(Public Comment Period)
1.
Honor
Al Guzman, Purchasing Agent for his decades of public service to Tulare County.
2.
Presentation
regarding the Tulare County Speakers Bureau and Citizen's Request Form.
3.
Recognition
of Tulare County Employees who have been selected by their respective
departments to be honored in the Employee Recognition Program. Announce and select the Tulare County Employee
of the Year for 2010.
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Agricultural Commissioner/Sealer
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Kurt Kilburn
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Stevie McNeill
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Assessor/Clerk-Recorder
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Tim Kochendarfer
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Megan Rothe
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Peggy Smith
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Auditor-Controller/Elections/Purchasing/Treasurer-Tax
Collector
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Oscar Garcia
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Sharon Stanley
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Capital Projects/Facilities
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Mike Dickerson
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Child Support Services
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Evelia Aldaco
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Kathleen Ayers
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Karen Baker
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Dianna Gibson
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Jennifer Guido
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Kristen Lutz
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Rhonda Mayo
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Manuel Melo
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Sheila Michael
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Brooke Sisk
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Jeannie White
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Cooperative Extension
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Mary Bajarano
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County Counsel
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Clinton Sims
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Fire Department
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Kevin Riggi
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Jared Smith
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Claudia Whitendale
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District Attorney
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Mike Buford
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Shanna Meier
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General Services
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Amelia Armas
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Shawn Mathis
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Health & Human Services Agency
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Celeste Abarca
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Roseanne Aguirre
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Jaleh Ahmadi
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Guillermina Andres
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Vienna Barnes
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Caroline Behymer
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Beatrice Bramasco
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Tiffany Bridgewater-Rowe
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Eleazar Calderon
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Mark Castillo
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Lorena Chacon
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Dana Childs
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Patricia Christian
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Natalie Claussen-Rogers
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Ross Collins
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Renee Cooper
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Judy Correia-Garcia
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Mary Cossio
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Gloria Court
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Rhonda Davis
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Theresa Delgado
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Betsy Ellis
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Maria Escobar-Mora
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Christine Espino
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Amy Fernandez
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Stacy Figueira
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Josefina Frame
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Tammy Gallagher
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Sharon Gayden
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Christopher Glidden
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Jessica Gocke
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Anna Grano
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Barbara Gross
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Daniel Guerra
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Deborah Heemstra
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Joua Her
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Alisa Huff
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Selene Juarez
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Souvanaly Khokhemkham
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Gary Kupfer
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Esmeralda Leon
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Carissa Levy
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Cassandra Lincoln
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Melody Lott
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Marta Martinez
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Jill Mason
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Hal McCauley
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Carol McKeller
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Olivia McNitt
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Kathryn Moore
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Donald Papenhausen
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Tawna Quinonez
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Elizabeth Rios
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Irene Rubio
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Penny Salter
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Belen Sanchez
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Elea Sanchez
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Anna Schaefer
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Veroncia Silva
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Bernice Soto
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Somkhith Souryasack
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Ann Sullivan
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Tami Swett
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Veronica Trujillo
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Courtney Venegas
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Heather Vreeland
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Stephen West
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Human Resources & Development
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Jackie Cardoza
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Library
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Marjorie Fly
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Probation
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Martha Baptista
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Michelle Bonwell
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Eric Ferguson
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Phil Kelly
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Dan Labogin
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Chad LaMarsna
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George Luna
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Shannon Ormonde
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Mike Vaca
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Jason Yeates
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Resource Management Agency
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Luis Aguilar
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David Bryant
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David Galvan
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Luis Guzman
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Amy Lizarraga
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Glenn McIntyre
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Ivan Ramos
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Robert Stickler
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Kevin Sullivan
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James Whiteman
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Johnny Wong
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Sheriff's Department
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Maria Amaral
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Larry Arechiga
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Joe Armstrong
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Scott Ballantyne
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Duane Cornett
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Tom Guinn
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Luz Maria Gutierrez
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Michael Hallum
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Jonetta Johnson
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Rodney Klassen
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Tiffany Mendoza
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Bari Molyneux
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Ylma Neal
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Jaime Perez
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Megan Pinheiro
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Beatrice Reveles
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Miguel Rodriguez
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Terry Ritus
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Jose Torres
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Tulare County Association of Governments (TCAG)
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Michael Mierzwinski
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Workforce Investment Department
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Carlene Estes
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4.
Public
Comments.
5.
Board
of Supervisors matters.
CONSENT CALENDAR (Number 6 through ##)
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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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Auditor/Controller
6.
Ratify
and approve the County of Tulare's Fund Balance Policy, which creates and
defines new governmental fund designations while also delegating authority to
determine assigned fund balances to the Chief Administrative Officer and
delegating the authority to determine committed fund balances to the Board of
Supervisors, retroactive to July 1, 2010.
Find that the Board had authority to approve the Fund Balance Policy as
of July 1, 2010, and that it was in the County's best interest to approve the
policy on that date.
7.
Approve
an amendment to Agreement No. 20799 with Great West to extend the term of the
agreement to December 31, 2011 while the Deferred Compensation Committee is
completing a renegotiation process.
Authorize the addition of a Roth 457 option; authorize rehired retirees
who are considered "qualified participants" in a retirement system to
"opt out" of participation in the Section 3121 Plan; and authorize
Great West to completely process Qualified Domestic Relations Orders.
Board of Supervisors
8.
Ratify
a Proclamation Recognizing June 14, 2011 as Flag Day in Tulare County.
9.
Appoint
Karol Aure-Flynn to the Community Services Employment & Training Board.
10.
Approve
submitting the following nominations for the Porterville Developmental Center
Advisory Board to the State of California Governor's Appointment
Secretary: Joan Grant, LouAnn Lubben,
Sonja Maden, Barbara Mendes, Christine Maul and Marcos Martinez.
County Administrative Office/Capital Projects
11.
Approve
the Memorandum of Understanding between Tulare County Superior Court and the
County of Tulare for Fiscal Year 2011/2012 to provide a variety of internal services. Authorize the Chairman to sign the agreement,
subject to approval as to form by County Counsel.
12.
Award
the contract for the Ivanhoe Community Center Project to the lowest responsible
bidder, Gary Interrante Construction, P.O. Box 600, Three Rivers, CA in the
amount of $300,000. Authorize the
Chairman to sign the agreement upon receipt of certificates of insurance,
bonds, license verification and contract, subject to review and approval as to
form by County Counsel. Accept a $50,000
donation from the Boys and Girls Club of Visalia. Establish a 5% contingency fund in the amount
of $15,000.
13.
Approve
the Bid Documents for the Fire Station 9 Apparatus Bay Project in Alpaugh and
authorize the Advertisement of Bids for the subject project. Find that the project is categorically exempt
from California Environmental Quality Act requirements and direct the Clerk of
the Board to file the Notice of Exemption with the Recorder's Office.
General Services/Parks and Recreation
14.
Approve
the transfer of the Munger Charitable Remainder Unitrust fund monies in the
amount of $13,122.73 from the Tulare County Museum to the Tulare County
Historical Society Non-profit Museum Improvement Fund.
Health & Human Services Agency
15.
Grant
approval for the Environmental Health Services Division to submit a regional
application to CalRecycle on behalf of the County of Tulare and cities of
Dinuba, Exeter, Farmersville, Lindsay, Porterville, Tulare, Visalia, and
Woodlake for Used Oil Payment Program (OPP) Cycle 2. Designate and authorize
the Board Chairman as Signature Authority effective until August 15, 2013 to
execute all documents necessary to implement and secure payment under the OPP.
16.
Approve
the award for the provision of Wraparound services to Family Preservation
Community Services. Approve an agreement
with Family Preservation Community Services for the provision of Wraparound
services in an amount not to exceed $960,000 for the period of July 1, 2011
through June 30, 2012.
Human Resources & Development
17.
Approve
the 2010 Health Care Reform Provisions Amendment to the Tulare County Section
125 Plan Document, retroactive to January 1, 2011. Find that the Board had authority to enter
into the proposed amendment as of January 1, 2011, and that it was in the
County's best interest to enter into the amendment on that date.
ADJOURN AS THE TULARE COUNTY BOARD
OF SUPERVISORS AND
CONVENE AS THE IN HOME SUPPORTIVE
SERVICES PUBLIC AUTHORITY
In-Home Supportive Services
18.
Authorize
the Risk Manager to renew the Primary General Liability Program on behalf of
IHSS Public Authority. Authorize the
Director of In-Home Supportive Services Public Authority to pay the insurance
premium invoice to renew the Primary General Liability Program and to buy down
the deductible when it becomes due on July 1, 2011.
ADJOURN AS THE IN HOME SUPPORTIVE SERVICES PUBLIC AUTHORITY AND
RECONVENE AS THE TULARE
COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
Resource Management Agency
19.
Approve
and award the contract to the lowest responsive and responsible bidder, Mass X
Inc., of Clovis, California, in the amount of $979,655, for construction of the
Orosi Landfill Final Closure project.
Authorize the Chairman to sign the contract after review and approval as
to form by County Counsel and upon receipt of certificates of insurance, bonds
and evidence that the contractor possesses a valid State Contractors
License. Allow funds for a contingency
in the amount of $97,966 (10%) to cover unexpected construction conditions.
Sheriff/Coroner
20.
Approve
an agreement with Canteen of Fresno, Inc. for commissary services, effective
July 1, 2011 through June 30, 2013.
21.
Approve
an amendment to Memorandum of Understanding No. 22231 with Superior Court of
California to provide basic security services for the period of July 1, 2011
through June 30, 2012.
22.
Approve
an amendment to Agreement No. 24140 with Microcorre Diagnostic Laboratory for
pathology services for the period of July 1, 2011 through June 30, 2013.
Treasurer/Tax Collector
23.
Approve
an agreement with Systems Innovators for the purchase of software and
maintenance in the amount of $166,465 to implement the INovah cashiering
software packages. Approve the fixed
asset purchase of INovah cashiering equipment in the amount of $12,535. Approve the necessary budget
adjustments. (4/5ths vote required)
(Items Not Timed)
ITEMS NOT TIMED
Items not specifically timed may be
taken in any order
24.
Request
from County Administrative Office to consider, modify as needed, and approve
the response to the Tulare County Grand Jury 2010/11 Interim Report - Marijuana
Gardens - A Growing Problem. Authorize
the Chairman to sign the response letter.
(Closed Session)
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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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)]
Sprint
Telephony PCS, L.P., et al v. State Board of Equalization, et al.
San Francisco Superior
Court Case Number CGC-11-511398
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ITEM
B
CONFERENCE WITH REAL
PROPERTY NEGOTIATOR
Details
(Government
Code Section 54956.8)
Property
Description: 1331 S "O"
Street, Tulare, CA
Agency
Negotiator: Jean Rousseau and Robert
Newby
Negotiating
Parties: Tulare Athletic Boxing Club
Under
Negotiation: Price and Terms of Payment
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ITEM
C
CONSIDER PUBLIC
EMPLOYEE APPOINTMENT/EMPLOYMENT FOR THE POSITION OF:
Details
Purchasing
Agent
(Government
Code Section 54957)
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ITEM
D
CONFERENCE WITH LABOR
NEGOTIATOR
Details
(Government
Code Section 54957.6)
Agency
Designated Representative: Rhonda
Sjostrom, Jean Rousseau
Employee
Organization: All Certified Employee
Organizations
Unrepresented
Employees: All Unrepresented Employees
except Elected
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