Agenda - BOARD OF SUPERVISORS

COUNTY OF NEVADA

BOARD OF SUPERVISORS

STATE OF CALIFORNIA

Supervisor Heidi Hall, District I

Supervisor Robb Tucker, District II

Chair Lisa Swarthout, District III

Vice Chair Susan Hoek, District IV

Supervisor Hardy Bullock, District V

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950 Maidu Avenue, Suite 200

Nevada City, CA 95959-8617

(530) 265-1480

Fax: (530) 265-9836

bdofsupervisors@nevadacountyca.gov

Lauriana Cecchi, Interim Clerk of the Board

Alison Lehman, County Executive Officer

Trevor Koski, County Counsel

AGENDA

Time

Date

Location

Tuesday, June 2, 2026

9:00 AM

Board Chamber, First Floor

Eric Rood Administrative Center

950 Maidu Avenue

Nevada City, California

The Board of Supervisors welcomes you to their regular meeting.

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The County of Nevada will hold its regularly scheduled meeting of the Board of Supervisors from inside the Board

Chamber, located at the Eric Rood Administrative Center, 950 Maidu Avenue, First Floor, Nevada City, CA 95959.

This meeting is open to in-person attendance.

Members of the public who are unable to attend in person may watch this meeting live online at

www.nevadacountyca.gov/boardmeetings and www.YouTube.com/c/CountyofNevadaCA or listen by telephone by

calling 530-278-6772. Please refer to page 12 for information on how to participate in the meeting, as well as the

various options being made available for members of the public to provide comment in both western and eastern

Nevada County.

The Board Chamber is accessible to people with disabilities. Anyone requiring reasonable accommodation to

participate in the meeting should contact the Clerk of the Board’s office by calling (530) 265-1480 at least four days

prior to the meeting. TTY/Speech-to-Speech users may dial 7-1-1 for the California Relay Service. Closed Captioning

is available for hearing impaired viewers.

The agenda and all supporting documents are available for review during regular business hours at the Clerk of the

Board office, 950 Maidu Avenue, 2nd Floor, Suite 200, Nevada City, California. This agenda and certain supporting

documents may be obtained on the Clerk of the Board’s website at www.nevadacountyca.gov/boardmeetings. To view

the supporting documents on this agenda for a particular item, click on the SR number to the left of the item. Please

note that the on-line agenda may not include all related or updated documents. Proposed actions and supporting

documents are considered draft until acted upon by the Board. All items listed on the agenda may be acted upon by the

Board of Supervisors.

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REGULAR MEETING: 9:00 AM

STANDING ORDERS:

Call the meeting to order.

Pledge of Allegiance.

Corrections and/or deletions to agenda.

CONSENT CALENDAR:

These items are expected to be routine and noncontroversial. The Board of Supervisors will act upon them at

one time without discussion. Any Board member may request that an item be removed from the consent

calendar for discussion. Members of the public wishing to ask questions or hear discussion on items listed under

the consent agenda, may raise their concerns to the Board members prior to the consent agenda being

introduced. The Supervisors will take the concerns under consideration and decide if there is adequate reason

to remove the item from consent.

Health and Human Services Agency Director: Ryan Gruver

Resolution approving the execution of Amendment No. 1 to the renewal contract with

RDA Consulting for the provision of consulting services, extending the contract

termination date from June 30, 2026, to December 31, 2026, with no change to the

maximum contract price of $99,825, and authorizing the Chair of the Board of

Supervisors to execute the amendment.

SR 26-0318

Behavioral Health Acting Director: Cari Yardley

Resolution approving the execution of a renewal contract with FREED Independent

Living Center dba FREED, for services related to the “Friendly Visitor” and PEARLS

Program, in the maximum amount of $71,812, for the term of July 1, 2026, through

June 30, 2027, contingent upon adoption of the fiscal year 2026/27 budget, and

authorizing the Chair of the Board of Supervisors to execute the contract.

SR 26-0328

Resolution approving the execution of a renewal contract with Crisis Intervention

Services (Sierra Community House), for the provision of Latino outreach services,

family support and parenting classes, and behavioral health stigma reduction in the

eastern county region as a component of the County’s Behavioral Health Services Act

Prevention and Early Intervention Plan, in the maximum amount of $149,297, for the

contract term of July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2027, contingent upon adoption of the

fiscal year 2026/27 budget, and authorizing the Chair of the Board of Supervisors to

execute the contract.

SR 26-0281

Resolution approving the execution of a renewal contract with Nevada County

Superintendent of Schools related to the provision of Latino outreach services, through

the network of PARTNERS Family Resources, as a component of the County’s BHSA

Early Intervention Plan, in the maximum amount of $160,000, for the term of July 1,

2026, through June 30, 2027, contingent upon adoption of the fiscal year 2026/27

budget, and authorizing the Chair of the Board of Supervisors to execute the contract.

SR 26-0327

SR 26-0276

SR 26-0264

Resolution approving the execution of a renewal contract with Midvalley Recovery

Facilities, Inc. dba Pathways, for the provision of residential treatment and withdrawal

management services for referred clients of Nevada County, in the amount of $450,000,

for the term of July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2027, contingent upon adoption of the

fiscal year 2026/27 budget, and authorizing the Chair of the Board of Supervisors to

execute the contract.

Resolution approving the execution of a renewal contract with Foothill House of

Hospitality dba Hospitality House, for the provision of homeless outreach, access and

linkage to treatment services, and transitional housing services through the Behavioral

Health Bridge Housing program, in the maximum amount of $1,100,197, for the term

of July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2027, contingent upon adoption of the fiscal year

2026/27 budget, and authorizing the Chair of the Board of Supervisors to execute the

contract.

Resolution approving the execution of a two-year renewal contract with FREED

Independent Living Center dba FREED, for services related to providing a Landlord

Liaison Team program to expedite housing individuals experiencing homelessness, in

the total maximum amount of $1,593,197, for the term of July 1, 2026, through June

30, 2028, contingent upon adoption of the fiscal year 2026/27 budget, and authorizing

the Chair of the Board of Supervisors to execute the contract.

SR 26-0261

SR 26-0288

Resolution approving the execution of Amendment A.1 to the agreement with the

Behavioral Health Services Oversight and Accountability Commission for the

Behavioral Health Student Services Act grant, in the category of Marginalized and

Vulnerable Youth, in the amount of $500,000, revising Exhibit “A”, Schedule of

Services and Exhibit “B” Schedule of Charges and Payments to reflect the renaming of

the Commission, and extending the contract termination date from December 31, 2027,

to March 31, 2028, and updating reporting due dates to align with the term extension,

and authorizing the Director of Behavioral Health to execute the amendment.

Resolution approving the execution of Amendment No. 1 to the agreement with Crow’s

Nest Ranch Outpatient, LLC for the provision of outpatient individual and group

rehabilitative treatment services, and recovery services, for Medi-Cal members for the

recovery and treatment of alcohol/drug dependency, increasing the maximum contract

price from $100,000 to $220,000 (an increase of $120,000), and revising Exhibit “B”

Schedule of Charges and Payments to reflect the increase in the maximum contract

price, for the term of September 23, 2025, through June 30, 2026, and authorizing the

Chair of the Board of Supervisors to execute the amendment.

SR 26-0306

Resolution approving a subrecipient agreement with AMI Housing Inc dba Nevada

County Housing Development Corporation, for the development and rehabilitation of

four scattered site single family homes to be used as permanent supportive housing for

a minimum of twenty-four beds for households who meet eligibility criteria, in the

maximum amount of $1,894,541, for the contract term of June 2, 2026, through June

30, 2027, and authorizing the Health and Human Services Agency Director to execute

the agreement, and directing the Auditor-Controller to amend the Behavioral Health

budget for fiscal year 2025/26. (4/5 affirmative vote required)

10.

SR 26-0258

Resolution approving the execution of a subgrantee agreement with Foothill House of

Hospitality dba Hospitality House, for the acquisition and rehabilitation of single family

homes to create a minimum of twenty beds of housing, in the maximum amount of

$2,756,170, for the term of May 1, 2026, through June 30, 2027, authorizing the Chair

of the Board of Supervisors to execute the agreement, and directing the

Auditor-Controller to amend the Behavioral Health budget for fiscal year 2025/26. (4/5

affirmative vote required)

11.

SR 26-0401

Social Services Director: Rachel Peña

Resolution proclaiming June 15, 2026, as "Elder Abuse Awareness Day" in Nevada

County.

12.

SR 26-0179

Resolution approving the execution of Amendment No. 1 to the Professional Services

Contract with Shona Torgrimson dba Helping Hands Nurturing Center, for the Nurturing

Parenting Program (NPP), increasing the contract price from $65,000 to $88,110 (an

increase of $23,110), and amending Exhibit “B” Schedule of Charges and Payments to

reflect the increase in the maximum contract price for the current term of July 1, 2025,

through June 30, 2026, and authorizing the Chair of the Board of Supervisors to execute

the amendment, and authorizing and directing the Auditor-Controller to amend the

Social Services Department budget for fiscal year 2025/26. (4/5 affirmative vote

required)

13.

SR 26-0330

Sheriff-Coroner/Public Administrator: Shannan Moon

Resolution approving the capital asset purchase of two Hewlett Packard ZBook Fury

G1i 18 Mobile Workstation PCs for Sheriff Operations, at the total cost of $23,122.85

including sales tax, authorizing a budget amendment to fund the purchase of the capital

assets, and directing the Auditor-Controller to amend the Sheriff's Office fiscal year

2025/26 budget. (4/5 affirmative vote required)

14.

SR 26-0320

Resolution authorizing the Sheriff's Office to submit an application to the California

Department of Parks and Recreation for an Off-Highway Vehicle (OHV) Grant for

fiscal year 2026/27.

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17.

SR 26-0332

SR 26-0355

SR 26-0360

Resolution adopting the Initial Study/Mitigated Negative Declaration and Mitigation,

Monitoring and Reporting Program for the Nevada County Sheriff’s Office Regional

Firearms Training Facility Project.

Resolution approving an agreement with the County of Placer for booking and jail

services at the Truckee Jail, for the term of July 1, 2026, to June 30, 2027, for a

maximum reimbursement amount of $565,734, and authorizing the Sheriff, or her

designee, to execute the agreement.

District Attorney: Jesse Wilson

Resolution authorizing the District Attorney's Office to apply for the US Department of

Justice Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) Rural Law Enforcement Violent Crime

Reduction Initiative, for up to $400,000 for fiscal year 2026/27 through 2028/29, and

authorizing the District Attorney to execute the grant application and other application

documents. (Federal Award)

18.

SR 26-0377

Treasurer-Tax Collector: Michelle Bodley

Resolution approving the Treasurer's Statement of Investment Policy and renewing the

delegation of authority to the Treasurer to invest County funds for the period of one

year.

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SR 26-0368

Community Development Agency Director: Trisha Tillotson

Resolution approving the naming of the Campus Loop Trailhead Parking Lot, located at

the Nevada County Government Center, 950 Maidu Avenue, Nevada City, California, as

“Mile One.” (Recreation)

20.

SR 26-0338

Resolution authorizing and directing the Auditor-Controller to close the Adopt-a-Road

fund (FD5671), and to transfer the balance of the unclaimed funds to the General Fund.

21.

SR 26-0151

Public Works Director: David Garcia

Resolution approving the execution of Amendment No. 4 to the Professional Services

contract No. BFS23260 with Nelson Engineering for professional surveying services

for county surveyor functions, for an amount not-to-exceed $145,000, for fiscal year

2026/27, contingent upon adoption of the fiscal year 2026/27 budget, and the

appointment of Kevin Nelson as the County Surveyor for the County of Nevada and

Stephan Williams as the alternate County Surveyor, and authorizing the Chair of the

Board of Supervisors to execute the amendment.

22.

SR 26-0324

Resolution approving the annual continued collection of existing parcel charges and

special taxes for services in county service areas and permanent road divisions for fiscal

year 2026/27. (All Districts)

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24.

SR 26-0346

SR 26-0343

Resolution approving the collection of Parcel Charges for Solid Waste Collection

Services in Eastern Nevada County for fiscal year 2026/27, and authorizing the

Auditor-Controller to place the Solid Waste Eastern Parcel direct charges on the

Secured Tax Roll. (District V)

(Introduce/Waive Further Reading) An Ordinance amending and restating Title 15,

Chapter 13, Section 15.13.250 of the Nevada County Code to make administrative

updates pertaining to Solid Waste. (Districts I, II, III, IV)

25.

26.

SR 26-0359

SR 26-0342

Resolution approving the execution of Amendment No. 2 to the agreement between the

County of Nevada and Paratransit Services, for the provision of specialized Paratransit

Services in Western Nevada County, contingent upon adoption of the fiscal year

2026/27 budget, and authorizing the Chair of the Board of Supervisors to execute the

amendment.

Human Resources Director: Wendy Brodnick

Resolution approving the execution of Amendment No. 2 to the professional services

contract between the County of Nevada and Van Dermyden Makus, increasing the

contract by $13,000 for a maximum contract price of $63,000, and authorizing the

Chair of the Board of Supervisors to execute the amendment, and directing the

Auditor-Controller to amend the fiscal year 2025/26 Information Systems budget. (4/5

affirmative vote required)

27.

SR 26-0345

Information and General Services Agency Director: Craig Griesbach

Resolution approving the renewal of a professional services contract between the

County of Nevada and Sammie’s Friends for the provision of animal shelter services, in

an amount not to exceed $165,636, for the period of July 1, 2026, through June 30,

2027, contingent upon adoption of the fiscal year 2026/27 budget, and authorizing the

Chair of the Board of Supervisors to execute the contract.

28.

SR 26-0173

County Counsel: Trevor Koski

Resolution approving the execution of Amendment No. 2 to the Legal Services

Agreement for Litigation Services between the County of Nevada and Jones Mayer,

extending the term of the agreement to June 30, 2027, and authorizing the Chair of the

Board of Supervisors to execute the amendment.

29.

SR 26-0351

County Executive Officer: Alison Lehman

Resolution approving an Amendment to the Public Risk Innovation, Solutions and

Management (PRISM) Joint Powers Authority Agreement and authorizing Nevada

County's Risk Manager to execute the amendment.

30.

SR 26-0367

Interim Clerk of the Board: Lauriana Cecchi

Reappointment of Jay Strauss to the Nevada County Transportation Commission as an

At-Large Member, for an unexpired four-year term ending December 31, 2029.

31.

SR 26-0344

Reappointments of Edward Sylvester and Robert Long as Public Members to the Nevada

County Finance Authority, for two-year terms ending June 30, 2028.

32.

SR 26-0369

Regular meeting of the Board of Directors of the Nevada County Sanitation District No. 1.

Call the meeting to order:

Sanitation District Consent:

These items are expected to be routine and noncontroversial. The Board of Directors will act upon them at one

time without discussion. Any Board member may request that an item be removed from the consent calendar

for discussion. Members of the public wishing to ask questions or hear discussion on items listed under the

consent agenda, may raise their concerns to the Board members prior to the consent agenda being introduced.

The Directors will take the concerns under consideration and decide if there is adequate reason to remove the

item from consent.

Resolution requesting the County of Nevada to place Sanitation District No. 1 Sewer

Service and Standby Charges for zones 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 11, and 12 for fiscal year

2026/27 on the Nevada County Tax Roll, and directing the Clerk of the Board to file the

report with the Auditor-Controller pursuant to section 5473. (Districts I, II and IV)

33.

SR 26-0341

Sanitation District Public Comment:

Members of the public shall be allowed to address the Board of Directors on items not

SR 26-0442

appearing on the agenda that are of interest to the public and are within the subject

matter jurisdiction of the Board. (Please refer to page 12 for information on the various

options being made available for members of the public to provide comment in both

western and eastern county.)

Sanitation District Adjournment:

Adjourn the meeting of the Nevada County Sanitation District No. 1 Board of Directors and reconvene as the

Nevada County Board of Supervisors.

*DEPARTMENT HEAD MATTERS:

Interim Clerk of the Board: Lauriana Cecchi

Certificate of Recognition for David Comstock for his decades of work preserving the

intricate history of Nevada County through his art and publications.

34.

SR 26-0129

PUBLIC COMMENT:

Members of the public shall be allowed to address the Board of Supervisors on items

SR 26-0440

not appearing on the agenda that are of interest to the public and are within the subject

matter jurisdiction of the Board. (Please refer to page 12 for information on the various

options available for members of the public to provide comment in both western and

eastern county.)

*INDIVIDUAL BOARD MEMBER ITEMS:

District 3 Supervisor: Lisa Swarthout

Proclamation proclaiming the month of June as "Nevada County Pride Month."

35.

SR 26-0294

*DEPARTMENT HEAD MATTERS:

Community Development Agency Director: Trisha Tillotson

Resolution proclaiming June 2026 as "Celebration of Trails Month" in Nevada County.

(Recreation)

36.

SR 26-0302

SCHEDULED ITEM: 10:00 AM

Human Resources Director: Wendy Brodnick

Public Hearing on Nevada County Vacancies and Recruitment and Retention Efforts.

(Assembly Bill 2561/ Government Code Section 3502.3)

37.

SR 26-0370

*DEPARTMENT HEAD MATTERS:

Community Development Agency Director: Trisha Tillotson

Presentation from the Nevada County Resource Conservation District on the

Sustainable Land Conservation Planning Grant.

38.

SR 26-0076

Behavioral Health Acting Director: Cari Yardley

Resolution approving the Nevada County Behavioral Health Services Act (BHSA)

Three-Year Integrated Plan, for fiscal years 2026/27, 2027/28, and 2028/29; and the

Annual Progress Report for fiscal year 2024/25, and authorizing the Chair of the Board

of Supervisors to sign and certify the BHSA Board of Supervisors Certification.

39.

SR 26-0325

Auditor-Controller: Gina Will

Resolution accepting the countywide independent audits for fiscal year ended June 30,

2025, performed by LSL CPAs.

40.

SR 26-0386

Recess for lunch:

AFTERNOON SESSION 1:30 PM

SCHEDULED ITEM: 1:30 PM

Planning Director: Brian Foss

Public Hearing to consider the appeal filed by Jesse and Julie Wobrock, Michael and

Jennie Byrne, Edward and Carla Sammis, Sandy Korth, and Bryant Bergot, regarding the

decision to approve an Outdoor Events Application and Petition for Exceptions to Road

Standards to permit an outdoor event venue to allow for up to eight (8) events a year at

17031 Austin Way in Truckee, CA.

41.

SR 26-0362

A resolution to deny the appeal and to uphold the decision of the planning department to

approve an outdoor event application (OEA25-0001) and petition for exceptions to road

standards (PFX26-0001), to operate an outdoor event venue for up to eight (8) events

located at 17031 Austin Way, Truckee, CA, APN: 049-060-012.

41a. SR 26-0441

SCHEDULED ITEM: 3:30 PM

County Executive Officer: Alison Lehman

Presentation from the Nevada County Youth Commission on 2025/26

Recommendations.

42.

SR 26-0312

Acknowledgements of outgoing 2025/26 Nevada County Youth Commissioners.

43.

44.

SR 26-0313

SR 26-0314

Appointments of Member-at-Large and District Representatives to the Nevada County

Youth Commission for one-year terms beginning July 1, 2026, and ending June 30,

2027.

WAYS TO WATCH AND LISTEN DURING THE MEETING:

This Board of Supervisors meeting is open to the public. Staff and members of the public may observe the meeting

using the options listed below. Online streaming of Board of Supervisors meetings is provided to members of the public

as a courtesy. If an internet connection falters for any reason and there are no Board members attending the meeting

remotely, the Board of Supervisors will continue the public meeting in Chambers without online access.

1) Watch from inside the Board Chambers.

2) View at www.nevadacountyca.gov/boardmeetings and www.YouTube.com/c/CountyofNevadaCA.

3) Listen by telephone by calling 530-278-6772.

PROVIDE PUBLIC COMMENT BEFORE THE MEETING:

1) Leaving an eComment at www.nevadacountyca.gov/boardmeetings.

2) Writing a letter to the Board of Supervisors at 950 Maidu Ave, Suite 200, Nevada City, CA 95959.

3) Emailing BOS.PublicComment@nevadacountyca.gov. Written or emailed public comments received by 4:00 p.m.

the day prior to the meeting will be provided to the Board members electronically or in written format and will become

part of the public record.

PROVIDE PUBLIC COMMENT DURING THE MEETING:

1) In-Person:

Eric Rood Administrative Center: Members of the public can provide comment in-person inside the Board of

Supervisors’ Board Chambers at the Eric Rood Administrative Center.

2) Over the Phone:

Members of the public can call (530) 270-3474 to provide comments remotely. Callers will be prompted to “in fifteen

seconds or less, please state the item number or topic you wish to comment on, then press the pound key.” Callers will

then be placed in a call-in queue until they are permitted into the meeting to provide comment. If callers remain on the

line after providing public comment, they will be placed into listen-only mode. Callers can rejoin the comment call-in

queue by dialing *1 at any time if they wish to provide comment on items they have not already commented on.

Please provide your name, City or District of residence, and the agenda item you wish to comment on.

Members of the public may call the Clerk of the Board Office at 530-265-1480 if they have questions on the public

comment process.

PERSONS DESIRING TO ADDRESS THE BOARD

CONTROL OF MEETING:

The Board Chair shall first caution any individual at the meeting that their behavior is disrupting the meeting and that

failure to cease the disruptive behavior could result in removal. After warning, the Chair will request the individual to

leave if the individual does not stop their disruptive behavior. Additionally, the Chair reserves the right to recess the

meeting until the person leaves or is escorted out and order is restored.

PUBLIC COMMENT:

Matters on the Agenda: The Board shall allow public comment on items appearing on the agenda when the agenda

item is considered by the Board. Comments by the public must be relevant to the item on the agenda being considered

by the Board. This includes: a. Consent Agenda; b. Community Presentations; c.Department Head Matters; d.

Individual Board Member Items; and e. Scheduled Items. At special meetings of the Board, public comment will only

be allowed on matters appearing on the agenda.

Matters not on the Agenda: At regular meetings of the Board, members of the public shall be allowed to address the

Board of Supervisors on matters not appearing on the agenda which are of interest to the public, and which are within

the subject matter jurisdiction of the Board. Pursuant to the Ralph M. Brown Act, the Board shall not take any action

or discuss any matter not appearing on the agenda although staff may be asked to briefly respond to or follow up on

such items. At special meetings of the Board, public comment will only be allowed on matters appearing on the agenda.

Matters not on the Agenda: At regular meetings of the Board, members of the public shall be allowed to address the

Board of Supervisors on matters not appearing on the agenda which are of interest to the public, and which are within

the subject matter jurisdiction of the Board. Pursuant to the Ralph M. Brown Act, the Board shall not take any action

or discuss any matter not appearing on the agenda although staff may be asked to briefly respond to or follow up on

such items. At special meetings of the Board, public comment will only be allowed on matters appearing on the agenda.

ORDER AND DECORUM:

Individuals or organizations desiring to address the Board shall:

1) Address the Board from the designated podium, virtual kiosk, or other designated location, including

teleconferencing system(s). Speakers are encouraged but not required to give their name and location of residence

before addressing the Board. This is to identify the speaker's supervisorial district.

2) Speakers shall direct their comments to the Board, through the Chair, and not to the audience or staff.

3) Speakers may comment on specific matters before the Board with reasons for the position taken.

4) The Chair may, at their discretion, increase the allotted time for any given speaker, but shall not be required to do so.

5) A speaker may not yield time to another speaker.

6) No individual may speak more than once during general public comment or on an item on the agenda unless

recognized by the Chair as having new information.

7) In the interest of civil discourse, the rules as specified in this Order and Decorum of Board Business and Robert’s

Rules of Order, to the extent such rules are not in conflict with the Brown Act, shall apply at all Board meetings. It shall

be the responsibility of the Chair to ensure that public comment is conducted in such a manner in order to avoid

disruptive activity, promote mutual respect, keep comments focused on the subject being discussed, avoid personal

attacks, prohibit hate speech and the threat of violence.

8) At the start of each meeting, the Chair shall remind the public of the rules and expectations of the public including

distinguishing the process for: a) public comment for items on the consent agenda; b) general public comment for items

not listed on the agenda; and c) public comment for items on the agenda.

9) Applicants, applicant representatives, and appellants desiring to speak shall be permitted to speak first during the

public comment portion of a public hearing for no more than ten (10) minutes (or fifteen (15) minutes at Appeal

Hearings) unless different rules for conducting the hearing are provided by County Code or other applicable law. Time

limits may be modified at the Chair of the Board’s discretion.

DISCLOSURE OF CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTIONS (Gov. Code section 84308)

Members of the Board of Supervisors are disqualified and not able to participate in any agenda item involving contracts

over $50,000 (other than competitively bid, labor, or personal employment contracts), franchises, discretionary land

use permits and other entitlements, if the Board member received more than $500.00 in campaign contributions from

the applicant or contractor, an agent of the applicant or contractor, or any financially interested participant who actively

supports or opposes the County’s decision on the agenda item. The disqualification applies to contributions received

within 12 months before the final decision and continues for 12 months after the final decision. Members of the Board

of Supervisors who have received, and applicants, contractors or their agents who have made campaign contributions

totaling more than $500.00 to a Board member are required to disclose that fact for the official record of the subject

proceeding. Disclosures must include the amount of the campaign contribution and identify the recipient Board member

and may be made either in writing to the Clerk of the Board of Supervisors prior to the subject hearing or verbally at

the time of the hearing.

PUBLIC HEARINGS:

All members of the public shall be allowed to address the Board on any item which is noticed on the Board’s agenda as

a public hearing. The Chair of the Board may limit the total amount of time allocated for the public hearing and may limit

any individual desiring to address the Board to no more than three (3) minutes. Any person may provide the Board with

a written statement in lieu of or in supplement to any oral statement made during a public hearing. Written statements

shall be submitted to the Clerk of the Board.

Whenever a public hearing is conducted, the public hearing is closed and the matter is continued to a subsequent

meeting for Board deliberation and/or action, the Board shall not allow public comment and/or testimony on that item at

the subsequent hearing. However, at the initial public hearing, prior to taking action, the Board may, at its sole

discretion, elect to continue the matter and reopen the public hearing. At the subsequent hearing, all information will be

considered. The Board may also, at the initial public hearing, prior to taking action, announce that the public hearing is

being continued for specific information and the public testimony will only be heard on new information specific to the

Board’s direction. If, after the public hearing is closed and the Board later decides to reopen the public hearing for

public testimony, appropriate notices must be published.

ORDINANCES:

1) By statute, an ordinance may be passed immediately upon introduction only after notice and a public hearing.

2) An urgency ordinance may be passed immediately upon introduction with a 4/5 affirmative vote.

3) All other ordinances shall not be passed within five days of their introduction, nor at other than a regular meeting or

at an adjourned regular meeting unless authorized by statute as indicated above. The Board of Supervisors will address

ordinances at first readings and will make any amendments. The public is urged to address ordinances at first readings;

as passage of ordinances will be held at second readings, after waiving further reading of the ordinance.

INFORMATIONAL CORRESPONDENCE:

The Board may direct any item of informational correspondence to a department head for appropriate action.