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The Madera County Board of Supervisors is the legislative and executive governing body of the county. It enacts ordinances and rules, determines county policy, supervises the activities of county departments and adopts an annual budget. Each of the five supervisorial districts of the county elects one supervisor.
Meetings usually occur at 9 a.m. on the first three Tuesdays of each month at 200 W. Fourth Street in Madera. They are also accessible via WebEx.
At their Tuesday meeting, the Madera County Supervisors adopted the fiscal year 2023-24 budget with an $8.8 million operating deficit, which will the county is addressing through cost control measures, such as reduced staffing.
At their Tuesday meeting, the Madera County Board of Supervisors approved continued payments to cover operating costs of the hospital and moved forward an amended agreement for an environmental impact report for the Liberty Groves 1,320-acre development outside Madera Ranchos.
At their Dec. 12 meeting, Madera County supervisors approved more cameras for sheriff’s deputies and a domestic well mitigation program for a portion of the Chowchilla Subbasin.