Votes at a glance: Tuolumne County Board actions — April 8, 2025

At its April 8, 2025 meeting the Tuolumne County Board of Supervisors recorded the following formal outcomes. This roundup lists each formal action taken on a distinct ordinance, resolution or motion during the session.

Votes at a glance

- Consent calendar (items 1–5, 7–8): Approved as presented, minus item 6 which was later pulled and handled separately. Motion to approve made by Supervisor Campbell; seconded by Supervisor Holland. Outcome: adopted (unanimous).

- Item 6 (Central Sierra Economic Development Department regionalization survey): Pulled from consent, discussed and TABLED for follow‑up. Motion to table and direct staff to confer with CSEDD passed unanimously; staff directed to return with a recommendation.

- Resolution 28‑25 (Emergency repairs to ANF building after plumbing/flooding): Adopted; motion by Supervisor Kirk, seconded by Supervisor Grieffer; outcome: approved unanimously. Delegated authority to the county administrator to execute emergency repairs without formal bidding (PCC §22050 / county ordinance authority).

- Fire prevention fee ordinance and short‑term rental inspection fee: Board adopted the MGT‑recommended updates to the master fee ordinance and the short‑term‑rental inspection fee. Motion by Supervisor Campbell; second by Supervisor Grieffer. Supervisor Kirk recused from the STR portion. Outcome: ordinance adopted; short‑term rental fee adopted with recusal.

- Resolution proclaiming April 6–12, 2025 as Crime Victims Rights Week (Resolution 20‑25): Adopted by motion (Supervisor ____ moved; Supervisor Holland seconded); outcome: approved unanimously.

- Resolution proclaiming April 2025 as Sexual Assault Awareness Month (Resolution 26‑25): Adopted; motion by Supervisor Campbell, second by Supervisor Grieffer; outcome: approved unanimously.

- Item 11 (staff presentation on local housing and homeless projects): Informational presentation. Board directed staff to return with a May workshop focused on project‑level recommendations, budgets and grant deadlines.

- Item 12 (relocation of Sheriff's Office dispatch center to Stryker Court): Motion to proceed on staff recommendation (move forward with upgrades and authorize CAO to sign related purchases); moved by Supervisor Grieffer, seconded by Supervisor Campbell; outcome: approved unanimously. Cal OES committed to provide duplicate call‑handling equipment for the new site.

- Item 13 (increase low‑value unsecured assessment exemption): Adopted; the board raised the unsecured low‑value exemption threshold from $5,000 to $10,000 for the unsecured roll based on staff analysis; motion moved and seconded, passed unanimously (Supervisor Kirk recused on a separate item earlier but not on this vote).

- CDBG items: Staff recommended postponement of the 2025 competitive CDBG application discussions and scheduled a study session for April 22 to review possible PI (program income) projects; board supported the recommended schedule to allow staff time for additional outreach and planning.

Meeting actions were recorded in the minutes and staff was directed to return with contract steps and further analyses as specified in each item’s motion.

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