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Votes at a glance: Calaveras County Board — March 11, 2025
Summary
A compact roundup of the Board's recorded approvals at the March 11 meeting, including proclamations, grants, fund redirections and staffing changes.
Below are the Board of Supervisors’ formal actions from the March 11 meeting (short summaries and outcomes). Where vote tallies were recorded in the meeting transcript, they are shown; where the transcript recorded only “aye” or “passes” without a roll call, the tally is listed as recorded.
- Proclamations: The Board adopted proclamations recognizing March 2025 as American Red Cross Month, Arts Education Month, and Social Work Appreciation Month. Motions for the proclamations passed by unanimous voice vote (5‑0).
- Library fines resolution (agenda item: library resolution): The Board conducted a public hearing and adopted a resolution rescinding prior library fine schedules, eliminating daily overdue fines on adult, children and young‑adult materials (except electronics), authorizing a one‑time fine amnesty effective April 1, 2025, and updating the fee schedule. The board amended clerical dates in the resolution prior to approval; the motion passed (voice vote recorded as aye).
- Air Pollution Control District / Carl Moyer funds (agenda item 11): The Board authorized redirection of $209,429 in Carl Moyer program funds to the Butte County Air Quality Management District and approved a memorandum of understanding for that redirection. The board discussion noted outreach shortcomings; the motion passed 5‑0.
- Position control list and job description updates (multiple items): The Board approved mid‑year position control adjustments and new job descriptions associated with FY 2024‑25 mid‑year budget adjustments and later authorized a set of changes within Public Works (reclasses and eliminations). Supervisors and HR staff said they coordinated with unions; motions passed by unanimous vote.
- Consent agenda and clerical corrections: The consent agenda carried; item 8 received a clerical correction (Murphy’s Community Club allocation is $3,000, not $7,000). The consent agenda passed 5‑0.
- Meal service and informational presentations: The Board received informational presentations from the Amador Senior Center regarding Meals on Wheels service delivery in Calaveras County and from Small Business Development Center/MBDA/CalOSBA about business assistance programs. These were informational; no Board action was required.
- Other: The Board approved the appropriation of $594,951.98 from the PG&E settlement fund to the 309th Agricultural Association (Fairgrounds) for emergency hardening projects and approved the purchase of the Colombo Building for $2.4 million using probation funds (see individual articles in this package for detail).
