To: Board of Supervisors
From: Monica Nino, County Administrator
Report Title: Nomination of 2025 Officers of the Board of Supervisors
?Recommendation of the County Administrator ? Recommendation of Board Committee
RECOMMENDATIONS:
1. ELECT a Supervisor to be Chairperson of the Board of Supervisors for calendar year 2025 or until the selection of a successor, whichever occurs later.
2. ELECT a Supervisor to be Vice Chairperson of the Board of Supervisors for calendar year 2025 or until the selection of a successor, whichever occurs later.
FISCAL IMPACT:
No fiscal impact.
BACKGROUND:
At the first meeting of each calendar year, the Board of Supervisors reorganizes, updates its rules of procedure, establishes the list of standing and ad hoc committees and appoints Board members to committees, and discusses prior year accomplishments and new year goals and challenges. Preparation for the annual reorganization meeting requires many weeks of staff effort, under the direction of the Board Chair.
The Board of Supervisors votes to select its officers following a nomination process. Although not a requirement, the Board has rotated the offices of Chair and Vice Chair among the five members, i.e., each member would serve as Chair at least once during their term in office.
The Chair serves as presiding officer of the Board; rules on questions of procedure; nominates for Board approval representatives to Board committees whose appointment is not otherwise provided for; signs resolutions, ordinances, contracts, leases and other official documents approved by the Board; preserves order and decorum; and decides all questions of order. The Chair may consult with County Counsel in making such rulings. Decisions of the Chair may be overruled by a majority vote of the Board of Supervisors.
The Vice Chair has and may exercise all powers and duties of the Chair at the meetings at which the Chair is absent. If neither the Chair nor the Vice Chair is present at a Board m...
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