(Public Comment Period)
1.
9:00
a.m. Employee Service Awards.
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DISTRICT 1 - Supervisor
Allen Ishida
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NAME
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DEPARTMENT
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SERVICE YEARS
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Kathleen Wells
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Health and Human
Services Agency
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30
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Pat Aldrich
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Probation
Department
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20
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Rebecca Castillo
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Health and Human
Services Agency
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20
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Karen Donnell
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Health and Human
Services Agency
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20
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John Rodriguez
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Human Resources
& Development
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20
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Gail Stevens
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Health and Human
Services Agency
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20
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Kimberly Tucker
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Health and Human
Services Agency
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20
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Karen Beedle
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Workforce
Investment Department
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15
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Delia Chavez
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Health and Human
Services Agency
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15
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Charlotte
Crawford
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Health and Human
Services Agency
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15
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Donna Ellis
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County Library
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15
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Frances Figueroa
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Health and Human
Services Agency
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15
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Robert Hurtado
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Health and Human
Services Agency
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15
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David Lenz
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County Fire
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15
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Sandra Maldonado
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Health and Human
Services Agency
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15
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Susan Mudge
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Health and Human
Services Agency
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15
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Socorro Munoz
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Health and Human
Services Agency
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15
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DISTRICT 2 - Supervisor
Connie Conway
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NAME
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DEPARTMENT
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SERVICE YEARS
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Carole Kelton
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Health and Human
Services Agency
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35
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Christie Boggs
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Health and Human
Services Agency
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25
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Teri Rhyman
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Health and Human
Services Agency
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25
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Nancy Bionda
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Health and Human
Services Agency
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20
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Terrence Doss
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Probation
Department
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20
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Rhonda Jennings
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Probation
Department
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20
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Dianna McGill
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Health and Human
Services Agency
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20
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Mona Sauceda
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Health and Human
Services Agency
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20
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Edith Canales
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Health and Human
Services Agency
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15
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John Crabtree
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Health and Human
Services Agency
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15
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Rosalie Fierro
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Health and Human
Services Agency
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15
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Bernadine Garcia
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Health and Human
Services Agency
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15
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Cindy Grammer
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Health and Human
Services Agency
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15
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Hortencia
Hernandez
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Health and Human
Services Agency
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15
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Lorraine Johnson
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Health and Human
Services Agency
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15
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Angelina Matlock
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Health and Human
Services Agency
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15
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Mary Quintero
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Health and Human
Services Agency
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15
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Connie Starling
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Health and Human
Services Agency
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15
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Pauline Torres
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Health and Human
Services Agency
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15
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DISTRICT 3 - Supervisor
Phillip Cox
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NAME
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DEPARTMENT
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SERVICE YEARS
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Calvin Davis Jr
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Health and Human
Services Agency
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35
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Ray Henderson
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Health and Human
Services Agency
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35
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Pamela Peck
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Health and Human
Services Agency
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35
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Sharon Neros
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Health and Human
Services Agency
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30
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Martha Teso
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Health and Human
Services Agency
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30
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Liz LaMantia
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Health and Human
Services Agency
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25
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Norma Mayhew
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Workforce
Investment Department
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25
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Christine Olvera
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Probation
Department
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25
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Robin Purves
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Health and Human
Services Agency
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25
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Javier Robles
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Health and Human
Services Agency
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25
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Connie Cordeiro
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Health and Human
Services Agency
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20
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Diane Davis
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Human Resources
& Development
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20
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Mary Esparza
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Health and Human
Services Agency
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20
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Gloria Longoria
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Probation
Department
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20
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Evelyn Smethers
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Human Resources
& Development
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20
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Nancy Bailey
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Health and Human
Services Agency
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15
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Cindy Bradley
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Health and Human
Services Agency
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15
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Ramona Brown
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Health and Human
Services Agency
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15
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Olivia Cisneros
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Health and Human
Services Agency
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15
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Ellen Dilbeck
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Health and Human
Services Agency
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15
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Jay Jones
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Health and Human
Services Agency
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15
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Phil Kelly
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Probation
Department
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15
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Craig Kiefer
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Health and Human
Services Agency
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15
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Judy Moorhead
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Health and Human
Services Agency
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15
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Mariana Ramirez
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Health and Human
Services Agency
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15
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Judith Sanchez
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Health and Human
Services Agency
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15
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Ermerejildo
Saucedo
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County Fire
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15
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Michael Sheltzer
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Public Defender
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15
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Bernice Soto
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Health and Human
Services Agency
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15
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Lisa Strongin
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Public Defender
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15
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Natalie Thomas
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Health and Human
Services Agency
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15
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Judy Wiens
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Human Resources
& Development
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15
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DISTRICT 4 - Chairman
Steven Worthley
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NAME
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DEPARTMENT
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SERVICE YEARS
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Elizabeth
Halstead,
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Health and Human
Services Agency
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20
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Carolyn
Hightower-Marquez
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Health and Human
Services Agency
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20
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Joseph Jackson
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Health and Human
Services Agency
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20
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Loretta
Pena-Padilla
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Health and Human
Services Agency
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20
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Rachel Cazares
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Health and Human
Services Agency
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15
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Rebecca Garcia
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Health and Human
Services Agency
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15
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Linda Lott
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Health and Human
Services Agency
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15
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Raquel Martinez
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Health and Human
Services Agency
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15
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Prudence Morris
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Health and Human
Services Agency
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15
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Martina Navarro
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Health and Human
Services Agency
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15
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Sylvia Olsen
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Health and Human
Services Agency
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15
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DISTRICT 5 - Supervisor
Jim Maples
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NAME
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DEPARTMENT
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SERVICE YEARS
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Georgia Alba
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Health and Human
Services Agency
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25
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Susan Firestone
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Health and Human
Services Agency
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20
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Laosu Jasengnou
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Health and Human
Services Agency
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20
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Deanna Pettus
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County Library
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20
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Rosie DeLeon
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Health and Human
Services Agency
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15
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Noemy Espinoza
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Health and Human
Services Agency
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15
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Bonnie Hefner
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Health and Human
Services Agency
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15
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Wilma Hicks
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Health and Human
Services Agency
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15
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Teresa Higareda
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Health and Human
Services Agency
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15
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Kathryn Moore
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Health and Human
Services Agency
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15
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Ruth Silva
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Health and Human
Services Agency
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15
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2.
10:30
a.m. Update from Assemblywoman Nicole Parra regarding
Legislation in Sacramento.
9:30 A.M. – TIMED ITEMS
(Timed Items)
3.
PUBLIC
HEARING: Request from Health and Human Services to consider
transfer of $200,000.00 for Fiscal Year 2004/2005 from the Health Trust Fund to
the Human Services Trust Fund. Accept
this report as documentation that the reallocation was based on the most
cost-effective use of available resources to maximize client outcomes. Approve the necessary budget
adjustments. (4/5ths vote)
4.
PUBLIC
HEARING: Request from County Administrative Office to
approve the Issuance of Bonds by the California Statewide Communities
Development Authority for the Family Healthcare Network.
(Consent Calendar)
CONSENT CALENDAR (Number 5 through 30)
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NOTICE TO THE
PUBLIC
Background
information has been provided to the board on all matters listed under the
Consent Agenda, and these items are considered to be routine by the
Board. All items under the Consent
Agenda are normally approved by one motion.
If discussion is requested by any Board members on any item, that item
will be removed from the Consent Agenda if separate action is required.
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Board of Supervisors
5.
Proclamation
declaring the Month of March as Social Worker Appreciation Month in Tulare
County.
6.
Proclamation
declaring April 23-29, 2006 as National Volunteer Week in Tulare County.
7.
Proclamation
declaring April 23-29, 2006 as Safety Seat Checkup Week in Tulare County.
8.
Reappoint
Sandra Meraz as a Director to the Tulare County Water Works District #1 for a
term ending May 1, 2010.
9.
Appoint
Debbie Richmond as an At-Large Member to the Library Advisory Board for a term
ending December 31, 2008.
County Administrative Office
10.
Approve
an amendment to Agreement No. 21402 with the Tulare County In-Home Supportive
Services Public Authority reflecting administrative staffing changes,
retroactive to March 6, 2006. Approve
necessary budget adjustments. (4/5ths vote)
11.
Adopt
Administrative Regulation Number 30 regarding the formation of a Countywide
Vehicle Acquisition Policy to establish vehicle replacement criteria, limit the
use of Sport Utility Vehicles to work assignments where they are essential, and
to encourage the purchase of both Alternative Fuel Vehicles and Hybrid
technology (gasoline/electric) vehicles to increase their percentage of the
total County vehicle fleet.
Health & Human Services Agency
12.
Reaffirm
Declaration of State of Emergency in the Tulare County New Year's Storm
2006/2007.
13.
Approve
an amendment to Agreement No. 21996 with the County of Stanislaus d.b.a.
Stanislaus Behavioral Health Center for the provision of short-term inpatient
psychiatric services from July 1, 2005 to June 30, 2006 and to increase the
basic rate from $913.58 to $952.86 and the Administrative rate from $236.82 to
$299.80, retroactive to August 1, 2005.
14.
Approve
a Memorandum of Understanding with Tulare Adult School for student interns
interested in volunteering at Health and Human Services Agency to gain work
experience in their selected fields.
15.
Approve
a Memorandum of Understanding with California State University, Bakersfield, to
establish a program of special training for a Master's in Social Work with
Health and Human Services Agency.
16.
Approve
an amendment to Agreement No. 22141 with Health Net of California to provide
Children's Health Initiative Insurance to children in Tulare County enrolled in
the Healthy Kids Managed Care Program.
17.
Approve
an agreement with Marin County to act as the host entity of the Local
Government Agency over the Medi-Cal Administrative Activities and Targeted Case
Management Trust Fund.
18.
Approve
an application for funds from First 5 Tulare County for the Outreach for
Healthy Pregnancies program to provide outreach and education to women and
their partners regarding the importance of early prenatal care and preparation
for a healthy birth.
19.
Approve
an application for funds from First 5 Tulare County for the Medically
Vulnerable Infant Program to enhance the frequency and duration of professional
nurse home visit services provided to infants and toddlers (ages 0-3) born with
medical complications that require hospitalization and long-term home recovery.
20.
Approve
an amendment to Agreement No. 22015 with Fresno Community Hospital and Medical
Center d.b.a. Community Behavioral Health Center to increase the daily rates of
reimbursement from $296.03/day to $374.75/day for the provision of mental
health services from Community Behavioral Health Center, retroactive to August
1, 2005.
Human Resources & Development
21.
Approve
the class specification of Fire Division Chief, Salary Grade: 607 ($80,712
annual, Step 5), Bargaining Unit 19, At-Will (Non-Competitive Service). Allocate three (3) full time positions to
agency 245.
ADJOURN AS THE TULARE COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS AND
CONVENE AS THE IN-HOME
SUPPORTIVE SERVICES PUBLIC AUTHORITY
In-Home Supportive Services Public Authority
22.
Approve
an amendment to Agreement No. 21402 between the County ot Tulare and the
In-Home Supportive Services Public Authority reflecting administrative staffing
changes, retroactive to March 6, 2006.
ADJOURN AS THE IN-HOME SERVICES PUBLIC AUTHORITY AND
RECONVENE AS THE TULARE
COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVIOSRS
Library
23.
Authorize
the submittal of a grant application to the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
Public Access Hardware Upgrade Program in the amount of $106,500 to enable
replacement of older public access computers and for public access computer
services.
Probation
24.
Authorization
to submit a Juvenile Justice Crime Prevention Act application for continued
funding of the County's Comprehensive Multi-agency Juvenile Justice Plan.
Resource Management Agency
25.
Approve
an amendment to Agreement No. 20555 with Richard and Andrea Ellison and Mike
and Peggy Thurlow for the lease of office space located at 324 Tulare Street,
Suite No. 102 in the City of Dinuba for the Agricultural Commissioner's Office.
26.
Approve
a two-year extension of time for Vesting Tentative Subdivision Map No. 757; by
Bill Evans, Manager-Special Projects on behalf of Self Help Enterprises for a
division of an 18.09-acre parcel into 47 single-family residential lots and a
remainder parcel of 6.5 acres with exceptions requested for reduced street
widths, lot widths, lot depths, and reduced lot areas, in the R-1 (Single
Family Residential) Zone and the R-2 (Two Family Residential) Zone, located on
the east side of Road 124, approximately 1,300 feet north of Avenue 408 (Kamm
Avenue), approximately 1,350 feet west of State Highway 63 in Orosi.
27.
Approve
the plans and specifications for construction of the Government Plaza North
Parking Lot construction project.
Authorize the Chairman to sign the plans. Approve the advertisement of the Tulare
County Government Plaza North Parking
Lot construction project. Reaffirm that
the project is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA)
requirements.
1.
SET BID OPENING FOR WEDNESDAY, MAY 17, 2006 AT 11:00 A.M.
2.
28.
Approve
rolling forward the Fiscal Year 2004/2005 HR2389 Title III, Safety Net funds to
Fiscal Year 2005/2006, and use the funds from both years as follows: $25,000 to
reimburse the allowable project of Camp COTYAC; $191,200 to reimburse the
allowable project of Sheriff's Department Search and Rescue and other emergency
services on federal forested lands; $10,000 to reimburse the allowable project
of Tulare County Office of Education Clemmie Gill School of Science and
Conservation (SCICON) that was approved in 2003/2004 but not completed; and any
unspent balance to be placed in the Trust Fund Cash Account (516-2360) to roll
over to Fiscal Year 2006/2007 for use on approved projects.
Sheriff/Coroner
29.
Authorization
to submit a grant application to First 5 of Tulare County to provide the
qualifying inmate parenting skills; case management for needed services; and a
transition plan for after release.
Authorize the Chairman to sign all related documents for proposal submittal.
30.
Authorize
the Auditor's Office to make the necessary budget adjustments to correct the
asset and funding lines for the purchase of a 2006 50-passenger inmate security
transportation vehicle approved by the Board on January 24, 2006. (4/5ths vote)
(Items Not Timed)
ITEMS NOT TIMED
Items not specifically
timed may be taken in any order
31.
Ratify
the Proclamation of Local Emergency executed January 5, 2006 by the Director of
the Health and Human Services Agency in his capacity as the Coordinator of
Emergency Services. Direct the County
Administrative Officer to request a Proclamation of an Emergency by the
Governor, and to request any and all necessary assistance, including financial
assistance, from the State.
32.
Bi-weekly
Update of Progress of Emergency Repairs to Visalia Courthouse Cooling and
Heating Water Distribution System.
33.
Request
from Resource Management Agency to not allow GPI 05-015 (Natt) to proceed as a
General Plan Amendment application to change the Urban Development Boundary and
the Land Use Designation from Agriculture to Rural Residential for the purposes
of developing rural residential units on 1-3 acres lots south of Avenue 168 and
adjacent to the Friant Kern Canal to the east.
34.
Request
from Resource Management Agency to receive a status update, presented by
consultants Mintier & Associates, pertaining to the Tulare County General
Plan 2030 project.
35.
Public
Comments.
36.
Board
of Supervisors matters.
(Closed Session)
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NOTICE TO THE
PUBLIC
CLOSED SESSIONS
As provided in
the Ralph M. Brown Act, Government Code sections 54950 et seq., the Board of
Supervisors may meet in closed session with members of its staff, county
employees and its attorneys. These sessions are not open to the public and
may not be attended by members of the public.
The matters the Board will meet on in closed session are identified
below or are those matters appropriately identified in open session as
requiring immediate attention and arising after the posting of the agenda. Any public reports of action taken in the
closed session will be made in accordance with Government Code sections
54957.1
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CLOSED SESSION
It is the intention of the Board to meet in closed
session concerning:
Sitting as the Tulare
County Board of Supervisors
ITEM
A
CONFERENCE
WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - EXISTING LITIGATION
Details
Conference
with Legal Counsel (Government Code Section 54956.9(a).)
Name
of case: Michael Shields v. County of
Tulare, et. al.,
T.C.S.C.,
Case No. 05-214928
Next
Item(s) Sitting as...
ITEM
B
CONFERENCE
WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - EXISTING LITIGATION
Details
Conference
with Legal Counsel (Government Code Section 54956.9(a).)
Name
of case: County of Fresno v. Fresno
County Sheriffs' Association
Fifth
Appellate District, Case No. F049691
Next
Item(s) Sitting as.
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ITEM
C
CONFERENCE
WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - EXISTING LITIGATION
Details
Conference
with Legal Counsel (Government Code Section 54956.9(a).)
Name
of case: Ernesto Ruiz v. Sgt. Michael
Watson, et al.,
T.C.S.C.,
Case No. 05-216446
Next
Item(s) Sitting as...
ITEM
D
CONFERENCE
WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - EXISTING LITIGATION
Details
Conference
with Legal Counsel (Government Code Section 54956.9(a).)
Name
of case: City of Dinuba v. County of
Tulare
T.C.S.C.,
Case No. 03-0205854
Next
Item(s) Sitting as...
ITEM
E
CONFERENCE
WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - EXISTING LITIGATION
Details
Conference
with Legal Counsel (Government Code Section 54956.9(a).)
Name
of case: Appeal of Hillman Health Center
Pharmacy Citation #2005-30726
Next
Item(s) Sitting as...
ITEM
F
CONFERENCE
WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - ANTICIPATED LITIGATION
Details
Significant
Exposure to Litigation (Government Code Section 54956.9(b)(1))
Number
of Potential Cases: 1
Next
Item(s) Sitting as...
ITEM
G
CONFERENCE
WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - ANTICIPATED LITIGATION
Details
Significant
Exposure to Litigation (Government Code Section 54956.9(b).(1))
Number
of Potential Cases: 1
Next
Item(s) Sitting as...
ITEM
H
CONFERENCE
WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - INITIATION OF LITIGATION
Details
(Government
Code Section 54956.9(b)(2).)
Number
of Potential Cases: 2
Next
Item(s) Sitting as...
ITEM
I
CONFERENCE
WITH LABOR NEGOTIATORS
Details
(Government
Code Section 54957.6)
Agency
Designated Representative: Tim Huntley,
Brian Haddix
Employee
Organization: All Certified Employee
Organizations
Unrepresented
Employees: All unrepresented employees except
elected officials
Next
Item(s) Sitting as...
Sitting as the Tulare County IHSS Public Authority Board
ITEM
J
CONFERENCE
WITH LABOR NEGOTIATORS
Details
(Government
Code Section 54957.6)
Agency
Designated Representative: Tim Huntley,
Jack Hughes, Brian Haddix
Employee
Organization: All Certified Employee
Organizations
Unrepresented
employees: All unrepresented employees
Next
Item(s) Sitting as...
