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  
Lauriana Cecchi, Interim Clerk of the Board  
Alison Lehman, County Executive Officer  
Trevor Koski, County Counsel  
AGENDA  
Time  
Date  
Location  
Tuesday, July 28, 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  
calling 530-278-6772. Please refer to page 10 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  
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.  
Behavioral Health Acting Director: Cari Yardley  
Resolution approving execution of a renewal revenue agreement with the County of  
Sierra, for Nevada County to provide Insight Respite Center Services to Sierra County  
referred clients, for the term of July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2027, in the maximum  
contract amount of $20,000, and authorizing the Chair of the Board of Supervisors to  
execute the agreement.  
1.  
2.  
3.  
4.  
Resolution approving execution of a renewal revenue agreement with the County of  
Sierra for the provision of Telephone Triage Services for Sierra County Adult System of  
Care (ASOC) and Children’s System of Care (CSOC), for the term of July 1, 2026,  
through June 30, 2028, in the maximum amount of $67,220, and authorizing the Chair  
of the Board of Supervisors to execute the agreement.  
Resolution approving execution of a renewal contract with Willow Glen Care Center,  
for provision of long-term mental health and residential care to adult clients with mental  
health conditions, as referred by Nevada County, in the maximum amount of $300,000,  
not to exceed $150,000 each fiscal year, for the term of July 1, 2026, through June 30,  
2028, and authorizing the Chair of the Board of Supervisors to execute the contract.  
Resolution approving acceptance of Proposition 36 grant award and execution of a  
subrecipient agreement with Sierra Health Foundation: Center for Health Program  
Management, on behalf of the California Department of Health Care Services (DHCS),  
in the maximum amount of $334,342.14, for the contract term of March 1, 2026,  
through March 31, 2028, authorizing the Director of Behavioral Health to execute the  
agreement, and directing the Auditor-Controller to amend the Behavioral Health  
Department’s budget for fiscal year 2026/27. (4/5 Affirmative vote required)  
Resolution approving execution of a renewal contract with the County of Placer, for  
acute psychiatric inpatient hospitalization and crisis residential treatment services, for  
the period of July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2027, in the maximum amount of  
$500,000, and authorizing the Chair of the Board of Supervisors to execute the  
contract.  
5.  
6.  
Resolution approving execution of a renewal contract with Granite Wellness Centers,  
for the provision of Perinatal and Non-Perinatal Outpatient Drug-Free Treatment and  
Intensive Outpatient Treatment Services; Comprehensive Residential Treatment  
Program Services, including withdrawal management for recovery from substance use  
disorders; and Substance Abuse Prevention Services to residents of Nevada County, in  
the maximum amount of $1,166,312, for fiscal year 2026/27, and authorizing the Chair  
of the Board of Supervisors to execute the contract.  
Resolution approving an agreement with Nevada County Housing Development  
Corporation, dba: AMI Housing, for Phase I project efforts supporting the Homekey+  
conditional award of funds dated November 25, 2025, for permanent supportive  
housing, in the maximum amount of $269,260, for the contract term of July 1, 2026,  
through June 30, 2027, authorizing the Director of Health and Human Services to  
execute the agreement, and directing the Auditor-Controller to amend the Behavioral  
Health budget for fiscal year 2026/27. (4/5 Affirmative vote required)  
7.  
8.  
Resolution approving Amendment No. 2 to the contract with SPIRIT - Peers for  
Independence and Recovery, Inc., for operation of SPIRIT’s Mental Health Peer  
Empowerment Center and Commons Resource Center, for enhancement of services  
related to the County’s Mental Health Services Act (MHSA) Plan, to increase the  
maximum contract price from $597,824 to $647,824 (an increase of $50,000), revising  
Exhibit “B”, Schedule of Charges and Payments, to reflect the increase in the maximum  
contract price for the term of July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2026, and authorizing the  
Chair of the Board of Supervisors to execute the amendment.  
Resolution approving the execution of Amendment No. 3 to the contract with Progress  
House, Inc., for the provision of Perinatal and Non-Perinatal Comprehensive  
Residential Treatment Program Services, to increase the maximum contract price from  
$832,000 to $882,000 (an increase of $50,000), amending Exhibit “B”, Schedule of  
Charges and Payments, to reflect the change in maximum contract price for the term of  
April 21, 2025, through June 30, 2026, and authorizing the Chair of the Board of  
Supervisors to execute the amendment.  
9.  
Chief Probation Officer: Jeff Goldman  
Resolution approving execution of a renewal contract with Child Advocates of Nevada  
County, to provide mentoring to at-risk youth through the Court Appointed Special  
Advocate program, in the amount of $65,000, for the contract term of July 1, 2026, to  
June 30, 2027, and authorizing the Chair of the Board of Supervisors to execute the  
contract.  
10.  
Sheriff-Coroner/Public Administrator: Shannan Moon  
Resolution approving Amendment No. 5 to the Agreement with Aramark Correctional  
Services, LLC, and the County of Nevada, for commissary services for incarcerated  
persons at the Wayne Brown Correctional Facility, to extend the term of the agreement  
for three years, with a termination date of June 30, 2029, and authorizing the Chair of  
the Board of Supervisors to execute the amendment.  
11.  
District Attorney: Jesse Wilson  
Resolution amending Resolution 25-182 approving the Operational Agreement with  
Crisis Intervention Services to increase the annual not-to-exceed amount from $3,500  
to $5,500, for the term of July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2029, authorizing the District  
Attorney, or their designee, to execute all documents necessary to implement this  
amendment, and directing the Auditor-Controller to amend the fiscal year 2025/26  
District Attorney budget. (4/5 Affirmative vote required)  
12.  
Resolution amending Resolution 25-183 approving the Operational Agreement with  
Community Beyond Violence, to increase the annual not-to-exceed amount from  
$10,000 to $12,000, for the term of July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2029, authorizing  
the District Attorney, or their designee, to execute all necessary documents to execute  
this amendment, and directing the Auditor-Controller to amend the fiscal year 2025/26  
District Attorney budget. (4/5 Affirmative vote required)  
13.  
Public Defender: Jennifer Mouzis  
Resolution approving execution of a renewal contract with Axon Enterprise, Inc., for the  
provision of Axon Justice Premiere Plus Plan software system licensing, hosting,  
support, and maintenance, in the not to exceed amount of 140,584.40, for the contract  
term of July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2031, and authorizing the Chair of the Board of  
Supervisors to execute the contract.  
14.  
Public Works Director: David Garcia  
Resolution approving a Subrecipient Agreement with the Nevada County Transportation  
Commission, to accept funding in the amount of $17,500, for Regional Transportation  
Plan Activities, and authorizing the Chair of the Board of Supervisors to execute the  
agreement. (All Districts) (Transit)  
15.  
Resolution authorizing a capital asset purchase of emissions monitoring equipment  
from QED Environmental Systems, Inc., for surface emission monitoring at the  
McCourtney Road Closed Landfill, in the amount $18,543, authorizing the Purchasing  
Agent to create a purchase order and sign any documents related to the purchase, and  
directing the Auditor-Controller to amend the Solid Waste-Western budget for fiscal  
year 2026/27. (District IV) (4/5 Affirmative vote required) (Solid Waste)  
16.  
Information and General Services Agency Director: Craig Griesbach  
Resolution declaring certain County property as surplus and authorizing the Purchasing  
Agent to dispose of surplus property.  
17.  
Office of Emergency Services Director: Alex Keeble-Toll  
Resolution approving and accepting the California Fire Safe Council CAL FIRE County  
Coordinator Grant Program grant augmentation, for the Nevada County Wildfire  
Coordinator Grant No. 498440, in the amount of $151,500, increasing the total project  
budget to $303,000, with no required match during the period of May 15, 2025, to  
October 15, 2027, retroactively authorizing the Director of Emergency Services to sign  
the amendment, and directing the Auditor-Controller to amend the fiscal year 2026/27  
Emergency Services budget. (4/5 Affirmative vote required)  
18.  
Resolution approving and accepting the budget augmentation of $50,000, for the Sierra  
Nevada Conservancy South Yuba Rim Hazardous Fuels Reduction Project (SNC No.  
1512), increasing the project budget from $214,666 to $264,666, authorizing the  
Director of Emergency Services to execute the amendment, and directing the  
Auditor-Controller to amend the fiscal year 2026/27 Emergency Services budget. (4/5  
Affirmative vote required)  
19.  
20.  
Resolution approving Amendment No. 2 to the contract between Yuba Watershed  
Institute and the Nevada County Office of Emergency Services, for the Sierra Nevada  
Conservancy South Yuba Rim Hazardous Fuels Reduction project (SNC No. 1512),  
increasing the not to exceed contract maximum from $189,201 to $239,201, and  
authorizing the Director of Emergency Services to execute the amendment.  
Facilities Management Director: Justin Drinkwater  
Resolution adopting Plans and Specifications and approving the Bidding Documents for  
the Design and Installation of Steel Mesh Safety Fencing, authorizing the Purchasing  
Division to solicit bids from pre-qualified contractors from a Request for  
Qualifications conducted earlier for this project, and authorizing the Chair of the Board  
of Supervisors to sign the bidding documents.  
21.  
Interim Clerk of the Board: Lauriana Cecchi  
Review and adoption of an amended 2026 Board of Supervisors Calendar.  
22.  
PUBLIC COMMENT:  
Members of the public shall be allowed to address the Board of Supervisors on items  
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 10 for information on the various  
options available for members of the public to provide comment in both western and  
eastern county).  
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.  
Sanitation District Department Consent:  
Resolution awarding a contract to HF&H Consultants, LLC., for a Wastewater Rate  
Study for all Sanitation District Zones, for a total amount not to exceed $103,129,  
authorizing the Purchasing Agent to execute the contract, and directing the  
Auditor-Controller to amend the Nevada County Sanitation District No. 1 budget for  
fiscal year 2026/27. (Districts I, II, III, IV) (4/5 Affirmative vote required)  
23.  
Resolution rescinding Resolution SD26-003 for InSource Software Solutions, Inc., for  
the SCADA System Operating Software for the Lake Wildwood and Lake of the Pines  
Wastewater Facilities. (Districts II, IV)  
24.  
Sanitation District Public Comment:  
Members of the public shall be allowed to address the Sanitation District Board of  
Directors on items 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 10 for  
information on the various options 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:  
Chief Probation Officer: Jeff Goldman  
Resolution proclaiming the week of July 19-25, 2026, as "Probation Services Week" in  
Nevada County.  
25.  
Child Support Services Director: Paul Johnson  
Resolution proclaiming August 2026 as “Child Support Awareness Month” in Nevada  
County.  
26.  
Environmental Health Director: Amy Irani-Leaverton  
Resolution approving the Nevada County Drought Resilience Plan.  
27.  
Office of Emergency Services Director: Alex Keeble-Toll  
Resolution approving the Good Neighbor Agreement (FS Agreement No.  
26-GN-11051700-XXX) between the USDA Forest Service, Tahoe National Forest,  
and the Nevada County Office of Emergency Services, for the Evacuation Safety  
Corridor and Protection Enhancements (ESCAPE) Collaboration, in the amount of  
$158,261, for the period of May 30, 2026, to December 30, 2035, authorizing the  
Director of Emergency Services to execute the agreement and all documents required  
for the agreement, and directing the Auditor-Controller to amend the fiscal year  
2026/27 Emergency Services budget. (4/5 Affirmative vote required)  
28.  
Resolution approving and accepting the National Forest Foundation funds for the  
Nevada County Community Resilience Project (RS-541), in the amount of $7,000,000,  
for use from June 10, 2026, through August 31, 2028, authorizing the Director of  
Emergency Services to execute the grant agreement and all documents necessary to  
fulfill the requirements of the grant, and directing the Auditor-Controller to amend the  
fiscal year 2026/27 Emergency Services budget. (4/5 Affirmative vote required)  
29.  
30.  
Resolution approving and accepting Sierra Nevada Conservancy Funds for the Town of  
Washington Wildfire Defense Project Grant (SNC No. 1836), in the amount of  
$1,027,721, for use through January 1, 2030, authorizing the Director of Emergency  
Services to execute the grant agreement and all documents necessary to fulfill the  
requirements of the grant, and directing the Auditor-Controller to amend the fiscal year  
2026/27 Emergency Services budget. (4/5 Affirmative vote required)  
*ANNOUNCEMENTS:  
Pursuant to Government Code section 54954.2, Board members, and the County Executive Officer may make  
a brief announcement or brief report on their activities. Board members, and the County Executive Officer may  
also provide a reference to staff or other resources for factual information, request staff to report back to the  
Board at a subsequent meeting concerning any matter, or direct staff to place a matter of business on a future  
agenda.  
*CLOSED SESSIONS:  
Pursuant to Government Code section 54956.9(d)(4), County Counsel is requesting a  
closed session to determine whether litigation should be initiated by the County in two  
matters.  
31.  
Recess for lunch:  
SCHEDULED ITEM: 1:30 PM  
*DEPARTMENT HEAD MATTERS:  
Planning Director: Brian Foss  
Public hearing to consider a proposed Zoning Ordinance Amendment to add Section  
12.03.151 to the Nevada County Code Title 12 Zoning Regulations to establish health  
and safety standards, permitting and certification requirements, and site development  
standards allowing for recreational vehicles as an additional residential unit on  
developed properties subject to the permitting and standards outlined in the draft  
Ordinance and; 1) Find the project categorically exempt pursuant to Section 15305 of  
the California Environmental Quality Act Guidelines; 2) Adopt the Ordinance to add  
Section 12.03.151 to the Nevada County Code Title 12 Zoning Regulations to establish  
health and safety standards, permitting and certification requirements, and site  
development standards allowing for recreational vehicles as an additional residential  
unit on developed properties subject to the permitting and standards outlined in the draft  
Ordinance.  
32.  
(Introduce/Waive further reading/Adopt) Ordinance to amend Section 12.03.150 of the  
Nevada County Code Title 12 Zoning Regulations to establish health and safety  
standards, permitting and certification requirements, and site development standards  
allowing for recreational vehicles as an additional residential unit on developed  
properties subject to the permitting and standards and amending Section 12.06.101  
(Definitions) the definition of an RV and amending Table 12.02.210B and Table  
12.02.030.  
ADJOURNMENT:  
*(The Board of Supervisors can discuss these items at any time during the meeting.)  
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This agenda was posted on bulletin boards 72 hours in advance of the meeting at the following locations:  
1. Eric Rood Administrative Center: outside Board office, outside Board Chambers, and outside main entrance.  
2. Truckee Town Hall Administrative Center, 10183 Truckee Airport Road, Truckee, CA 96161.  
3. Outside the District V Board of Supervisors office, Truckee Town Hall Administrative Center.  
Posted: July 23, 2026.  
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.  
3) Listen by telephone by calling 530-278-6772.  
PROVIDE PUBLIC COMMENT BEFORE THE MEETING:  
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.  
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.  
REFERENCES:  
Board of Supervisors Order and Decorum 2026  
Ralph M. Brown Act, California Government Code Sec. 54950, et. seq. (Open meetings law)  
Nevada County Code Section 12.05.120 (Appeals)