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Supervisor Peters introduced Miller and cited Miller's work rescuing, rehabilitating and rehoming dogs, organizing spay-and-neuter clinics, and partnering with Kern County Animal Services on adoption events. Nick Cohen, director of Kern County Animal Services, described Miller's work as \"redemption, resilience, compassion\" and noted his role in collaborative efforts such as Kern Safe, a multi-agency coalition intended to reduce euthanasia in shelters.

Robbie Miller thanked the board and specifically referenced board support for recent spay-and-neuter funds: \"I just wanna thank you guys, especially Nick and Philip, for proving that second chances are obtainable... I just wanna thank you guys too for approving the spay and neuter funds that you guys just did,\" Miller said. The recognition included a certificate and public remarks from staff and supervisors; no formal vote was required for the presentation.

Supervisors and staff praised the rescue's community role and encouraged continued collaboration on animal-services programs and voluntary clinics throughout the county.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Kern County Board of Supervisors 9:00 a.m. meeting for Tuesday, February 11, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","Supervisor Peters recognized Robbie Miller of Strength of Shadows dog rescue as First District citizen of the year; Miller and animal-services staff highlighted rescue work and thanked the board for recent spay-and-neuter funding.","taxTitle","Kern County, California","taxId",2913,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6333492,"Kern County library associate tells supervisors libraries are understaffed and underfunded",98,2467525,2565750,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2302615-8cdbb8091d3e2a44bf09b782fed79168&start=2467&end=2565","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2302615-8cdbb8091d3e2a44bf09b782fed79168/thumbnail_2467525.jpg","/articles/6333492/Kern-County/California/Kern-County-library-associate-tells-supervisors-libraries-are-understaffed-and-underfunded","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6333492-0335785f73cb4bccf77ed5c7ba0de4fc/orig.mp4?Expires=1771186154&Signature=jdFn3SacJcbqUIR4iNWiAVI9xBoHHYzOPjNNNCH9H227~22dVY48zF~lq~fKH939nAj-0EnFqOAcQUPbuXyIaI-O~e4zDE3wTF5yyWcMRdORmakKCGrS~fLK~cJZfVHgoLHmutQs0Q1bJs2kl~FkFOsYZjkwwh8kP2qnQZSsz05dMcWGXmPO-uVXULSlJ0xxhAkVTdpK6kw5EkRwE91Diwgb2eAalF0INtd6KqojdrizVmISQXxsAhmEZeWj2KlaekppPdkklTmyT~~CHBnsrUB6H~mKu2JQg2dzw2HJYXnQcQ0cvvF1Dg34rNS-yLdosWo6k2cyI1mgT9YU-omfPg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Anna Medel, a Kern County Library associate, addressed the Board of Supervisors during public presentations on Feb. 11, describing staffing and pay problems at the library and outlining the department's services.

Medel told the board she has worked for the Kern County Library since September 2023 and described libraries as \"spaces of education\" that provide free meals to children, programming for all ages, technology assistance, language tools and public-health resources such as Narcan distribution. She said library staff are \"understaffed, underpaid, overworked and overwhelmed,\" and urged the board to place greater value on library employees and services.

Board members thanked Medel for her remarks and encouraged follow-up contact with the CAO's office to discuss staffing and budgets. No board action was taken during the public comment time other than acknowledgment and offers to follow up with staff.","A Kern County Library associate described understaffing, low pay and the range of library services that could be affected; the board acknowledged the comment and offered follow-up contact.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6333497,"Visitor urges Kern County to consider ordinance closing \"8-skate\" loophole on catalytic-converter possession",135,2580850,2716505,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2302615-8cdbb8091d3e2a44bf09b782fed79168&start=2580&end=2716","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2302615-8cdbb8091d3e2a44bf09b782fed79168/thumbnail_2580850.jpg","/articles/6333497/Kern-County/California/Visitor-urges-Kern-County-to-consider-ordinance-closing-8-skate-loophole-on-catalytic-converter-possession","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6333497-5d9a695dc89fd313a3c86f1a5ba11123/orig.mp4?Expires=1771186154&Signature=g23nVNg-yxnDcY0ca572WMARmiqbZfR~oe9z6moyWLO-5pzG~IXKZ56asB7Y~veW~Jw~V~0awqJIFgYnnadXFpOykj8tBM8irq1-B9~2LzidVcJexxvIvsPDGgYVJbli7z7Qu4tjRLVwVzQYJUmn2Ek5PmMNabAZJYrPPkLJMLxhk3djWK-JUZdNoeVVVz5C7SNH8eomOzzVcN35xr4S1oqo6ZhHvlZGXJyXaYsX3Tap3IS-i3JeLprwZErDo4cToMTP9RubPBOaGoIqRd8LLvf128UcFFIktKw~ljqmZ1j7tHMnZRsayO4Q5Uazwkfhs-amiOlAaw1jRL65sGvXGA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Darryl Terrell, a community advocate from Moreno Valley, urged the Kern County Board of Supervisors on Feb. 11 to consider local ordinance language that would criminalize possession of catalytic converters without proof of ownership. He said state law AB 641 creates a loophole that allows thieves to possess up to eight detached catalytic converters without a criminal penalty.

\"No matter you have 1 or 8, if you call with it without a proof of ownership, it's a crime,\" Terrell said, describing the Riverside County ordinance he called the \"1 and you're done\" approach. Terrell said his county and many cities adopted stronger local rules after he helped draft the approach there.

Supervisor Peters asked county counsel to review the proposal for Kern County. County counsel replied the office would evaluate the idea and report back when they had sorted out legal considerations. The board did not take a formal vote on an ordinance at the Feb. 11 meeting; the action recorded was a request for a legal review and follow-up report from counsel.

Terrell told the board the proposal aims to close what he described as a state-law enforcement gap and to provide consistent penalties across counties and cities. Board staff requested Terrell leave contact information with the CAO's office for follow-up.","A visitor presented an ordinance model used in Riverside County to make possession of catalytic converters without proof of ownership a crime; Supervisor Peters asked county counsel to review feasibility for Kern County.",{"_33":100,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":101,"_41":102,"_43":103,"_45":104,"_47":105,"_49":106,"_51":107,"_53":108,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":109,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":110,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6333501,"Public questions county spending; CAO clarifies consent-item savings and auditors' role",101,900195,1001414,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2302615-8cdbb8091d3e2a44bf09b782fed79168&start=900&end=1001","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2302615-8cdbb8091d3e2a44bf09b782fed79168/thumbnail_900195.jpg","/articles/6333501/Kern-County/California/Public-questions-county-spending-CAO-clarifies-consent-item-savings-and-auditors-role","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6333501-58726e7c2311cac6dcd74daeeef178f9/orig.mp4?Expires=1771186154&Signature=dnxbs3FEU64Ht2xueIoeNtiWjnAa6RutA90fvNY5eeSaw0R~VtE-paaQRXt6XXGIIOhYjvK9P~xaMTFaAi0PBFfQjQgNAT1KE6FWWBuQg-LX1e2lDYR7LWdrHpWGfVGUHuL4o~raqsnRP5DQCgCzg5NRrfVjvyyJBTHAy9u7Fec500CExG3DXlap6EBdFoYlEonQeUrTAS875cY8k0qc5yDmGq8cndb7O7V5l63vRgMHFZGCxCFevUoR~CR-fPh-kBdRkSkPimlWO23C2JW9MoMlx5MaIhHLdxlXTd1FbiNpLaFcPbuGby3YdtuSsij9w8iq43aeQObOdldWdtO44A__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","During public comment at the Kern County Board of Supervisors meeting on Feb. 11, several residents raised concerns about county spending and budget oversight. One commenter, Jess Sanders, urged a forensic-style review of budget items and criticized what she described as a practice of \"just throwing money at\" problems.

Elsa Martinez of the county administrative office responded on the consent-item concern (item 10), clarifying the agenda language: \"Actually, this item is the opposite. It is savings. So at the end of the fiscal year... if the invoice happened to be less, that's a saving. So this item is not we're not spending money. We're saving money,\" Martinez explained. Her remarks were offered to help the public understand the accounting practice reflected on the agenda.

Board members outlined how auditing and efficiency reviews are handled in the county. The auditor-controller's office is the designated authority to perform audits on behalf of the board and can undertake reviews at the board's request, the CAO's office said. Supervisors also described prior Lean Six Sigma process-improvement efforts, cited employee-identified savings reported through that program and pointed to a public \"Kern County budget transparency\" website as a resource for residents.

Supervisors invited the public commenters to meet with CAO staff for demonstrations of the county's publicly available financial reports and said the standing audit advisory committee and periodic departmental Lean Six Sigma reviews already pursue operational efficiencies. No additional formal budget action was taken during the public-comment period; the board later approved the consent agenda by recorded vote, \"all ayes.\"","Public commenter challenged county budgeting practices; the county CAO clarified an agenda item was an accounting-year-end saving and explained the auditor-controller's role in audits; supervisors discussed Lean Six Sigma and budget-transparency tools.",{"_33":112,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":113,"_41":114,"_43":115,"_45":116,"_47":117,"_49":118,"_51":119,"_53":120,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":121,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":122,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6333506,"Kern County launches \"Disease Fighters\" public-health campaign; board receives presentation",626,2763910,3390780,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2302615-8cdbb8091d3e2a44bf09b782fed79168&start=2763&end=3390","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2302615-8cdbb8091d3e2a44bf09b782fed79168/thumbnail_2763910.jpg","/articles/6333506/Kern-County/California/Kern-County-launches-Disease-Fighters-public-health-campaign-board-receives-presentation","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6333506-4374cebf52867b2d1a4c39f30d183619/orig.mp4?Expires=1771186154&Signature=BCgKmqU-3zm9fsVBnjgXibDYo5UxMk~fYT5PSaZMFXhxF0Onbmrk0csG4vCkiKfmTqGb2v3NQCD2NY2LOiuczrgwzEt1zLDo8WBtFiysLrbnRjmqioDxvAseq1uXZZp-OaXfEM3ujAqmfZuvjtrEX5NFKXIvx9tS4tZlePP6L39N92LBos6EEzhgyjPkxx--9ccApUU6vTBXdlhpMTMVd3ocSI~rrABY-TH1GVXIVv4W~FAhCamfm4GsSf-Q2KDA~9VsyIAy9VLFkWB8XxkVbqx2TIxjwEfYExY4sLWGUCvpYuXzfv31iNf34tjgMm~kuBzdO-wRQ8SyAVtF5UZpmQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Kern County Public Health presented its new 2025 health-education campaign, \"Disease Fighters,\" to the Kern County Board of Supervisors on Feb. 11, and the board voted to receive the presentation.

The campaign frames Public Health staff as \"disease fighters\" and will run monthly messages focused on specific infectious threats, county officials said. Brynn Kerrigan, director of Kern County Public Health, told the board the campaign aims to raise awareness of prevention steps residents can take and to highlight the department's daily work.

\"Every year, Kern County residents face exposure to infectious diseases ... The impact of infectious disease is significant,\" Kerrigan said during her remarks, noting that nearly 220,000 reportable disease incidents were processed in Kern County in 2024. The presentation also cited operational data for 2024: 31,855 laboratory specimens resulted; roughly 91,957 clinic patient encounters across county sites; 573 mobile-clinic visits; 28,363 health inspections; 73,421 calls to Public Health call lines; and the county's emergency medical services received a record 138,535 911 medical calls.

Kerrigan said the campaign will include public-service announcements on local television and monthly educational themes for specific conditions such as valley fever, West Nile virus, Salmonella and HIV. The presentation included brief video materials produced by the department and examples of frontline work in immunizations, environmental health, laboratory testing and outbreak investigation.

The board received the presentation by motion; the clerk recorded the vote as approved, \"all ayes.\" The presentation drew brief remarks of appreciation from board members during the receiving action.

Kerrigan and her marketing team remained available to answer follow-up questions and emphasized the department's emphasis on prevention, testing and community outreach as the county confronts rising disease incidence.","Kern County Public Health presented its 2025 \"Disease Fighters\" health-education campaign and shared 2024 disease and service statistics; the Board of Supervisors voted to receive the presentation.","actionData","errors"]

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