(Public Comment Period)
1.
9:00
a.m. Presentation to accept a donation of $150,000 from Visalia Heritage Inc.
to the Children's Library Building Project account of the Tulare County Library
Foundation as part of the larger donation from the Tulare County Library
Foundation. Accept a donation of
$420,493 from the Tulare County Library Foundation to the Visalia Branch
Library Building Project. Approve the
necessary budget adjustments. (4/5ths
vote)
2.
9:00
a.m. Presentation on Business Decision, a new electronic business service tool
that is being offered on the Tulare County Library web page.
9:30 A.M. – TIMED ITEMS
(Timed Items)
3.
PUBLIC
HEARING: Request from the Resource Management Agency to hold a public
hearing in accordance with Street and Highways Code Section 100.22 and receive
public testimony regarding the adoption of a Freeway Agreement by and between
the County of Tulare and the State of California Department of Transportation
for State Route 198 from the Kings/Tulare County Line to the Visalia City limit
line 0.3 miles east of State Route 99.
Close the public hearing and approve the Freeway Agreement. Direct the Clerk of the Board of Supervisors
to return a certified copy of the Resolution to the Resource Management Agency
for transmittal to Caltrans.
4.
PUBLIC
HEARING: Request from Resource Management Agency to certify that the
Board has reviewed and considered the information contained in the Negative
Declaration for the proposed Change of Zone No. PZ 07-006 from A-1
(Agricultural) to R-1 (Single Family Residential), on a 23.38-acre parcel,
located on the west side of Road 168 (Woodville Road) between Dale Avenue and
Avenue 172 in Woodville. Certify that
the Board has reviewed and considered the information contained in the Negative
Declaration for the proposed Change of Zone together with any comments received
during the public review process, in compliance with the California
Environmental Quality Act and the State Guidelines for the Implementation of
the California Environmental Quality Act of 1970, prior to taking action on the
Change of Zone. Find there is no
substantial evidence that said Change of Zone will have a significant effect on
the environment and determined that the Negative Declaration reflects the
independent judgment of the County and has been completed in compliance with
the California Environmental Quality Act and the State Guidelines for the
Implementation of the California Environmental Quality Act of a1970, as
amended. Adopt the findings for approval
for the Change of Zone, as set forth in Planning Commission Resolution No.
8315. Waive the final reading and adopt
an amendment to Ordinance No. 352 of the Tulare County Zoning Ordinance. Direct the Clerk of the Board to publish the
adopted Ordinance and return the signed Notice of Determination to the Resource
Management Agency.
5.
PUBLIC
HEARING: Request from Resource Management Agency to certify that your
Board has reviewed and considered the information contained in the Negative
Declaration prepared for the proposed Development Agreement PDA 07-002. Find that said development will not have a
significant effect on the environment on property in the PD-C-3-SC (Planned
Development-Service Commercial-Scenic Corridor) Zone, located on the south side
of Noble Avenue, south
of State Highway 198, approximately 650 ft. east of Road 152, east of Visalia. Waive the final reading and adopt the
Ordinance. Approve the Development
Agreement for a 10-year term, June 3, 2008 to June 3, 2018, as recommended by
the Planning Commission and as set forth in Resolution No. 8332. Direct the Clerk of the Board to return the Notice
of Determination to the Resource Management Agency for future filing with the County Clerk. Certify that your Board has reviewed and
considered approval of the amendment to PDA 92-003, which removes 9.68-acres
acquired by Cal Trans and also to remove 7.19-acres which will be entered into
a separate Development Agreement PDA 07-002 for a self-storage/RV-boat storage
facility, retail office complex and caretaker apartment on property in the
PD-C-3-SC (Planned Development-Service Commercial-Scenic Corridor) Zone,
located on the south side of Noble Avenue, south of State Highway 198,
approximately 650 ft. east of Road 152, east of Visalia. Find that said amendment retains the
development and environmental standards that were identified and approved for Development
Agreement No. PDA 92-003. Approve the
amendment to the Development Agreement with a new property map showing the
remaining 47.08-acres that will still be subject to the original Development
Agreement No. PDA 92-003, as recommended by the Planning Commission and as set
forth in Resolution No. 8331.
(Consent Calendar)
CONSENT CALENDAR (Number 6 through 41)
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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
6.
Reappoint
the following to the Agricultural Advisory Committee for terms ending June 30,
2012: John Kirkpatrick, District 1
Representative; Roy Pennebaker, Real Estate Industry Representative; Ben Curti,
District 2 Representative; Robert R. Smith, District 3 Representative; David
Sharp, At-Large Member; Keith Watkins, Farm Bureau Representative.
7.
Reappoint
Mae Brixey to the In-Home Supportive Services Advisory Committee, Relative
Provider - Seat 7 for a term ending June 30, 2011.
8.
Appoint
Adam Peck, Department Head Category to the Financial Advisory Committee for a
term ending June 30, 2009.
9.
Ratify
the following Proclamations: Honoring
the Porterville Fair on its 60th Anniversary; Honoring Sierra View District
Hospital for its 50 Years of Service; Honoring Family Services of Tulare County
for its 25 Years of Service; Honoring
Robert Travioli as the Tulare County Farm Bureau's Agriculturalist of the Year;
Honoring Geary Austin as the Tulare County Farm Bureau's Service to Farm Bureau
Recipient; Honoring Sal Soriano and Monrovia Nursery as the Tulare County Farm
Bureau's Agribusiness of the Year; and Honoring Fernando Fernandez Tulare
County Farm Bureau Friend of the Farm Bureau.
Child Support Services
10.
Approve
an agreement between the California Department of Child Support Services and
the County of Tulare regarding the use of an extra help attorney for the
support of the Child Support Program and the California Child Support
Automation System Project.
County Counsel
11.
Authorize
the Clerk of the Board to notify, no later than July 1, 2008, each local agency
for which the Board of Supervisors acts as the code reviewing body, that the
local agency must review and, if necessary, update their conflict-of-interest
code as required under Government Code Section 87306.5.
County Administrative Office
12.
Approve
the Bob Wiley Administration Roof project as a Job Order Contract in the amount
of $204,837.75. Authorize the Purchasing
Agent to execute all necessary documents.
Health & Human Services Agency
13.
Approve
an amendment to Agreement No. 23433 with the State Department of Mental Health
to extend the term of the agreement to June 30, 2009 to provide services
related to the development, implementation, and performance reporting of the
Mental Health Services Act to support county mental health programs and monitor
progress toward statewide goals for children and youth, adults, older adults,
and families in the amount of $11,622,432.
14.
Approve
an amendment to Agreement No. 23235 with Family Services of Tulare County, Inc.
in the amount of $204,480 to extend the term of the agreement to June 30, 2009
to provide a community-based Family Preservation, Family Support, and Family
Reunification Program to facilitate the reunification of a child that has been
detained by Tulare County Child Welfare Services with the child's family in a
safe, timely, and appropriate fashion.
15.
Approve
an amendment to Agreement No. 23267 with Aurora Vista Del Mar Hospital to
extend the term of the agreement to June 30, 2009, and update Exhibits
"A", "B", "B-1", and "B-2" for the
provision of 24-hour short term medically necessary acute psychiatric inpatient
care, special treatment services, and crisis stabilization to Tulare County
residents.
16.
Approve
an amendment to Agreement No. 21639 with Central California Family Crisis
Center, to extend the term of the agreement to June 30, 2009 to receive public
health nursing services, including but not limited to, health and parenting
education, immunizations, health screening, disease prevention, family planning
services, HIV counseling, and referrals to medical and dental needs from Tulare
County Health and Human Services Agency at the Porterville Women's Shelter.
17.
Approve
an amendment to Agreement No. 21952 with College of the Sequoias Community
College District to extend the term of the agreement to June 30, 2009 to
provide student interns volunteering with Tulare County Health and Human
Services Agency.
18.
Approve
an amendment to Agreement No. 21794 with Town and Country Diagnostics to extend
the term of the agreement to June 30, 2009 to provide X-Ray services to
patients and clients of Tulare County at the Hillman Health Care Center in
Tulare and a mobile clinic at the Visalia Health Care Center once a week or as
scheduled.
19.
Approve
an amendment to Agreement No. 23164 with Davis Guest Home, Inc. of Modesto to
extend the term of the agreement to June 30, 2009, update Exhibit "A"
Scope of Services, and Exhibit "B" Compensation to provide basic
living and care services to chronically and persistently mentally ill adults.
20.
Approve
an amendment to Agreement No. 23329 with Family Builders Foster Care, Inc. to
extend the term of the agreement to June 30, 2009, to provide Intensive Foster
Care Services which is an alternative to high level group home placements,
level 12 or higher, or where a child is at imminent risk of psychiatric
placement.
21.
Ratify
and approve an amendment to Agreement No. 23265 with the California Department
of Health Services, Office of Aids to increase the amount payable by $183,810
to a maximum amount payable of $1,246,854 to provide HIV/AIDS related programs
and services such as HIV Prevention, HIV Counseling and Testing, HIV/AIDS
Surveillance, Early Intervention, and AIDS Case Management, retroactive to July
1, 2007 through June 30, 2010. Find that
the Board had authority to enter into the proposed agreement as of July 1, 2007
and that it was in the County's best interest to enter into the agreement on
that date.
22.
Approve
an agreement with the Tulare County Superintendent of Schools in the amount of
$177,578 for continued provision of mental health services to Special Education
Pupils from July 1, 2008 through June 30, 2009.
23.
Approve
an agreement with JDT Consultants, Inc. in the amount of $165,000 to provide
Therapeutic Behavioral Services, an intensive one-to-one therapeutic contact
between a mental health provider and a child/youth (under the age of 21) for a
short-term period of time, through June 30, 2009.
24.
Approve
the Request to Dedicate Funds to the Mental Health Services Act Community
Services and Supports Local Prudent Reserve that will ensure that the County is
able to continue serving children, adults and seniors during years in which
revenues for the Mental Health Services Fund are insufficient and authorize the
Tulare County Director of Mental Health to sign the request.
25.
Authorize
the Tulare County Auditor to establish an interest bearing Trust Fund of the
deposit of Aboveground Petroleum Storage Act Program Grant funds to be used by
the local Certified Unified Program Agency for the implementation and start up
costs associated with Aboveground Petroleum Storage Act.
26.
Approve
the increase in the fixed asset line for the purchase of five (5) high speed
scanners through the California Multiple Award Schedule (CMAS) in the amount of
$100,000 to be used for scanning multiple page documents of both current and
closed case files for electronic storage.
Approve the necessary budget adjustments. (4/5ths vote)
Probation
27.
Approve
amendments to Agreement Nos. 21681, 21673, 21732, 21655, 21687 and 21688 with
Pleasant View School District, Dinuba Joint Unified School District, Kings
River Union School District, Porterville Unified School District, City of
Exeter and City of Woodlake to provide the services of Probation Officers for
the continued operation of the Thunderbolt Delinquency Prevention Program
effective July 1, 2008 through June 30, 2009.
Resource Management Agency
28.
Approve
an agreement with Community Services & Employment Training, Inc. in the
amount of $102,225 to implement Tulare County Microenterprise Assistance
Program services funded by Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) No.
05-EDBG-1976 and Tulare County Redevelopment Agency Funds.
29.
Approve
an agreement with Valley Small Business Development Corporation in the amount
of $195,275 to implement Tulare County Microenterprise Assistance Program
services funded by Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) No. 05-EDBG-1976.
30.
Approve
an agreement with State of California, Department of Housing and Community
Development in the amount of $600,000 for the 2006 CalHome Reuse Account and
Loan Servicing Monitoring to continue the County's Emergency Repair Program for
owner-occupied houses in the Redevelopment Project Areas of Cutler-Orosi,
Earlimart, Goshen, Ivanhoe, Pixley and Poplar-Cotton Center. Approve the revised CalHome Participation
Guidelines.
31.
Approve
an amendment to Lease Agreement No. 22610 with the South Tulare County Memorial
District, Earlimart Building, to the agreement for an additional year and
modify the monthly from $300 per month to $350 effective July 1, 2008 for
office space located at 712 E. Washington in the Community of Earlimart.
32.
Authorize
submittal of an application for a State Airport Improvement Program Matching
Grant for the Sequoia Field Runway Rehabilitation Project. Authorize the Chairman of the Board to act on
behalf of the County, to accept the allocation and execute in the name of the
County of Tulare, the AIP Matching Grant Agreement with the State of
California, subject to County Counsel review and approval.
33.
Approve
the Plans and Specifications for the construction of the Road 80 Widening
Project, Phase 1 from Avenue 304 to Avenue 328.
Authorize the Chairman to sign the plans. Approve the advertisement of the Road 80
Widening Project, Phase 1 from Avenue 304 to Avenue 328. Set the bid opening date for Wednesday, July
9, 2008, at 2:00 p.m. Reaffirm that the
project will have no significant impact on the environment pursuant to a
mitigated negative declaration adopted on August 22, 2006 (Resolution No.
2006-0663).
34.
Set
a Public Hearing on July 29, 2008 at 9:30 a.m. for consideration of sewer and
water user fee adjustments for specific County Service Area Zones of Benefit
(El Rancho, Seville, Tonyville, Tooleville, Yettem and Wells Tract sewer
systems in addition to the Delft Colony and Yettem water systems). Approve the Notice of Public Hearing.
35.
Accept
the required public improvements as complete and accept the roads into the
County Road System for Subdivision Tract No. 757, located 1,300 feet north of
Avenue 408, in Orosi.
36.
Approve
the Mooney Grove Park Joint Water Project to facilitate and cooperate in the
groundwater recharge efforts and to establish the ability to use surface water
for irrigation purposes. Approve the
Water Facilities Agreement with Kaweah Delta Water Conservation District,
Tulare Irrigation District and the City of Tulare. Approve the Agreement Regarding Annexation
and Water Delivery to Mooney Grove Park, with Tulare Irrigation District, and
the City of Tulare. Authorize the Local
Agency Formation Commission to process for annexation into the Tulare
Irrigation District.
37.
Approve
the expenditure of the Fiscal Year 2006/2007 and 2007/2008 HR2389 Title III,
Safety Net funds. Approve $289,503 to
reimburse the allowable project of Sheriff's Department Search and Rescue and
other emergency services on Federal lands.
Approve $10,000 to reimburse a proposed 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. Approve an additional $10,000 to reimburse a
proposed allowable project of SCICON.
Approve any unspent balance to roll over to Fiscal Year 2008/2009 for
use on approved projects. Approve the
necessary budget adjustments. (4/5ths
vote)
38.
Approve
Vesting Tentative Subdivision Map for Tract No. TM 798 submitted by Western Ag
Realty, for subdivision of 23.38 acres into 106 residential lots, an Outlot A
(to be utilized for a storm drainage basin), an Outlot B (to be utilized as a
public sanitary sewer lift station), and a 44,671 sq. ft. Remainder Lot, in the
R-1 (Single-Family Residential) Zone, located on the west side of Road 168
(Woodville Road), between Dale Avenue and Avenue 172, in Woodville. Certify that it has reviewed and considered
the information contained in the Negative Declaration for the proposed
tentative map, together with any comments received during the public review
process, in compliance with the California Environmental Quality Act and the
State Guidelines for the Implementation of the California Environmental Quality
Act of 1970 prior to taking action on the tentative map. Find there is no substantial evidence that
said tentative map will have a significant effect on the environment and
determine that the Negative Declaration reflects the independent judgment of
the County and has been completed in compliance with the California
Environmental Quality Act and the State Guidelines for the Implementation of
the California Environmental Quality Act of 1970. Adopt the findings for approval as set forth
in Planning Commission Resolution No. 8316.
Approve Vesting Tentative Map for Tract No. 798, subject to the
conditions recommended by the Planning Commission in Resolution No. 8316. Direct the Clerk of the Board of Supervisors
to return the Notice of Determination to the Resource Management Agency for
future filing with the County Clerk.
ADJOURN AS THE TULARE COUNTY BOARD
OF SUPERVISORS AND
CONVENE AS THE TULARE COUNTY
REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY
39.
Approve
Amendment No. 6 to Tulare County Redevelopment Agency Agreement No. RA-121 with
Omni Means, Ltd. for Phase 2 of the Betty Drive/Avenue 312 Realignment and
Improvement Project. Amend the
RM3-RM3-2600 budget line 2150 (Professional and Specialized Services) from
$400,000 to $1,554,365 and approve the necessary budget adjustments. (4/5ths vote)
ADJOURN AS THE TULARE COUNTY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY AND
RECONVENE AS THE TULARE
COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
Sheriff/Coroner
40.
Approve
sole-source purchases of specialized Search and Rescue operational equipment and
supplies in the amount of approximately $50,000. Authorize the Purchasing Agent to waive the
bid process for the sole-source purchases of specialized Search and Rescue
operational equipment and supplies.
Approve fixed-asset purchases of equipment for the Sheriff's Search and
Rescue Unit in the amount of $41,500.
Approve the necessary budget adjustments. (4/5ths vote)
41.
Approve
a fixed asset purchase of a replacement full-size pick-up truck in the amount
of $19,162 to be used by the Inter-Agency Narcotics Enforcement Team
(INET). Approve the necessary budget
adjustments. (4/5ths vote)
(Items Not Timed)
ITEMS NOT TIMED
Items not specifically timed may be
taken in any order
42.
Request
from Resource Management Agency or consideration of Tentative Subdivision Map
for Tract No. TM 797 to divide approximately 15.81 acres into 36 lots in the
R-A-12.5 (Rural Residential - 12,500 sq. ft. minimum) Zone, and Exceptions to
the Subdivision Ordinance regarding block depth, double frontage lots, reversed
corner lots, and length of cul-de-sac easements, respectively. The site is located on the southwest corner
of Avenue 396 and Road 34, southwest of Dinuba and east of Kingsburg. Certify that it has reviewed and considered
the information contained in the Mitigated Negative Declaration for the
proposed tentative map, together with any comments received during the public
review process, in compliance with the California Environmental Quality Act and
the State Guidelines for the Implementation of the California Environmental
Quality Act of 1970 prior to taking action on the tentative map. Find there is no substantial evidence that
said tentative map will have a significant effect on the environment that
cannot be mitigated to a level that is less than significant, and determine
that the Mitigated Negative Declaration reflects the independent judgment of
the County and has been completed in compliance with the California Environmental
Quality Act and the State Guidelines for the Implementation of the California
Environmental Quality Act of 1970. Adopt
the findings for approval. Approve
Tentative Map for No. Tract 797, subject to the conditions recommended by the
Planning Commission in Resolution No. 8301.
Direct the Clerk of the Board of Supervisors to return the Notice of
Determination to the Resource Management Agency for future filing with the
County Clerk.
43.
Request
from Resource Management Agency to allow the project proponent of PZI 07-009
(Sequoia Ranch G.P.) to file an application for a Change of Zone within the
Foothill Growth Management Plan from Foothill Agriculture (AF) to Planned
Development-Foothill Combining-Special Mobile Home (PD-F-M) located northeast
of the Community of Springville near the intersection of State Highway 190 and
Balch Park Road.
44.
Request
from Resource Management Agency to allow PZI 08-001 to proceed as a Change of
Zone on approximately 0.63 acres from R-A-100 (Rural Residential) to C-2
(General Commercial) on a site located approximately two miles east of the City
of Tulare on the northeast corner of the intersection of State Highway 137 and
Road 140 (Lovers Lane).
45.
Public
Comments.
46.
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
(Government
Code Section 54956.9(a.).)
Name of
Case: Joey Castillo, et al v. County of Tulare, et al
Tulare County Superior Court Case Number 07-222608
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CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL
COUNSEL - EXISTING LITIGATION
Details
(Government
Code Section 54956.9(a.).)
Name of
Case: Loss Protection Investigations,
Inc. v. County of
Tulare
Tulare County Superior Court Case Number 08-227661
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CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL
COUNSEL - EXISTING LITIGATION
Details
(Government
Code Section 54956.9(a.).)
Name of
Case: Kings River Conservation Committee,
Valley Advocates v. County
of Tulare, et al (Real
Parties in Interest David Rosenbaum and Beatrice Rosenbaum, Riverland Real
Property Investment, Inc., et al)
Tulare County Superior Court Case Number 07-223908
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CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL
COUNSEL - ANTICIPATED LITIGATION
Details
(Government
Code Section 54956.9(b)(1).)
Request
for a Development Agreement on a 7.19 acre parcel in the Planned
Development-Service Commercial-Scenic Corridor Zone on property located on the
south side of Noble Avenue south
of State Highway 198 approximately 650 feet east of Road 152, east of Visalia. Board of Supervisors Agenda Item June 3,
2008.
Number of
Potential Cases:
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E
CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL
COUNSEL - ANTICIPATED LITIGATION
Details
(Government
Code Section 54956.9(b)(1).)
Change of
Zone No. PZ 07-006 from A-1 (agricultural) to R-1 (single-family residential) on
a 23.38 acre parcel, located on the west side of Road 168 (Woodville Road)
between Dale Avenue and Avenue 172, Woodville.
Board of Supervisors Agenda Item June 3, 2008.
Number of
Potential Cases:
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CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL
COUNSEL - ANTICIPATED LITIGATION
Details
(Government
Code Section 54956.9(b)(1).)
Consideration
of tentative subdivision map for Tract 797, to divide 15.81 acres into 36 lots
located on the southwest corner of Avenue 396 and rolled 34 Southwest of Dinuba
and east of Kingsburg. Board of
Supervisors Agenda Item June 3, 2008.
Number of
Potential Cases:
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CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL
COUNSEL - ANTICIPATED LITIGATION
Details
(Government
Code Section 54956.9(b)(1).)
Number of
Potential Cases: 3
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CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL
COUNSEL - INITIATION OF LITIGATION
Details
(Government
Code Section 54956.9(c).)
Number of
Potential Cases: 2
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CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL
COUNSEL - ANTICIPATED LITIGATION
Details
(Government
Code Section 54956.9(b)(1).)
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Potential Cases: 1
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CONFERENCE WITH LABOR
NEGOTIATOR
Details
(Government
Code Section 54957.6)
Agency
Designated Representative: Tim Huntley, Jean Rousseau
Employee Organization:
All Certified Employee Organizations
Unrepresented
Employees: All Unrepresented Employees except Elected
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