Documented by Josef Sibala
Here’s what you need to know:
- The Kings County Board of Supervisors appointed Supervisor Doug Verboon as chairman and Robinson as vice chairman for 2024.
- The board also approved 43 committee assignments ranging from the Agricultural Advisory Committee to the United Way Emergency Food & Shelter Program Committee.
The Scene
According to its website, Kings County is a “general law” county, meaning the state constitution and general law determine the county’s governmental structure.
The Board of Supervisors is the governing body for Kings County and many county special districts. Each of the board’s five members is elected in a nonpartisan manner to a four-year term. The board sets policies and depends on the county administrator, county officials, and department heads to fulfill its wishes.
The Board of Supervisors has administrative, legislative and quasi-judicial duties and responsibilities prescribed by the state constitution and statutes.
The meeting was held at 9 a.m. in the board chambers at 1400 West Lacey Blvd. in Administration Building 1 in Hanford.
Kings County County Board of Supervisors members present:
- Joe Neves, District 1 (Lemoore and Stratford)
- Richard Valle, District 2 (Avenal, Corcoran, Home Garden and Kettleman City)
- Rusty Robinson, District 4 (Armona and Hanford)
- Richard Fagundes, District 5 (Hanford and Burris Park)
- Doug Verboon, District 3 (North Hanford, Island District and North Lemoore)
Discussions/actions
The Board appointed Verboon as chairman and Robinson as vice chairman for 2024.
A. The board (5-0) approved the minutes from the meeting of Dec 19.
In the consent calendar, the board (5-0) unanimously approved items as follows:
A. Administration/Board of Supervisors
1. The board (5-0) approved the 2024 board and committee assignments, except for the California Vanpool Authority
The assignments are as follows:
1. Agricultural Advisory Committee – Neves
2. Behavioral Health Advisory Board – Neves
3. Cal-ID-California Identification Committee – Neves
4. California Vanpool Authority/CalVans – Neves
5. CalViva – Tri-County (Fresno/Kings/Madera) Health Authority – Neves
6. Central San Joaquin Valley Foreign Trade Zone Adv. Bd. – Verboon
7. Child Abuse Prevention Coordinating Council N/A
8. Countywide Oversight Board – Neves
9. CSAC – Board of Directors – Robinson
10. CSAC – Gov’t Finance and Operation – Robinson
11. CSAC – Administration of Justice – Robinson
12. CSAC – Agricultural & Natural Resources – Robinson
13. CSAC – Health & Human Services – Robinson
14. CSAC – Housing, Land Use & Transportation – Robinson
15. Employee Activities Committee/BBQ – Neves for BBQ only and Fagundes for employee activities
16. Executive Committee – Lake Success Reservoir Enlargement – Valle
17. Executive Committee – Lake Kaweah/Terminus Enlargement – Valle
18. First 5 Children & Families Commission – Neves
19. Indian Gaming Local Community Benefit Committee – Neves, Valle and Verboon
20. Independent Solid Waste Local Enforcement Hearing Panel – Fagundes
21. Kings Co Abandoned Vehicle Service Authority (KCAVSA) – Verboon
22. Kings County Assoc. of Governments (KCAG) – Neves, Verboon, Valle, and Fagundes
23. Kings Commission on Aging Council – Fagundes
24. Kings Community Action Organization – Fagundes
25. Kings Co Community Corrections Partnership Committee AB109 – Verboon
26. Kings Co Homelessness Collaborative – Neves
27. Kings Co Juvenile Reentry Task Force – Verboon
28. Kings County Public Transit Agency (KCAPTA) – Neves, Verboon and Fagundes
29. Kings County Suggestion Program Committee – Verboon and Robinson
30. Kings Economic Development Corporation – Verboon
31. Kings Waste & Recycling Auth (KWRA) – Neves, Fagundes, Verboon and Robinson
32. Kings/Tulare Area Agency on Aging Council – Fagundes and Robinson
33. Local Agency Formation Commission (LAFCO) – Neves, Verboon, and Valle
34. Office of Emergency Services – Neves
35. Rural County Representatives of California (RCRC) – Verboon
36. San Joaquin Valley Unified Air Pollution Control District – Robinson
37. San Joaquin Valley Supervisors Executive Committee – Verboon and Robinson
38. San Joaquin Valley Supervisors Legislative Liaison – Fagundes
39. San Joaquin Valley Joint Powers Authority – Verboon
40. San Joaquin Valley Water Coalition – Verboon
41. South Fork Kings Groundwater Sustainability Agency – Neves
42. Workforce Development Board – Valle
43. United Way Emergency Food & Shelter Program Committee – Verboon
Closed sessions held were as follows:
- Conference with Labor Negotiator: Negotiators: Kyria Martinez, Carolyn Leist, Che Johnson of Liebert Cassidy Whitmore General Unit – CLOCEA Supervisor’s Unit – CLOCEA Blue Collar – SEIU
Detention Deputies Association
Firefighter’s Association
Deputy Sheriff’s Association
Probation Officers Association
Prosecutor’s Association
Unrepresented Management
- Personnel Matter:
Public Employee Appointment: Fire chief
- Litigation initiated formally.
Title: El Rico GSA v. County of Kings, et al., Kings County Superior Court Case No. 23CU0202
The next board meeting will be on Jan. 9.
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