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Votes at a glance: Kern County Board of Supervisors, March 11, 2025
Summary
A consolidated list of formal actions taken during the March 11 Kern County Board of Supervisors meeting, including consent approval, appointments, proclamations, and other motions.
The Kern County Board of Supervisors took the following formal actions on March 11, 2025. Votes are listed as recorded in the meeting.
- Consent agenda (items listed on pages 2–10): Motion by Supervisor David Couch; motion approved, “All ayes.” The consent agenda included multiple routine items; Item 65 was withdrawn by the department and may be introduced later.
- Item 47: Purchase of two Type 1 “Firehawk” helicopters for firefighting and dual‑mission hoist rescue, presented by Kern County Fire Chief Denizio Mitchell. Item placed on the consent agenda and approved as part of consent. (Mover: Supervisor David Couch; vote: all ayes.)
- Resolution honoring Russell Stearns on his retirement after 36 years of service (auditor–controller / public works): Motion and second recorded; motion approved, all ayes.
- Proclamation: March 2025 declared American Red Cross Month in Kern County. Motion approved, all ayes. Hector Vasquez, Executive Director of the American Red Cross Kern County & Eastern Sierra chapter, accepted the proclamation and thanked volunteers for recent wildfire sheltering efforts.
- Appointment: Tina Stout appointed as community member at large to the Kern County Hospital Authority Board of Governors to fill a vacancy; term to expire June 30, 2027. Ballot tabulation reflected five votes for Stout; appointment effective immediately.
- Referral: Motion to refer a productivity audit of homelessness vendors and contracts to the FY25–26 budget process (mover: Supervisor David Couch; second: Supervisor Phillip Peters). Motion approved, all ayes.
- Budget guideline: The board received staff’s FY25–26 budget development report and approved the general fund contribution guideline directing departments to prepare budgets at current‑year levels while staff develops multiyear mitigation plans (mover: Supervisor David Couch; second: Supervisor Phillip Peters). Motion approved, all ayes.
- Receive and file: Kern County Cares canned food drive report (Golden Empire Gleaners collection total reported at 276,000 pounds). Motion to receive and file approved; vote recorded as four ayes, one absent (Supervisor Jeff Flores absent for that vote as noted at the time).
Notes: Where a mover or second was not recorded on the public record, the item is listed with the outcome as announced by the clerk. Items on the consent calendar are approved as a block unless a member of the public or a supervisor requests removal for separate consideration.
This roundup covers formal outcomes announced on March 11; it does not summarize the full public comment record or describe non-action discussion items.
