9:00 AM. Board Convenes
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
NOTICE TO THE
PUBLIC PUBLIC COMMENT
PERIOD At this time,
members of the public may comment on any item not appearing on the
agenda. Under state law, matters
presented under this item cannot be discussed or acted upon by the Board at
this time. For items appearing on the
agenda, the public is invited to make comments at the time the item comes up
for Board consideration. Any person
addressing the Board will be limited to a maximum of three (3) minutes so
that all interested parties have an opportunity to speak. At all times, please use the microphone and
state your name and address for the record. |
(Public Comment Period)
1.
9:00
A.M. Recognize volunteers from the Master Gardener
Program and the 4-H Program.
2.
9:00
A.M. Recognition of employees selected by their
department or agency for meritorious service in 2005. Announce and select the Employee of the Year
2005.
Ag
Commissioner/Sealer |
Auditor/Elections/Purchasing |
Cooperative
Extension |
Diane Cisneros |
Doreen Hutchings |
|
Bill Deavours |
|
|
|
Child Support
Services |
|
Assessor/Clerk-Recorder |
Nicole Ferreira |
Amy-Marie Costa |
Linda Cantu |
Maria Gutierrez |
|
Tim Mathos |
Maria Nino |
District
Attorney |
Don Smith |
Veronica
Ritenour |
Vickie Rabago |
|
Rebecca Weber |
Peggy Story |
|
|
Tricia Wafford |
Fire Department |
Health and Human
Services Cont'd |
Human Resources
& Dev. |
Doug Beutler |
Dolores Lopez |
Judy Wiens |
|
Carolyn Lott |
|
Health and Human
Svs Agency |
Susan Macaluso |
Resource
Management Agency |
Nancy Aguilar |
Diane MacDonald |
Michael
Betzinger |
Barbara Arias |
Sheryl Montanez |
Lynnel Dunkin |
Mindy Balaam |
Vianey Moreno |
Karen Edwards |
Jessica
Benevento |
Patricia Nalls |
Karishma
Fazalbhoy |
Diann Benson |
Charles Patmore |
Roger Hunt |
Delia Bigelow |
Maggie Pruneda |
Oscar Melgar |
Janice Bilbrey |
Robin Purves |
Laurie Mercer |
James Briggs |
Luke Raper |
Daniel Moreno |
Janice Brodersen |
Teri Rhyman |
Frank Ruiz |
Edward
Burckhardt |
Elizabeth Rios |
Susan Simon |
Josephine
Carrillo |
Jeninne Roden |
Fred Stephens |
Paul Charpentier |
|
Shirley Wallace |
Vicky Cheung |
|
|
Ann Contreras |
Mona Sauceda |
Sheriff's
Department |
|
Anna Schaefer |
Jeff Federico |
Mary Cossio |
Pam Schott |
Jesse Guzman |
David Crawford |
Stacie Scott |
Florence Hall |
Kenneth
Cruickshank |
Deborah Sherry |
Alvin Jenkins |
James Dunn |
Dori Silveria |
Alan Jones |
Stacy Figueira |
Ann Sullivan |
Tamara Pinon |
Linda Fischer |
Elaine Taylor |
Robin Skiles |
Marie Focha |
Michelle
Toledo-Cantrell |
Rolinda Smith |
Sharon Gayden |
Yolanda Trevino |
Kyle Stark |
David Guerrero |
Sally Troncozo |
|
Beverly Hancock |
Marco Valenzuela |
Treasurer/Tax-Collector |
Shelia Howland |
Reyna Vasquez |
Margie Flores |
John Hughes |
Heidi Warmerdam |
|
Deborah Hunter |
Juliet Webb |
Workforce
Investment Dept. |
Sheri Jefferis |
Karen Whited |
Michelle Medina |
Margaret
Johnston |
Mary Wilcoxson |
Cecilia Perez |
Jay Jones |
Courtney Wilson |
|
Nancy Loliva |
Joshua Yarbrough |
|
9:30 A.M. – TIMED ITEMS
(Timed Items)
3.
PUBLIC
HEARING: Request from Resource Management Agency to consider
a 10 percent fee increase for County Service Area No. 1: El Rancho, Tooleville, and Yettem sewer
systems and the Delft Colony water system effective July 1, 2006.
(Consent Calendar)
CONSENT CALENDAR (Number 4 through 17)
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. |
Auditor/Controller
Board of Supervisors
5.
Appoint
Walter Stammer as District No. 1 Alternate to the Tulare County Association of
Governments.
Health & Human Services Agency
6.
Reaffirm
Declaration of State of Emergency in the Tulare County Winter Storm 2006/2007.
7.
Reaffirm
Declaration of State of Emergency in the Tulare County New Year's Storm
2006/2007.
Probation
Resource Management Agency
Retirement
(Items Not Timed)
ITEMS NOT TIMED
Items not specifically
timed may be taken in any order
26. Public
Comments.
27. Board
of Supervisors matters.
(Closed Session)
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 |
CLOSED SESSION
It is the intention of the Board to meet in closed session concerning:
Sitting as the
CONFERENCE
WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - EXISTING LITIGATION
Details
Significant
Exposure to Litigation [Government Code Section 54956.9(a)]
Name
of Case: Ira Watley v.
T.C.S.C.
Case No. 05-216077
Next
Item(s) Sitting as...
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...
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
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Item(s) Sitting as...
Sitting as the
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
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Item(s) Sitting as...