Mr. Huberty. All those in favor? I

by vote vote of the board, Miss Simpson. This was brings us to item 11, Micah, you pulled it. Item 11, action item, public works one, adopt the designs, plans, specification estimates PSN for construction of the 202526 road resurfacing and paving program for district 5 roads and permanent road division 1. Two, authorize the director of public works or designate to incorporate any minor edits to the PSNE. Three, authorize the Department of Public Works to solicit formal construction bids. And four, find exempt from SQA. Thank you. Uh this item is to uh get approval from the board to go out to bid on this road resurfacing project. And the reason why we pulled this, we just want to be in full transparency. Uh we make every effort to include as much of a scope as we can to incorporate all the limits of the paving that's that's intended. Um, we are going to include some ad alternate options in case bids come back higher than we anticipate. So, we have every effort of paving all of Baldwin, all of Harbixen. Um, but we can't predict what the bids are going to come back or the asphalt prices are going to be at the time. So, I just want to make sure everyone's aware that there is a potential for cost to exceed what we budgeted for. Well, at that time, we may be coming back um informing the board of some changes to the scope or potentially requesting additional funding to cover the additional cost. That's really what we just wanted to give you guys a heads up on that that that may be some of the

Well, we have a contract with someone else on this.

Yeah. So, hard fix in that portion's already squared away. There's another portion of park fix in beyond that that we'd like to extend just to be all inclusive of the entire project so we don't leave any any gaps in the paving. And then same with Baldwin. We've been working with the water district. They've been repairing all their leaking water services and old trenches out there. We'd like to pave the entire length of Baldwin just to get that all cleaned up and um avoid having to disturb the public and those residents any further than necessary. So with with the question, are we bearing the further expenses when of the entire project if they do do go up solely ourselves?

Yeah. So for Baldwin, that's correct. That's all our paving project that we're finding the cost for. How does this put you on your timeline if we uh would consider bring this back um let's say the first meeting of next next month so that we could have further discussions on uh how we can proceed and that you know like how how will that set us up for your schedule for the spring if we put it back two weeks or Yeah, it's two weeks.

Yeah, it'll it'll just slightly delay when we put the project out to bid, right? We we have our SP1 funds already committed to this effort. So, we just need to make sure we try to get those funds spent within this fiscal year. Oh, yeah. So, um, a couple weeks put us back two weeks, two weeks on bids,

but that does that set us back entirely because I mean, knowing that we would be moving forward potentially, you could put in for the encroachment permits when it comes to Highway 26 and so on now because you have to wait that amount of time for CALR to answer and everything. Can we put this back and still be comfortable that we can get it done within the spring time frame still? I think we could allow for that time. Yes. Okay. Um, so I would see if the board rest of the board has uh is considerate of holding off on this item for now and bringing it back to the first meeting of February.

I I have a question of staff. Uh on Baldwin, you mentioned that um instead of just going part of it, you want to wait for CCWD so you can do all of it. Do the bids that are out there now just part of Baldwin or and the new bids going to be for the entire length of it at one time versus just half of it and then coming back. How is that framed in in the bid? So we're we're not able to go out to bid yet until we get your direction on this today. So upon approval of of giving us the approval today, that authorizes the Department of Public Works to

make any final changes to the plans, add alternate options, strategize a good bid package, go out for bid for solicitation, which we like to go out for about 3 weeks to get a good uh sample of of bids and low biders. Then we can put it all together with a package with our budget, bring it to you for award. So it comes back to you one more time before we hit the ground and pave. Um

Okay. And and I followed you on that, but I'm asking about Baldwin Road. So whether you're gonna if you don't know when CCWD is going to finish their half of that road. So is the bids going out for half of the road or for the whole length? So the and then their bids will say we're going to do half of it and wait and then come back because that could add to the price of what the contract if you did did it all at once. No, our intent is to have all of Baldwin ready to pave. So we're working closely with the water district to make sure they complete their work in time for our schedule for our paving. Okay. Yeah. All right. I just want to make sure we're not

and and that's that's what and that's a great question, Supervisor, because that's exactly why I wanted to bring the transparency here. Originally, when Baldwin came up as a as a candidate for a paving project, it wasn't the entire length of Baldwin, but you're right about that. But now that we've uh seen all the additional work that's been happening out there and all the other uh damage that's happened to the pavement, we wanted to take advantage of the opportunity and pave all of Baldwin. But we've kind of rescoped the project to include all that. We're hoping that we could still get it done within the budget that we've allowed for, but there is a a potential now that we may need additional funds or have to change the scope slightly to accommodate all the work that needs to be done. Okay.

Yeah. So with that um so for all parties for all parties interested in carrying their responsibility on both sides of this um is the board palatable to uh pulling this off until the following meeting so that you know some of us can have some more talks with Micah on the project and I I don't not a problem at your district. So, if that's you, that's if you're fine with fine. And are you comfortable with that timeline?

Yeah, I think if if we're prompt and can return back in f first meeting of February, we we should be okay. Okay. I just want to make sure that works for you. Um, how about the rest of the board? Thumbs up. Thumbs up. Thank you. Um, so we'll bring this back the first meeting of February, which I believe is two weeks from now. Seth, do I still need a a motion and a second, please? Yes. Do do we to Okay. Yeah. Mo I'll I'll entertain a motion to uh hunt this into February, February 10th. I'll move. Second. We have a motion, a second. All those in favor?

I. Thank you. Thank you, Miss Clerk, for keeping me on the straight and narrow. Appreciate you. Hey Micah, Jennifer, thank you very much. Public comment and no online public comment. We'll take we'll we'll take a 10-minute break.

Please. Item 12, informationational item. Clerk of the board of supervisors receive a presentation from the resource connection on child care services available to the community. You have to come down here. You have a Oh, yeah. Yeah. Okay. Good morning, ladies. Good morning. Here you see. Yeah, you'll just scroll down. Your mic is on. I appreciate you.

All right. I have to sit. Well, you don't have to. I'm going to

Yeah, you can stand. Good morning board. Um, so glad to be here. My name is Mia Hus. I'm a resource and referral specialist for the resource connection resource and referral and I'm here with Karen Frasier. She's a resource and referral supervisor for the resource connection. We're just super thrilled to be on the agenda and be here with you guys to share the great work that we do in Calaveris County. We cover both Amidor and Calaveris, but obviously we're here in Calveris County. Very important. Um, so I do want to just briefly start off by saying child care is an economic staple in every community in the state in the nation. And I use the example of the line at the bank. If you go to the bank and the woman who works at the bank cannot find child care for her child that day, the line's even longer because she can't show up to work. It impacts everyone. So, I just want to put that into perspective before we start the presentation just because I know how important um child care is for our community. So this is a brief community impact snapshot of what we have done in the 23 24 um fiscal year. So I always like to point out the childcare subsidy distribution payments. That's almost $5 million in childcare subsidy. Those are folks who need help paying for child care in our communities. And to me that's just a beautiful thing that our organization is able to support that. So, I always like to point that out to you folks. Um, as well as, uh, the lending library items. There's 5,000 items in our lending library. And for those of you who don't know, our lending library is a free resource. It is basically educational items, toys, books, anything you could think of just lined in walls. We have children who come in and they yell, "Oh, I love this place." And they just want to make a beline for the back of the room and use those free resources. Any family can check out anything they want for a

period of time, use it, and come back. Childcare providers, moms, dads, grandparents, whoever you can think of. I also like to point out the educators trained. That is so important that we're educating our workforce, our child care providers, our families, our friends, so they can better service the children in our community. It's so important for that next generation of children to be raised with quality care. And I firmly believe that Calaveris County in particular does a phenomenal job at caring about their families and children. And I always appreciate when supervisors and city of angels when they care about their communities and I see that with you guys and I deeply appreciate that. So I did want to take a snapshot of Calaveris County as a whole, right? You all have your districts but how many daycarees and child care homes are in those districts? So um each of you are your districts are listed in district 1. There are 15 licensed family childcare homes, nine licensed child care centers and three licensed exempt centers. Licensed exempt centers or after school programs particularly so um through Calvary Unified Kids Place things like that. District two you have seven licensed family childcare homes, six licensed childare centers and three license exempt. District three, seven family child care homes, seven child care centers, and one licensed consent. District four, four licensed childare homes, seven licensed childare centers, and no licensed exempt centers. And district 5 has 12 licensed childare homes, six childcare centers, and two licensed exempt. You have a lot of child care providers in this community, and I think that's a beautiful thing to celebrate. The resource connection has been around for 45 years. That is a big milestone for us. We are very thrilled to have been serving this community for 45 years. We, as I've mentioned, support childcare providers, families, and children through various events and activities. We have an annual Celebrate

Our Children Festival, or Children's Fair, as it is called in Calvary County. This year, we're hosting it at uh Brettheart High School. April 11th. Mark your calendars from 11 am to 3 pm. Um, more information will be available on our website and our Facebook page, but it's going to be a great event. We love having families come out. It's completely free. We provide lunch. Nonprofits come and table, provide resources to the families in a child-friendly activity. And it's just a great way for our community to come together. Calver does an amazing job every year. We deeply appreciate the community for that. We also host provider nights at our office in McCllome Hill. So provider nights are when childcare providers in your districts and our community come to our office after hours when they're off work. They get off work late in the day. They care for our children and we give them quality educational resources so they don't have to worry about that. We give them a fun activity for the month. They bring it back to the child care center and they're very thrilled to just come get that one-on-one interaction with us and our staff. We have our consumable closet which is another amazing thing for our childcare providers so they can focus on the resources that they that they need in their center whether it's glitter paint or construction paper, pencils, whatever you could think of. We provide that to them completely free so they can focus on taking care of our children and our families in our community and we can worry about just finding the resources and funding that and I mentioned our lending library. That's a beautiful thing. And our workshops are super important. We recently just held a first aid CPR workshop. That was a wonderful turnout. And we host budgeting workshops, tax workshops, free for our providers so they can better service our families and children in our community. I I know I had more on my presentation, so um I do just want to highlight a few more things that we do um at our um office in McCllum Hill. We provide

childcare resource and referral. So for us, a family is looking to find care for their child. They give us a call and we send them a list of child care providers within their region and so it can be up from a 5 mile radius to a 25 mile radius. So we have a family in Valley Springs, they call and want care, but maybe they commute to San Andreas for work. Then we can look for providers within that area or on their commute so that it's easier for them to find child care that's easy. We also have a subsidy department to help with those child care payments. If they can't afford childare, they're on cow works, things like that. Um, what else? We have so many things. I'm covering so many things. I just, um, I was going to say just the CPR training alone that we did this last weekend, we brought 11 new individuals into Calaveris County that are CPR health and safety certified. Um, this is what we do on a quarterly basis. We're training anywhere between 10 and 15 individuals in CPR for this county alone. Um definitely as far as you know looking for the future and how we would be able to get any assistance. We know that we are going to be reaching out for assistance with the children's fair. It is a fair um last year we brought in over 700 300 children and about 4 to 500 adults come to this fair every year. Um, so we're always looking for help funding with that because it is a completely free event for the community. Um, and then our consumable closet also it was something that was built upon during COVID because we found that a lot of our providers um were not able to get the supplies they needed to continue care. Um, and now just in general because of the nature of our rural community, it's hard and especially in Calaver County, there's not even a large store. they have to drive over to Jackson possibly to get something from Walmart or they're being forced to purchase things online

or go into the larger communities. Um so we're able to uh get grants from the community and private donations and bring these consumables and they're available completely free for our local educators that come come in and purchase them purchase them or get them for free. Um and it's utilized heavily. We've had an 83% growth since we started in the community. There is not a day that goes by that our office is open that we do not have one to five families, foster parents, grandparents, um Head Start teachers, local teachers coming in to get supplies and training materials for their classrooms. So definitely um we really encourage the quality of care and support that. And those one pages that you have are um an amazing just snapshot of what we do in general. And if you do have any questions, the QR code on that sheet just takes you directly to our site and our contacts. And it has that quick box of just our last year of the impact for providers, families, and children. And I also like to say I come from a background of government and politics and journalism. So it's very interesting to be on this side of the board, but um how you can support us, there's so many ways truthfully, and I commend Calaveris County as a whole for stepping up for families and children. So continue to have that focus and keep families and children in mind in supporting your local child care centers and providers. Visit them. Ask them if you can tour a child care center. It's a amazing thing to see some of the centers we have in this region. Come and tour our office. Come visit us. Meet with us one-on-one. Learn what we provide. We recently had someone running for um assem our assembly district come and visit our office and they were amazed at what we provide and what we have in Mcllum Hill in our little office. Um you can attend your local child care council meetings. So we do have a strong childcare council in Calvaris County and we can get you

connected with that resource. Autumn knows about that resource very well. Um so you can also ask her, she would know. Um, but also just prioritize childare centers, providers, families and children in the ordinances that you have, in your general plan, in other decisions that you make. Keep families and children in mind. They are a staple of this community, a staple of Calaveris in general. And these children are going to be the next leaders of Calaveris County. So, if we can provide them quality child care now, it will make such a huge difference developmentally later in life. And I just truly appreciate you guys taking the time to listen to us. I know some of you it probably doesn't connect very well. You may not have children or you may have grandchildren. Whatever that um case may be, I just appreciate you taking the time and continuously prioritizing our families and children in this community.

I'll take any questions if you guys have any.

I have a lot to say about these wonderful women. Um, and I know that Sherry had to leave already. All of you, you're such an amazing team. Um, there's been a long period of time that our county has had childcare deserts. Definitely in District 2, um, District 3, Copper was maybe one for a long time. So, the work you've done has been tremendous. I um talk to providers all the time and hear about the work you've done to help them get started, to help them stay open, um to help them weather various storms. And I see you out there. Uh you go to farmers markets and you're out, you know, in the communities being available not just to providers, but to families. And um I have to second what you said about your center. If you have children, if you have grandchildren, if you have nieces, nephews, stop by and see them. Not right now. Call me E. The parking lot is destroyed, but it is a wonderful place to go. I wish I could have a little mini office in there with you cuz it's just it's a it's a beautiful place. You've done tremendous work and thank you for all you do and we you know it's good thing to support

the Strawberry. Thank you. I just wanted to say Mia and Karen, you're an inspiration. Thank you very much for all the work that you do. Appreciate you. Thank you. Yeah. Thank you for all the work that you do providing um those services and support to all of the you know it's not just the care centers but the individual families and um I know it's much appreciated from them. Thank you. Um I I have a question. Um Central Sierra Child Support Agency. Do you guys have any interactions or work do any work with them at all? Referrals or anything? If they were to call us for childcare referrals, we would be able to utilize that, but not directly with child support. Yeah.

Okay. All right. Well, uh, Autumn and I are on that board, so maybe we'll have a discussion with the executive officer on that because, um, there a lot of families and, um, that they serve part of and I'm sure that they need child devoted and there is Amador and Calaveras. Absolutely. So and also twomy but it's my calver and humador. So we should get them to the kids day that you do in April. Perhaps they could have Yes. Yeah. We can put you in touch with them. Awesome. Thank you. Thank you.

Thank you. uh you know it's God's work you're doing for families across the county and these days with the I I you know there was areas that Autumn spoke of that are basically deserts when it comes to child care one of them being McCome Hill and uh you know it's like and that's where your office is based so there's there there's the positive point where you're trying to bring something to a community that's short short of it also. Uh I and it's close to Ammer County also so that you can network both sides of the river which I completely understand but uh you know copper being another desert

district three Arnold you have a new home that just opened up last week y a new what? new home, a new childare home

and even even uh let's say say Gary's district and my district, you know, it's been some time since I've had to use child child care, but uh you know, a decade a decade ago, you know, that that child care we were able to maintain and find. We had to work for it. They were absolutely full everywhere. And it was uh only the capacity of my wife and I be able to not only afford cuz when at that point people people get to raise the prices because they're a commodity and uh and they're needed and they're worth it, you know, and it's like and how how to juggle life and be, you know, take care of kids, you know, and still be able to, you know, make both ends meet, that's understandable. So, you know, uh my my thought process is I appreciate your work. there's, you know, thankful for everything you do and let's let's let us know if there's another step we can take to help you facilitate this because there's always a little more we can do some somehow and work together because this I mean keeping employees with the county, you know, it's not just the the lady or the I say or the gentleman at banks. There are single dads out there. rarity. But you know what? My my my hands up to the guys that actually step up in those situations, you know, because those guys have to support those families, too. So, um, you know, let us know if there's something we can do to help you help the help the people to help us all.

Absolutely. Absolutely. Yes. Thank you. Oh, and Miss Miss Andal, one question I forgot to ask you. Your CPR classes, are those available to everybody or just providers? They are um child care provider. It's the child care provider version of CPR, so they're a little bit extended, but we are open to the public once we've don't have any more for that. We do take in the public as well. Okay. It's a great service just because if you're not getting CPR, you're having to drive to either Sacramento or Stockton to get it at this point. So, we do um Head Start. a lot of public health um people who work for the county come and do it um kind of fill those gaps in the community so they're able to get that done. Thank you. Yeah.

With that, I'll uh give the opportunity for public comment. With that, I'll bring it back and I want to say and we have no online public comment. Thank you, Miss Simpson. That's the boss. And um so with that um thank you and uh I look forward to the next time you come back and educate us more on what's going on. Awesome. Thank you guys so much. I appreciate it. You ladies have a wonderful day. Miss Simpson.

Item 13,formational item behavioral health. received a presentation from Behavioral Health and Aegis Treatment Centers LLC regarding the proposed mobile medication unit to provide opioid treatment services to Calaveris County residents.

All right. Good morning. Sorry, we have an extra person this morning, I guess, that we didn't know before. So, there we go. Sounds good. Yeah,

a little redundancy is always a good thing. Yeah. Yeah. Why don't you guys have no point really saying here today? Thank you, Wendy. Um, and then when be pressed to advance it, Wendy. Good morning. First off, I want to say thank you for allowing us to be here today to present on our proposal for our potential partnership with Calaveris County. My name is Dr. Sar Quadral Aliani and this is

I'm Caroline Coverly. I'm a patient navigator that actually works in Plaster County and Elorado County uh trying to increase treatment access for people who need services. So I'm pretty passionate about this project and very happy to be here this morning. And good morning Wendy Al Caver County Behavioral Health. Thank you. I'm part of the board.

And Caroline and I are the team that would be leading the mobile medication unit project if this was to be a partnership with Calaveris County. So, um, we'll go ahead and share a little bit about Egyp's treatment center, also known as Pinnacle Treatment Center. And down we go. So, Eegis treatment centers, we are one of the largest OTP programs in California. We are in nine states total throughout the United States. And in California alone, we have 48 current locations. We're expanding to six more locations here in 2026. We serve currently over 10,000 individuals. We accept medical, private insurance, self-pay, and we offer grant assistance at many of our locations through state and federally funded grants. What our prime focus is is treating patients with opioid use disorder. We do have patients with co-occurring disorders, complex um disorders, uh mental health, things of that sort. But our primary substance uh treatment is for opioids. We provide both the medication and the counseling. We know that that evidence-based treatment works with both, not one or the other. So, all of our patients are prescribed a medication and a form of counseling. We have a multid-disiplinary team for our treatment team and we have evidence-based practices and curriculums that we provide to our counseling staff to ensure that we meet the golden standard of care for opioid use.

Um, so I want to talk a little bit about the how we came to be around in a roundabout way here in Calabaris County. So, um, over the fall I was doing some outreach in Amodore County, um, and I was connecting with some treatment providers there, and they were expressing to me, you know, that we really don't have a MAP program to treat people here. And I said, really, there's not any provider here. Um, they mentioned that the you guys had the same thing going on here in Calveris County. There just really wasn't a treatment place for people to go to receive help. So, in a roundabout way, we were able to kind of divert a grant that we had. We did a pretty thorough data analysis on the area. We were actually I'm pretty shocked at what we found that there were so many people because we knew the need existed. We just didn't know how many. So last year here in Calvaris County, there were 196 UD encounters. 165 of those were unduplicated individuals, which means that they were individual people that were seeking help that weren't able to get it. And we currently have 20 patients in Calaveris County that we're treating in outside facilities, mostly in Sonora and Stockton and in Loi. So they have to go pretty far to get treatment with us.

Do you want me to pause just for the acronyms for any of that? No. Everyone. Okay. Okay. Yeah. If you if you want us to, please just let us know.

So, as Caroline was mentioning, we did receive a grant. We provided um an RFP to the state to be able to get funding to open up medication mobile units throughout the state of California. We received four grants. Each grant was in $1.7 million and this would allow each of our projects to purchase the vehicle for the mobile unit, execute the project with the staff that we need, get the facility inside the mobile unit to meet the DEA regulations as well as SAMA guidelines as well as DHCS. So, we have secured our mobile unit that can partner with Calaveris County. It's parked in our Mantika clinic location right now. Um we are waiting for DHCS licensing to approve the facility and once we go and get approved we can go live. Our hope is that we can um expand this mobile medication unit to service both Amador and Calaveris County so that this mobile unit will then provide a route that would go from Amadore in the morning to Calaveris County later that morning for about 2 to three hours in each stop to provide and expand services to patients potential patients that are in this county. Um, so I want to talk about some of the benefits of having a MAT program. Um, it reduces having it local because right now in Palaver County residents are having to go pretty far for treatment. So, um, having that transportation access because we are a daily dosing facility is super important. It allows people to be consistent in their treatment with us. Um, that also improves retention and long-term recovery. I mean, if somebody's having to travel really far to get their medication, you know, chances are that they're not going to continue to do that for a long time. Um, when we have a MAC program in a community, in any community, um, it does help reduce overdoses and emergency response needs. It reduces the burden on hospitals and law enforcement. Um, it supports healthier communities. And we do see when people get stable on their medication, they are then able and willing to access more services. People are a lot more likely to engage with, you know, other treatment providers in

an area when they're stable and not out actively seeking um, elicit opioids. Excuse me. Um so who will serve? We we will be serving adults. Um we do treat only for uh opioid use disorder. Um we would be treating residents with transportation barriers that we've done a lot of work kind of talking about how we would get people there. Um the grant was really designed for rural and under underserved communities. So I mean it's really designed to provide these services to a community like Palveris. Um it will it will treat individuals needing confidential and stigmaree services. We're very you know we're a well- reggarded program. We're very used to providing this type of care for people. Um, we do accept medical from Calaveris as well as the surrounding counties, uh, Sanwaqin County, Amador County. Um, we do accept private insurance and we do have a sliding scale for those with no insurance. So, uh, we're pretty accessible. Um, so we, like I said, we've kind of been talking with behavioral health quite a bit about what what we can kind of envision here. um they would be offering triage uh staff there, you know, in kind of a wraparound model on the days that we're there. Um case coordination would be done by behavioral health as well as our drug counselors. Um we would be doing warm handoffs, follow-up care, and crisis response available. And it we really think this wraparound model will kind of improve the care for people that would be in our program as well as accessing services with behavioral health. Um, so their proposed location, uh, was kind of based on recommendations about where Behavioral Health thought it would be the most accessible. Um, it would be at the HHSA building at 509 East Charles Street. We have looked at that parking lot. There's ample parking. It's got this kind of quiet little area of the parking lot. Um, we've talked a little bit, like I said, about transportation. That's kind of really the main reason why we want to be here. It's located close to a bus stop. Um, other services are available in that location for people. So, we really feel that that would be the best um location for the

mobile unit here.

And as I mentioned previously, this uh mobile unit is out of our Mantika clinic. So, that is already a licensed facility through DEA and DHCS. This mobile unit will say will share the same license, although it still requires its own walkthrough and its own separate approval. Um, we will operate 5 days a week if this is approved Monday through Friday. Servicing our patients with take-home medications on Saturday and Sunday or servicing them through one of our local OTPs that they could receive help from on the weekends, whether that be in Loi, not local to Calaveris County, but closer in distance than Mantika. Um, we would be stopping for a few hours at a time to service patients with their medication needs, to intake patients should they need that. they can meet with our provider to talk about anything else going on with their health care. Our patient navigators will also be on site to provide case management and referral services. Um, our mobile vehicle is completely operated with Wi-Fi, so we wouldn't need access to any of the buildings that we're nearby. We'll operate solely through our mobile unit through our generator, our Wi-Fi, and um, our satellite functioning. We will staff it with two nurses who will be able to provide the medication and um assess the patients upon entry as well as a security guard who will also service as our driver while we are operating on the road. Um our security guard will be stationed at the front door to allow one patient entry at all times and to ensure that the line if there is a line um is you know being monitored and handled to the neighborhood policies and whatever our partners need. Um, we will also have teleaalth capabilities should our doctor not be on site with us that day. And counseling is provided through teleaalth through all of our patients because it will be a short stop. So, our patients can't actually come on site to receive the counseling, but they will receive teleaalth services with a counselor, a clinician with us.

Um, this is a picture of the mobile unit itself. Um it's about the size of kind of like a large food truck, you know, it's it's um fully outfitted like Sarah was saying with all of the things it needs to operate. So um Wendy, do you want to talk a little bit about behavioral health side and the need that you see here?

Well, we are looking forward to partnering. We do not have the access right now in our county and currently the individuals that we do have um needing the medication have to travel outside and so the likelihood that the relapse that a relapse happen is significant. So we are looking forward to engage in this partnership and hopefully um be being able to provide that treatment. Um, currently right now our hospital emergency room has a lot of individuals that drop in for just the medication, but with that they don't get the treatment. They only get the medication. So, our hope is that this will be a benefit to the emergency room, law enforcement, clients, and everyone all the way around. And currently, the best place that we could think is the HHSA parking lot. However, our hope is that in July of 2027, when the behavioral health building is done, that we will relocate later to that parking lot and be there with us. I think we would open it up to questions. I know you guys are familiar with this project, but you guys do have some questions around it.

Let's let's start out with public comment first. I did have one more thing I wanted to add that I thought was a really um neat thing that we talked about that Agis does provide. When they have a client come to sign up for services, they also offer what's called a good neighbor policy. And so if they're agreeing to see someone, they're willing to work with us. And in that includes no loitering, no parking, no staying overnight in the area that um they're parked in. And so they had that as part of um their treatment plan or their chart. So, I did bring those um if anybody wants to see a copy of that as well. So, I know that

it's it's a comfortable reminder to the community that there that you're aware of the possible situations that could arise from from prolonged time at the same spot basically. Okay. Um, if we could do public comment, Miss Kim.

So, Kim Kraock from probation. I just want to say right now for probationers who are getting out of jail and needing Matt treatment, it is been on probation to make sure they're treated. Um, and we're the ones transporting them to either Sacri or San County or Sonora at this point. And there are times we can't do it. And so then they're not getting their treatment. Um, so this would very much benefit the probation department and c cut down on our treatment costs, just driving people back and forth. Um, but it would also be a easier way to ensure that our clients that need the u Matt treatment, they're receiving Matt treatment. um it'll be easier for us to monitor and because it's a daily thing, we don't have to worry about them than uh dispersing their medication to the public because they only get one pill a day. So, I do think it's really worth supporting and would be very beneficial at least to my department. Thank you.

Absolutely. Further comments online, Miss Simpson, we have no online public comment. Okay, I'll bring it back to the board. Mr. Huberty, you got any light on? Thank you, Chair. Just a quick question. I think this is a huge benefit to our community. U if you weren't able to make those two hours in Calaveris, would you then be able to go to Amadore in the morning if you were available in the morning?

Yeah. So, um, as it is a medication unit, it's basically a satellite office off of our Mantika clinic. Um, the stops in Amodore and Calvaris will be interchangeable and so it be if somebody were to miss both of those, they could still travel to Mantika to receive their dose. So, there are really kind of interchangeable those two locations as well as the clinic itself. Thank you. To add to that, our LOI facility is open after hours or a little bit later than majority of the facilities that service OTP patients. And so if we could coordinate transportation to Loi, we would definitely do that through either bus transportation or Uber or whatever we could provide to that patient.

Thank you. Um, that was a question that I had and I appreciate a lot of District 2 residents often are easier for them to travel to Amadore than to Calver County depending on where they are. Um, and I, uh, took some time to talk with Wendy about this ahead and, um, one thing I just wanted to make sure that the public is aware of is that Calaveris County far surpasses the state of California in their overdose numbers. So, um, the problem is here and we, uh, need to get a handle on it. So, I appreciate this effort to hopefully, you know, provide the treatment and um bring our numbers down.

Mr. Tel.

Okay. Um, when I moved back to Calverse County around 2004, a little bit prior, I was in an area prior to that for a while that like I I was completely clue clueless about the issue. And I got back here and I had a few friends that had been in accidents years prior and I didn't even know what an oxycottton was and they explained it to me and both of those guys were trying to wean themselves off at the time and they're driving down to Stockton um to the methodone clinic and you know they even explained it to me and it's at that time it's uh you The thought of them taking one of those pills and driving home and you cutting that out at least by a certain distance would be huge for the safety of the public. uh for one thought. Another is access so that these people don't have because sometimes it was a matter of whether they could make it in time and do the turnaround and still do what they had to do that day without falling on their face and going back to the very thing that's causes their problem. One of those guys is uh doing well these days. He's still he's still, you know, recovering. he's honest to himself about the other one is no longer here with us you know and uh for one reason or another that be it and for many people in the community as with me family members and the fentanyl crisis is very prevalent and anything we can do to stem any of these issues and the loss of any other community members or family or friends would is is

even one step forward in that direction is a milestone for me. So that's all I have to say. I don't have any questions other than when can you start? Yeah, we we were waiting for this meeting. So as long as we have uh the approval here, we can go ahead and ensure that our DHCS application is updated with this address. Um, that is the last piece of this licensing application and we hope that our representative will then schedule an on-site visit with us to approve the vehicle and and get us going. So, four to six weeks is our hope. Any further questions, Miss Fondorf?

No, I was going to move it then. I realized we need a public comment. Well, we anformational I gave Yeah, I gave public comment already. Chair chair council was trying to share that this is just anformational item. I know that an information I wasn't okay anything. No no no I was okay just uh we do give direction. Correct. We're looking for direction with thisformational item. Um, I mean I think it was it seems as though so it was agendaized as purelyformational with no board decision at this time. But I mean it I think that if that would obviously be helpful to behavioral health to get the board um

to have them bring it back to bring it back and formally approve it because it's not agendaized properly if that was the approval you were looking for. Yeah, I guess that's confus.

Yeah. So, the intention of this was to inform the board that we were looking at this program. We were looking to partner with Eegis. Um, but there was several questions in terms of uh the proposed location. Um, we proposed HHSA. Um, but we wanted to give the board the opportunity um if they wanted it located somewhere else. Um and so this discussion was if there's any changes they want to see before we end up moving forward um to formally bring back an approval with the location listed in all plants. And I guess my only question is if the until the new building is built um if you do see a need somewhere else in the county can you pivot that?

We would have to get approved address. I would have to resubmit another application to show a modified address change and wait another four to six weeks for approval. Okay. Okay. So, it's an easy process if you guys notice a trend. Yes. Okay. And I'm just saying like let's just say hypothetically it needs to go closer up in Arnold on how town square that we I just wanted to make. We did also discuss with Valley Springs Health and Wellness and they were willing also to partner and right now with the construction it's just not an option as well. So yes, there's other Okay. Okay. Thank you.

Thank you for saying that because I was going to bring out that Springs Health Center there. I I think that would be phenomenal.

Yeah. And you and you know piping my own horn, you know, basic population centers and everything, you'll hit well over 13,000 of the residents very closely in that area between his district and my district. And then everyone else is important across the county also, but I mean that's a that's an easy one right between Mantika and Ammer County that's accessible. So if if there's an additional opportunity there, please look at it.

And and just to make sure what I was reading presented, you're going to do this out of Mantika 5 days a week. You're going to drive to Calaveras to am for two hours, Amadore for two hours and drive back to Mantika. Correct. Five days a week. Yeah. At our our home site, Mantika. Yes. Yes. Again, the goal is to expand access to treatment and reduce the overdose rate. So, we're happy to partner with Calvary County to do that. Excellent. That's right on time. Eight hours round trip.

So, uh let's I'm asking for you know ju just opinion poll the board. Shall we move forward with this? Give a thumbs up. Thank you. And anything you need to bring it back, Marcos, later. Um, we're ready. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you ladies. Really appreciate your time and our community does appreciate the potential for help. We're really looking forward to being here. So, thank you guys. Um, we're going to take a five minute break.

Don't make me go away. Miss Simpson. Thank you. We'll we'll move on to the last and final agenda item other than close session.

Thank you. Item 14, action item, administrative office. direct the county administrative office and the sheriff's office to begin the formal transition of the office of emergency services from county administrative to the sheriff's office, including ordinance updates, budget preparation, position review, and operational planning. I get my mic on here. Good morning everyone and thank you for all of you who have waited through the rest of the meeting to be here for this item today. Before we begin, I want to acknowledge something important. Um, as we've evidenced by some recent social media activity over the last couple of days, some folks in our community have strong feelings about where the Office of Emergency Services should reside. Those feelings come from a deep place of care for Calaveris County, and we respect that. But today, our responsibility is to look beyond feelings and focus on facts. Facts that directly affect the safety, stability, and financial health of our county. Over the past several years, OES has repeatedly put the county at significant risk through late, incomplete, or inadequate reporting across multiple grants. Recently, there have been social media posts, particularly regarding the but fire that reflect a misunderstanding of how this risk developed and why OES bears responsibility. So, let me be clear. Since OES was created in 2017, it has been responsible for the reporting and recovery efforts tied to the but fire. Because of years of inadequate reporting and poor recordkeeping, Calaveris County is now facing the possibility of a $13 million deobligation. That is not a theoretical number. That is a real documented risk.

Since the administrative office was notified by Callowases in June of this year regarding potential deobligation after their repeated concerns had gone largely unressed by OES, the administrative office worked closely with the auditor's office and has been working tirelessly to reduce this exposure. This is an exposure created under multiple OES directors over multiple years. that even with our intensive effort, the risk remains. And if these funds are ultimately deobligated, the burden does not fall on OES. It does not fall on the sheriff's office. It falls squarely on the county's general fund. That means taxpayer dollars, dollars that support our libraries, our animal services, our roads, and yes, even our public safety operations, would be used to repay costs that should never have been put at risk in the first place. Ignoring this would be negligent. Pretending the risk does not exist would be irresponsible. And this is not the only area where systemic issues have created significant exposure. After the department of our most after the departure of our most recent OES director in December, it was discovered that the county's 5-year hazard mitigation plan due this October had not even been started. This plan is not optional. It is mandatory for counties that wish to remain eligible for federal disaster mitigation assistance and grant funding. Without a FEMA approved plan in place, Calaveris County is ineligible for critical pre and post- disaster mitigation funding, including the hazard mitigation grant program, building resilient infrastructure and communities grants, and pre- disaster mitigation funds. These are the very programs that help communities strengthen infrastructure, reduce wildfire risk, and recover more effectively after disasters. The administrative office is now

coordinating closely with the sheriff's office to produce a plan that typically requires 12 to 18 months of work in less than nine months. That is the level of urgency we are facing and it underscores the need for a structure that ensures accountability, continuity and competence in our emergency management functions. I also want to be very clear about one additional point. Sheriff Whiting did not request this change. In fact, she approached it with reluctance. But as a first responder, she and her department carry an immense sense of duty. Their priority always is ensuring that if a disaster strikes, Calaveris County has the resources, the coordination, and the highly trained staff necessary to protect our residents. That sense of responsibility is why she agreed to evaluate this transition. Not because it was something she sought, but because she understands what is at stake for the people we serve. That is why we are bringing forward a recommendation today to transition the office of emergency services to the sheriff's office while creating a separate budget unit for emergency preparedness under the administrative office. This structure strengthens accountability, improves operational readiness, and ensures that both emergency response and long-term hazard mitigation remain priorities. Our goal is simple. to protect this county, its people, its finances, and its future. This transition is not about politics or personalities. It is about correcting systemic issues, reducing risk, and building a stronger, more resilient emergency management framework for Calaveris County. Stacy, can you bring the presentation up? So, as I mentioned earlier, today we're

discussing the proposed trans transition of the office of emergency services to the sheriff's office. This proposal was prepared collaboratively by the administrative office and the sheriff's office. We recommend beginning the formal transition process which includes ordinance updates, budget preparation, position review, and operational planning. This is a strategic move, as I said before, that we believe will improve emergency management, both response and recovery. We're on slide three, Stacy. I want to give a little background. Oes moved from the sheriff's office to the county administration in 2017. There have been five directors in eight years, which has led to inconsistent grant management and compliance challenges. The current structure of OES operates with two FTEEs and a 1.2 million budget, primarily grant funded, handling FEMA disasters, grants, EOCC preparedness and recovery. I need to emphasize that we are concerned that this level of staffing is insufficient in the event of a large-scale disaster. Next slide, Stacy. This work requires 247 readiness, rapid decision making, and sustained staffing during major incidents. County administration isn't staffed or structured for 247 operations. While the sheriff's office has the infrastructure and staffing depth for continuous emergency operations, that's why we believe that the emergency response firmly firmly belongs under the sheriff's office.

With only two FTEEs, OES cannot sustain full-scale EOCC activation or longduration disaster operations. The sheriff's office can provide a larger trained personnel pool and 247 operations which is more closely aligned with emergency management. Number six, Stacy. So, I do want to say our OE staff have done excellent work in preparedness and emergency support. However, as indicated, high turnover in leadership and minimal staffing levels are structural issues that need to be addressed. By moving the emergency functions to the sheriff's office, the office of emergency services will have consistent leadership and surge resources for critical disaster events. We believe disaster preparedness, mitigation, and resiliency are activities that could remain with the administrative office. As we work through what the new structure will be, we will clearly identify which functions remain with the administrative office and which functions would benefit from the ability to leverage the resources of the sheriff's department. Next slide, Stacy. As I've mentioned, our concerns stem from high leadership turnover and inconsistent grants management, including the but fire closeout, which could result in up to 13 million in disallowed costs. In addition, over 1 million in active grants are behind schedule and FEMA closeouts are incomplete, risking reimbursement delays. These issues are a result of a lack of consistent leadership and low staffing levels, which threaten financial stability and grant eligibility. Slide eight, Stacy. It is in the county's best interest to explore other structural options to offset high turnover, insufficient staffing, lack of 247 infrastructure,

and growing complexity. It is clear that a more resilient operationally aligned structure is required. Next slide. We firmly believe that the transition of OES to the sheriff's office will benefit the county by providing stable leadership, stronger emergency response, and integration into established command systems. Retaining emergency preparedness, hazard mitigation, and fuels reduction activities within the administrative office ensures better alignment with its core functions. Direct oversight of these activities by the administrative office will enhance operational efficiency and lead to improved grant compliance. This is the current budget picture for OES. As part of the transition plan, we will include a more robust budget for the board to consider prior to moving forward with any transition. Should the board direct staff to move forward with evaluating the transition of OAS to the sheriff's department, the next steps would include reviewing open grants, identifying obligations, developing transition timelines, updating ordinances, preparing a full budget, and reviewing any grant supplanting issues. So, emergency management demands have grown. The current structure structure lacks capacity and stability. Transitioning OES will strengthen response, improve compliance, and reduce financial risk. A proven exploration of this transition results in no financial impact today. Full budget details will return to the board for approval. So with that, we are requesting that the board direct staff to move forward with developing a plan to transition OES to

the sheriff's office while retaining the preparedness and mitigation activities within the administrative office. However, the board could also direct staff to maintain the status quo and move forward with the recruitment of a new OES director. We do not recommend this because we believe that it puts the county at grave risk should a large-scale disaster occur. And with that, I'll take any questions from the board.

Yes. any board questions or should I go to public comment quickly first and then Yeah, let's go to public comment and and hear hear input from the public before we uh move forward on all that information in its totality. So, Mr. Butner.

My name is Christopher Butner, publisher of Calaver's 2026 election.com, a government accountability blog featuring 50 detailed reports about Calaveris County's legacy of systemic negligence of public and fire safety. Some highlights. Since March, since March 2022, Calaver's government officials have been repeatedly warned and I allege continually suppressed reports that the century old 100 ft tall deteriorating Moaning Cavern spiral staircase may collapse, resulting in 40 or more casualties, many of whom would be children. I have been informed by staffers and assemblyman David Tangipa's office that the irrationally and irresponsibly cited Tesla Supercharger behind Arnold's Meadowan Center bears some striking similarities to previously documented hazard concerns related to two other Tesla superchargers elsewhere in Tangipa's legislative district which are independently documented to his office by Calire unit chiefs. An electric vehicle fire at the Arnold Tesla Supercharger would spread to imperel countless wildland urban interface communities and irreplaceable wilderness in the 27 million acre South Central Sierra sub region. My 2 and 1/2 years of published supercharger hazard reports I allege remain intentionally suppressed by Calaveris government. The 27 fire of September 2nd, 2025 was stopped at the doorstep of Ironstone Vineyards. A wind increase of a mere one mile per hour would have surely resulted in Murphy's obliteration. Responsive records to my public records request revealed the county's emergency messaging system was not used and apparently no emergency warning message system exists across the collective of county government social media assets. District 3 citizens, many of whom are seniors like myself, who's also a caretaker to a 92-year-old mother, reported they cobbled together peacemeal

community and online chatter for eyewitness accounts of the approaching 275 fire smoke and chose to evacuate with limited to no credit going to Caliber's government emergency warning protocols. On September 16th, 2025, the historic home at 206 Main Street, Murphy's, caught fire, resulting in a $ 1.5 million loss to the property owners. If that fire had spread to the property's 10 acres of unmanaged brush and overgrowth, an ensuing confl confilration would have devastated Murphy's. My 206 Main Street property hazard analysis report published on August 24th, 2025 foretold this event three weeks before the fire. On August 25th, 2025, email notifications were sent to 110 government, media, business bureau, fire safety, and OES officials and personal discussions on August 27th, 2025 with both Murphy's and CalFire officials regarding this fire hazard remain unheated. And now curiously the OES director in less than two years after being on May 24th has resigned. My name is Christopher publisher of Cala's 2026 election.com.

Further public comment.

Good morning board. Greg Sessions, uh, auditor controller, uh, resident of district 4, um, evacuee of a recent fire. Um, and also in the years that I've been working here, I've had the chance to, uh, witness the response, the recovery to the various disasters, you know, the winter storms, seeing how the county and the the first responders, the other districts, they pull together and make sure that our community is is taken care of and safe. I don't believe there will be a drop off of that dedication. I think it would actually be stronger under the sheriff and her strong leadership, the continuity. I would like to just add my voice as the auditor controller. I support this move. Uh I believe that the um the CEO is correct in her assessment of recent activities. I I do not want my words to be a recrimination of any individual because the people I've worked with have been dedicated. They've been um interested in the well-being of the people, but they've also been limited. We we don't expect one person to be able to be an expert at every stage of disaster recovery. So, we get to the back end where the people are safe. We've done as much as we can. Now, we need to get the money from claims and things like that. And that's where we've fallen short. Over the years, I've met various times with the with the admin staff looking at those weaknesses, figuring out ways that we could supplement, you know, keeping the OES structure as it is, but then supplementing it with my office and their office. And it's the moving this to the sheriff I think would be beneficial to the county uh to the staff. We will all be there to work hand inand as we have in the past. Um, I believe that admin and my office are still interested in implementing

uh those steps to ways that we can help uh the response and the recovery even more. And I just wanted to uh appreciate uh the way that the CEO and her office are looking at ways that we can be more efficient and streamline things within the county. Thank you,

Miss Kraok. again. So, I think for a county our size, OES is a much better fit under the sheriff's department for all the reasons Miss Hitchcock has said, but in my experience as working in probation, um, every time we are called out to assist in an emergency situation, we are called out by the sheriff's department. Is the sheriff's department that contacts us and asks us to respond to assist and assigns us where to go. Um, so when it comes to then documenting all that, there's confusion. And I think for my department, it will lessen that confusion because we will just be reporting right back to the sheriff's department instead of a separate department. And that could help with some of the paperwork as we would know where it was going and who we're getting it from and all of that. And because we always end up calling the sheriff's department, they're redirecting us someplace else after an incident because they're the ones that directed us to the incident.

Miss Toronto,

good morning. Um, my name is Caroline Sherado and um, while I happen to be the mayor of Angel's Camp, I'm speaking today solely as a member of the community and not on behalf of the city or the city council. The views I express are my own and I do not represent the position of the city or any of its officials. In my line of work and national security readiness and resilience is number one focusing on left of boom. I appreciate the thought and work that has gone into this proposal. I want to acknowledge that there are counties where OES is housed within the sheriff's office. However, those arrangements typically exist in counties with very different staffing levels, budgets, support structures. Calvary County size, risk profile, and recent emergency history warrant careful consideration before assuming that model will work here, especially given why this county intentionally moved away from it after the 2015 but fire. I am deeply concerned about the proposal to dissolve OES as a standalone department and move its functions under the sheriff's office. Calvary County created an independent OES because emergency coordination, planning, and communication suffered under a law enforcement centric structure. That painful lesson led to a deliberate decision to professionalize emergency management. Reversing that decision puts the county at risk of repeating the same mistakes I call disaster amnesia. Emergency management is not a collateral duty. It's a full-time specialized profession that requires constant coordination with fire agencies, special districts, state and federal partners, and the public. Housing OES within the sheriff's office creates an inherent conflict between law enforcement priorities and emergency management responsibilities, particularly during large-scale disasters when law enforcement resources are already stretched. I'm also concerned about the high turnover in OES director position. Before dismantling the department, the county should take a a hard look at why this position has been difficult to

retain. Is the compensation competitive with similarly situated counties? Is the staffing adequate to support the scope of responsibility? Is the role structured for success or has it been underresourced and isolated? Structural problems do not disappear by moving a department. They simply follow it. I also have specific concerns regarding the county statement about multi-juris jurisdiction jurisdictional local hazard mitigation plan. We have been told that if this plan is not completed by October, the county will lose eligibility for FEMA pre and post disaster funding. I ask for clarification on whether that deadline is absolute requiring a permanent absolutely requires a permanent OES director or whether an interim director working alongside a qualified consultant could meet FEMA requirements. Many jurisdictions successfully use interim leadership during transitions without jeopardizing funding. They've also asked for extensions which have been granted. Additionally, I asked the board to provide transparency around costs. What will it cost to ask assign a lieutenant, a sergeant, a corporal, and an outside consultant to OES? Will these positions be dedicated 100% to management?

Thank you. Am I running out of time? Okay, they're I I apologize for that. I have to keep everyone on the same time. Okay.

Good morning, chairman stop, and members of the board, county staff. My name is Nick Cashy. I'm the unit chief for the CalFire Calaver unit. I just wanted to speak uh not to provide an opinion on what your board should or shouldn't do, but just to express that in my time in this position and at much uh lower levels as I work my way through the county, uh we have interacted with OES to support the goals of the county both in emergency planning and also in emergency response. Regardless of where the OES reports to, whether it goes to the sheriff's office or stays in administration, I don't see that being compromised going into the future and our commitment is to continue to work with them. So, thank you. Thank you. I connect. Any further public comment,

Rich? Rich Dickinson, Calver Consolidated. Um, I got to be careful with this. The bottom line is I'm a 65 year old man. I've lived here for 30 years. My 10 years as a fire chief of Calaveris Consolidated. Now, I wasn't here as a supervisor when OES was under the sheriff. Um, but I will say with OES, um, the dealings I dealt with him in Cosgrove Creek, um, they were there for the first responder boots on the ground. Listening to the report, um, as we unpeel the onion, I understand there's other conflicts. I do grants and grants are very important. Follow is huge because if you don't follow up then you are not going to get your grants. That is not a choice. That is direction you have to do. The chief's association we were approached at our meeting at our fire station I'm going to say a week or two ago and unfortunately the sheriff wasn't there and I feel bad. I had a conversation with her before we put our letter out. We should have talked to her. Both sides are hurting. I understand that. What I don't want is that the association is against the sheriff. Whichever way it goes, it's all about relationships. I promise you, we will put our best foot forward and we make sure that we have a hand in hand of being able to work together. Thanks.

Thank you. Morning.

Morning,

I started working for our sheriff's office in 2000. Uh, so I'm going to reel back the history lesson from what CEO Hitchcock Oes started in county administration. Um, so when I started, you know, I don't I don't know the politics or the climate back then. you know, I was just having fun being a cop. Um, I'm sure it was very similar discussions. Not that it's not fun now. Um, I'm sure the discussions were happening, you know, evaluating risk and hazards, the capacity to deal with EOC activations, grant project management, disaster recovery, multi- agency coordination. The exact same debate happened back in 20201 that is happening today and the board had was faced with the decision you know should OES stay under county admin the board of supervisor or should it go to the sheriff's office. So the sheriff's office had OES from the early 2000s to you know end of 2016 early 2017 with the transition. So when people are saying OES was created in 2017, that's just the current framework. That's not the complete history of our county and how things uh have been managed. So I'm sure with some incidents or disasters and especially in evaluating anything involving emergency management, there's always going to be a level of blame. There's always going to be uh times when during afteraction incident reviews or when we take deep dives into any project management or grant management, we're going to find areas where we can improve. That's that's the point of OES and all the different phases is to ensure that we're constantly learning and uh evolving. So

I think uh all stakeholders in our county know and realize that emergency management requires a comprehensive approach inclusive of all phases planning, mitigation, response, recovery, preparedness. We all understand that mitigation efforts like the fuel break projects and the wildland urban interface zones, these are a priority for our community. the uh county is obligated to continue to work on those projects. That's why FEMA focuses emergency managers on whole community preparedness. Um, I do have shared concerns with other local officials, many of whom have already come up here, regarding consistency and ensuring that no matter where OES lands that we all stay committed to multi- agency cooperation, collaboration, and communication. Um, quick history because it seems to be up for debate this week like why the sheriff's office can the sheriff's office handle OES. So, uh, the sheriff's office previously had OES during the recovery phases of the Leonard fire, the Derby fire. The Darby fire took place during the week that the September 11th attacks happened on our nation and our community was going through that. Um, so the sheriff's office took OES after a complete transition in our nation to SIMS and NIMS compliance and moving our entire community to being adhered and up to the training mandates and standards that uh came with that framework change. We worked through that uh with OES within the sheriff's office. We had OES during the Mineral Complex and the Patterson complex fires in 2004 through the major flood event involving the

Peach Tree Pond and Cosg Grove Creek issues that arose in 2006. Um much like you know recognizing Chief Dickinson, it's these are issues that are revolving and and you know the sheriff's office has consistently been here and responded and we had OES through that event. We had OES during wintertorm disaster declarations in 2009 and 2010. We have coordinated with Callowas and FEMA for both state and federal disaster declarations including coordinating all uh the uh public agency recovery efforts and the packages that have to be put together to complete out disasters. Uh we have uh worked with Dennis Fields up in West Point previously. You know, I personally when I was working in OES um worked at standing up our first C teams and doing the C trainings and getting them established with our fire department. So as far as the debate, you know, yes, the sheriff's office had but fire during 2015 and we know with disasters and especially such largecale disaster like that that destroyed so many homes, including my own, you know, there's going to be a level of blame on things that happen. Um, so these are just a couple of of examples of uh major disasters that the sheriff's office has managed over the years. Um, so I don't I would hope that the debate or public isn't questioning whether we can run OES because we can. Um, now when we had OES previously, we had a dedicated OES director within the sheriff's office. um he came over from county admin, you know, and he came into our office and it was seamless and it was a lot easier because it did continue. Um he became a sworn law

enforcement officer. Um but just with any other person capable of taking on the OES director role, um we would dedicate uh the sheriff's design that would be dedicated to take on the emergency management role would get extensive training in emergency management in EOC uh manager operations and would be supported by our entire staff and chain of command. Uh, I do want to point out, you know, with some of the concerns and and I do uh I do thank Caroline for for pointing it out because when we hit the recession in 2008 to 2011, um the board had to uh we were forced to take multi-year budget reductions. One year we took a 17 12% cut and then a 10% cut. We lost positions. We tried to save layoffs of cops on the street. And it was during that time when our OVO OES division leave lead uh position, it was forced to become a collateral duty. And so the communications dispatch unit supervisor also was was managing the EOC and uh the the grants that we were doing. It was also during that time prior to that we had the emergency management performance grant and we were able to just spend that grant on projects, equipment. It was very highly supportive in keeping our uh uh our hazmat team and our bomb team, you know, up to standards and cutting edge in equipment. Um with those recession times, that grant is now um pretty much solely focused on helping support staff cats uh staffing costs and that's where a lot of counties went, you know, after that recession. That's that's what's needed and that will continue to be needed. So, we're familiar with that grant. So even with the major budget cuts, we still managed OES another 5 years. Uh the sheriff's office of course

we've had multiple changes in leadership and our command structure over the past 10 years. You know the size of our agency does give us the advantage of passed down institutional knowledge and and adherence and understanding of incident command parameters. Um, I do agree with CEO Hitchcock that multiple turnovers, short stint OES directors and those inconsistencies have caused issues over the last nine or 10 years. Um, but on the flip side, OES operating independently outside of the sheriff's office has also seen some really great successes as well and mitigation projects and bolstering Calaveris County's resiliency for disasters. Um, so like I said, you know, the re real reason I really wanted to get up here is I don't think the debate should be whether the sheriff's office can do it. Um, because I'm very confident that we can. Um, it it can operate outside of the sheriff's office with a good consistent, you know, multitasking focusing on uh project and grant management oes director. um you know the board just needs to decide what direction they want to go. So the only thing that I am going to urge you today please don't kick the can just make a decision you know whether uh whether we want uh to move forward we being a county uh do we want to move forward in transitioning it back over to the sheriff's office or keep it under county administration. Um, if you do vote to transition OES to us to manage, it needs to be properly funded. We are just asking, you know, as I as I say over and over again every year with our with our uh recommended budget presentation of please fund us at

a level that we can do it properly so we can keep a dedicated staff member as the uh sheriff's design and the OES director role. So regardless, you know, um whichever way the board decides, you know, I'm confident that no matter where or by whom the office of emergency services is managed or has oversight, our sheriff's office remains committed to Calaveris County Public Safety, to multi- agency cooperation, to open communication with our partners, and we're always going to focus our agency on what's best for our community and the safety of our citizens. And until we figure things out, uh I've already spoken with CEO Hitchcock and we remain committed to ensure that if we had a d disaster tomorrow, we're still going to support county admin. Um but please don't kick the can. Like let's figure this out.

Thank you, Michelle. Uh you know, I that I hope there's nothing online right now. Thank you. Okay, that that said, uh we're parking up at 12:00 and we don't have I don't think we have a time to discuss this to go out and do the ribbon cutting. So, should we come back and finish the meeting post that even though we're in the middle of this item? That's certainly an option and I have a stop chairman. So, I personally would rather do this agenda item and be late. How how's how's that work for everything else? Fine. I mean, m Miss Hitchcock,

um if the board's desires to take a few minutes to discuss this and make a decision and then be perhaps five minutes late to the ribbon cutting, that would be

okay. That that that said, um the board all amendable to finishing this out. Very good. I was just going to give the option that that said uh I'll just go ahead and start just so I can get my piece out of the way. uh through the history and understanding this and not not one of us board members were here during the but fire but understanding the inconsistencies and the need to move on and and to a better structure that's going to be able to finish and follow through with everything in its entirety. Um, you know, there there's something I've consistently brought up. You know, it's that there there are the things that happened before I got here. I may not agree with them, but as soon as I'm elected, I take responsibility for those. And I and it's not my job to say I didn't make that decision so much as to work forward and make a decision that fixes that issue into the future. So, um, you know, Mi Miss Hitchcock outlined it in its entirety pretty darn well, but there there was inconsistencies from before you were established here, uh, as auditor controller, the auto controller at the time, uh, partially when it came to paperwork and everything was going to take the bull by the horns and and make sure that stuff was filed. We got in here uh 2019 when I got in here, we got some of the PG& money in for the B fire and

Mr. Tophenoli was a part of hey we need to finish this paperwork moving forward and that's where it comes to the finalized part of Miss Hitchcock saying like multiple leaders change over the there was not the follow through that we needed um our sheriff I've talked to about this mult multiple times. It was never her intent to move forward with this and take it over from the very beginning. Um, and also I think I said it very clearly to her, don't do it be, but there there's also the understanding of need. It's not a want from the sheriff's department so much as the need. And um you know and in the spirit of it Relle you brought up debate part debate and there's one thing there I'm going to I'm going to change that word from my perspective and it comes you know I have to give credit to Jimmy Carr for this because it was brilliantly said um he was asked a question about Trump and He he's sidest stepped the the political question brilliantly like most English men do or woman and he said this that you know far too often people debate issues and that's an argument. We need to start collaborating to come to a solution.

And right now, I see a solution that doesn't solely put the burden on the sheriff's department as it was in its first format. I see a solution here that administration is partnering with the sheriff's office because we understand the capacity for either one or is not there. So, it's going to take a collaboration. And so, with that, I would support moving forward with this in that spirit and understanding. This whole

I'll try and read through this pretty fast. Um, this topic has made me dig deep and how to best serve Calib County and its partners. I've been in elected office since 2014. I've seen pre-oes and its current model post but fire. I wholeheartedly as a city council member at the time supported the county changes of oes management act as we were also deciding to hire our own oes at the city to deal with the issues of what was happening at that time. I can confidently say now that while over the past decade improvements have been made, my confidence has grown reliant on the sheriff's office in every event that has happened in this county over the last couple years. As the only district in the last few years that has had the majority of wildfire incidents, I've seen and heard again and again the disappointment with this department structure. While many of us in this room have built relationships in our own communications, which has evolved over time, at the end of the day, as one that has dealt with this firsthand each summer, when the last call of the night at 2 a.m. is with your sheriff and the first call is with your sheriff, we have an internal issue of information sharing and confidence in the technical expertise of OES. I fought the idea or this change with the CEO CEO until recently due to the few of us in the room still that dealt firsthand with the B fire response. As an elected, the Kool-Aid I have also been drinking. No matter what color you change it, the issue is not going away. This is not working at least for me and my community. We have been conditioned to to separate oes through the emo emotions, not the fact of those of those who are no longer in this room that created a department. So they did not have to deal with the people are not here anymore and we have new people at the table that are willing to improve the structure for the betterment of the taxpayers of this county. I remember the

night or day it blurred the clip that this wasn't working. I was actually at the National Fire Academy in Maryland with close colleagues from across the state and both local, state, and federal fire departments. I'd been on the phone till 2:00 a.m. that night, morning, day, with mostly the sheriff's office, Towalami County, and a few community members trying to figure out a strategy for what was happening in my district. Barely any sleep. I got in the car a few hours later for the fire training class, anxiously waiting for it to be 7 a.m. so I could talk to the s with those colleagues. I talked to them the emotions and some could have been hormonal. I was walking around seven months pregnant at fire academy. Some of them local too as we debated to fly home. I walked them through my conversations including separating myself as an elected to not get involved. guilt not being home and putting myself back in the role in an incident command and when I and what I would be recommending and back again as an elected that has to stay out of that room to let their experts do their job and what I got was an eyeopening advice. These are guys that stand in front of their own electeds and they know the drill drill. And for the first time, I felt empowered to bypass my own OES and solely seek the technical expertise of the sheriff's office and what I knew was best for my own district. And having been for the last year primarily due to the lack of confidence and failed expectations that something would change. Action is leadership and I'm tired of bottled up disappointment at this department not meeting the needs of our community. Now is the time for the change and I fully support staff in the sheriff's department to do this. This is not unique. We've got Alorado, Amidor, Madera, Alpine, Contracasta. Oes has been has become a complex web of technical skills that has relied on grants to fund themselves along with the

financial expertise and the writing ability. It is not sustainable due to the future of the fed and state budget fiscally and how California as a whole is shifting how it manage critical incidents. Not only are we doing response, we are doing recovery which takes years and a decade in our own as we live it right now. Fuel mitigations and more disaster in incidents do not have a timeline which continues to impact the effectiveness of the department. We are in a brink. We are on the brink of a major change in California. We need to take a step back, reset, and get to the basics and rebuild our foundation and not only to help our community, but lay the groundwork of an improved OES department here in this county for the future. We took the same approach when we did the CEO model and our strategic planning over 5 years ago. The opportunity is front of us now and my only other support would be having the state come in. I personally while we all love our cow oes rep I personally would like to keep this in house and I will be supporting staff's recommendation.

My turn. Um I want to start by saying I have full confidence in the sheriff's department. Um I think their ability to provide specifically that 247 emergency response to uh run command operations from the beginning to the end. Uh they handle the evacuations, the communications. Um I have absolutely no question about their operational capability. Uh my concern is just that long-term hazard mitigation. I recognize the strong relationships and the momentum that our OES has built with our fire partners, with our districts. Um, and I think that that is one concern to think about. Um, I appreciate kind of where admin's going with retaining some functions so that we can continue that. Um we have fuel reduction fuel reduction projects going and underway and the uh community wildfire protection plan still in progress and needs those coordinators and those relationships which is typically not a law enforcement function. Right? So, uh, retaining that and focusing our staff on that fuel reduction piece on the the preparedness in combination with the reactiveness that the sheriff's department will have, um, I think is key. I think it will preserve our public trust. It'll strengthen our collaborations and ensure that we're looking at all phases of emergency management in our county. uh because like many have said it's not if it comes it's when it comes and uh in the but fire zone particularly it it's primed to burn again right so we have to keep this at the forefront is what I would ask

um now I was here in 2017 when we took it from the sheriff's department and um it was a a little bit different situation back then than it is now. Um, and there was a lot of it was it was recovering from the B fire and a lot of different things and and a lot of emotions and things going on. Uh so I I think looking at the situation now um some of the things that we need to recover from um here in the county um as far as what Teresa CEO had brought up um and hearing Relle speak the sheriff and her department um I think um going forward that I I would support at this point moving with what's being asked for by admin. Um, obviously it's going to come back to us. I have some concerns on it. It's it's going to be somewhat partly an admin on some issues and I need to see the complete separation of that. Um, I need to see how it's going to the department's going to be set up in the sheriff's department to handle the situations with uh anything that has to do with OES. it it it's um you call 911 in an emergency or we have a disaster or or what have you that's going to have OES involved in it. What being the split we need to be very clear on what admin is doing versus what the sheriff is doing. Um and so that I'd like to see come back to us because obviously this is going to come back to us with the complete split and and the complete funding of it. I want to see that um uh how that's going to transpire because right now we have two FTEES

and I think we're looking at putting three FTEEs in there um and a a um complete even though it's a sheriff's office, it would be an OES department within sheriff's department that solely functions for OES and grants and and and all of that stuff. um and and retaining or getting um what's needed um the paperwork filed and completed that's needed. Uh so I need to see that structure, but right now I'm I'm looking at moving forward uh with your recommendation uh at this point and I want to say I agree on a lot of things that Supervisor Polandorf had to say in her emotions. So, um, that's what I have to say. Thank you.

I'll jump in and just say that I think that my colleagues have said it, uh, very eloquently and I do support administration and and their um, way forward. I agree with Supervisor Tanelli um, specifically about monetarily how this all looks as well and to make sure that the sheriff's office is supported properly. Um, and I can only speak to uh my experience in the last three years and having worked with Relle and Nick and um has been fantastic and I wouldn't I wouldn't expect anything less. So, thank you. I thumbs up. I'll entertain a motion. We have a f motion by Miss Fnorf.

A second. We have a second by Mr. Huberty. All those in favor? I those opposed passes on a 50-0 vote of the board. With that, we still have a closed session item. So, we will take a break through the amount of time we go out to behavioral health and then we'll come back and we'll move on to reading that the reading of that out before we adjourn into close session.

Thank you, Miss Simpson. We're back. We have finished the final regular agenda item. Can we proceed to close session to provide an update on conference? I'll get that opportunity. Are we going to We aren't going to need to report out after this? I think we'll be able to report out at our next regular meeting. Okay. Thank Thank you. So with that, supervisor announcements. I didn't know if we're coming back for report out or not.

Supervisor's announcements in compliance with government code section 53232.3D. Board members shall provide brief reports on any meetings attended at the expense of the local agency and may make other announcements or report out Martin.

Uh, thank you, chair. Um, just reiterating, we've all went to the, uh, 13th and 14th of this month, the strategic planning session, and Supervisor Fallenorf did an excellent job of saying thank you to administration. Uh, fantastic. On the 15th, uh, to the, uh, CMCAA meeting with Supervisor Andall, um, I think we're in good shape there moving forward. Um on the 20th I was on the Sierra jobs first Zoom call uh working trying to get some of the funding um on the west side as opposed to all of it heading over to the east side of the Sierra. On the 22nd I attended the Sierra Hope ribbon cutting with uh supervisor Fondorf and yesterday I had a tour Gail Bunky and Scott Mannic gave me a tour of all the newest and greatest programs at Bret Hart which was really quite cool. So that's it.

Miss Sandal. Okay. Um, yeah, on January 15th, I was at CMCAA. On January 21st, I attended the Human Services Child Welfare Department Community Resource Guide presentation and workshop. And then I attended the um, Upper McCally River Watershed Authority meeting on January 22nd. Um, I attended a CHS bingo fundraiser on January 24th for the high school and I attended Central Sierra Child Support Agency meeting yesterday, January 22nd 6th, sorry. Um, on the 21st I attended RCRC. Um I did bring up um during board member comments um the possible collaboration with RCRC to support the sheriff's association in the state regarding the court and maybe a joint venture of lobbying. Um so I don't know where that's going to go but it seems like it was um taken positively. So hopefully at the next board meeting I'll know more. Um we also um had a Q&A with Karen Ross who is the California food and a secretary. I missed the acronym in there. I think they did department um which was a good thing. They focused on um primarily the wolves um and but also just supporting um a in California. Uh then the next night I attended with supervisor heard this year hope uh ribbon cutting and tonight um as public works director mentioned there's a town hall in copper um at 6 p.m. Um I attended LFCco last night. Supervisor fallen. Okay.

Yeah. Central and in central Sierra child services agency with supervisor Andal and um I've been involved a little bit on Mountain County's EMS agency which I've been on that board for a number of years. There's some things going on. We have a closed session tomorrow. I'll be attending. I'll be reporting out at our next meeting on that. Um, also want to close session on what happens. Yeah, you report out on close session. Um, gotcha. I just try. Sorry, I was trying to make sure I heard it.

There's some things going on. Um, so it's it's important to the county because Mountain County's EMS agency provides ambulance service uh to all our county, Amodore County, Alpine County, and Mariposa County. So, um, and I'll I'll have more information at our next board meeting. Um, also like to bring up that, um, uh, the Valley Springs Melodrama will be starting here, um, in about six weeks. And again, for the teenth year, I'm involved in it. So, I'd like to see everybody come out, see us.

Are you playing a critical role? I am playing a role. Yes. Generally he does. Generally I do. It's pretty critical. No, not if you don't discuss county business. Well, yeah, but I don't want because then you guys start throwing things at me. That's That's a little bit of business there.

Um, with that, uh, you were all there for the ribbon cutting ju just now. Um we all are uh optimistic on you know the benefits and moving forward and how we can better be prepared for Calvary County in the future when it comes to behavioral health and uh you know this is a great step forward and we do have a lot of capital projects in the works and quite a few purchases of buildings most recently and the expansion of Calver County government. Not so much at the peril of our general fund or the taxpayers monies as much as um acquiring money that has already been taxed or feed in the past and and seeing that it's returned to the people in a beneficial way which I is part of our duty. whether you agree with taxes or not. So, um I'm very proud to be a part of all these things the last so many years developing, you know, and coming to this point where we're going to actually see tangible buildings and people in them working and fulfilling their duties to the constituents and residents of Calver County. So, with that, Miss Simpson Um, just up this evening is the You Just Can't See Them from the Road documentary that will be held in Angel's Camp at the movie theater this evening at 6 PM which I'll be going to on behalf of Supervisor and Qualindorf.

Thank you, Susan. You have until Saturday to enter the love your pet contest. I receive photos and videos. Excellent. Miss Hitchcock, Miss Edwards, no wise words of the law. There's nothing to say until they do. Would that Can we uh read off close session now?

Yes. Close session item 15. Uh let's see. Pursuant to government code 54957.6 six conference with county designated labor negotiators Terresa Hitchcock and Judy Hawkins regarding the following employee organization deputy sheriff's association DSA and we have no online public comment. Thank you. With that we'll adjourn into close session. Yep. For the day. Yeah. We'll recess into close session and then adjourn the meeting and report out at our next meeting. Thank you.