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Votes at a glance: consent calendar, retirements, K‑9 Gracie, planning appointment, Measure O ad hoc
Summary
At the Feb. 11 Humboldt County Board of Supervisors meeting the board approved the consent calendar, two retirement resolutions, reappointed a planning commissioner, and established an ad hoc to recommend Measure O allocations. Votes and motions are listed below.
The Humboldt County Board of Supervisors recorded the following formal actions during its Feb. 11 meeting. All votes below are taken from the meeting roll call and official record.
Votes and outcomes - Consent calendar (items D1 and D3 pulled for discussion). Motion to approve the amended consent calendar. Vote: aye 5, no 0. Motion carried.
- Retirement resolution: Sergeant David Diemer. Motion to adopt the resolution recognizing Sergeant David Diemer’s 29 years of service. Vote: aye 5, no 0. Motion carried.
- Retirement resolution: K9 Gracie. Motion to adopt the resolution honoring volunteer K9 Gracie and handler Jan Fredrickson for 10 years of volunteer search‑and‑rescue service. Vote: aye 5, no 0. Motion carried.
- Planning Commission, at‑large appointment. Motion to reappoint Sarah West to a two‑year at‑large seat on the Humboldt County Planning Commission. Vote: aye 5, no 0. Motion carried.
- Measure O funding ad hoc membership. The board approved a short‑duration ad hoc to recommend a multiyear allocation split between county roads and transit and related procedures. The adopted membership (as modified during the meeting) includes representatives from Public Works, Humboldt Transit Authority/Humboldt County Association of Governments’ technical committees, transit and labor representatives, and one community service district representative. Roll‑call votes recorded: Madrone — yes; Bone — no; Wilson — yes; Arroyo — yes; Chair Bushnell — yes; tally: 4 yes, 1 no. Motion carried.
Notes on procedure and follow‑up - Staff will return with a draft implementation schedule and an annual process for Measure O funds; the ad hoc’s recommendation will be used to set a multi‑year allocation that staff and HCOG technical committees will implement and present back to the board for budget adoption. - The board emphasized transparency and the intent to run technical project lists through the regular HCOG technical advisory and social services technical advisory committees prior to final board approval.
