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Lake County supervisors approve advisory-board appointments, postpone East Region Town Hall item
Summary
The Lake County Board of Supervisors confirmed four advisory-board appointments by unanimous vote and agreed to postpone consideration of an East Region Town Hall item and one application until Chair Crandall is available.
The Lake County Board of Supervisors approved four advisory-board appointments and postponed consideration of an East Region Town Hall item and one environmental board application during the board’s item 7.4 meeting segment.
The appointments — to the Animal Control Advisory Board, Big Valley Advisory Council, Emergency Medical Care Council (EMCC) alternate seat and the Kelseyville Cemetery District — were each moved, seconded and carried by unanimous voice vote, with no nays recorded in the transcript.
The item drew one public commenter who asked the board to consider an additional applicant. Donna Makowitz identified herself on the record as a registered voter and "supervisor of District 3" and told the board that an additional application, Laurie Correa’s, had been submitted for the Earth board. Makowitz asked that Correa be considered; other board members said they preferred to wait until the board chair returns to review that application.
Supervisor Sabatier told colleagues he was reluctant to act without Chair Crandall present and suggested postponing the Earth board appointment until the chair could weigh in. "Should we continue it until Chair Crandall is here to approve that application, or should we move forward today?" Sabatier asked during the discussion; other supervisors agreed to wait.
Votes at a glance: Beverly Hill — Animal Control Advisory Board (District 5 seat): motion to appoint carried unanimously (no nays recorded). Mark Lipps — Big Valley Advisory Council (District 4 seat): motion to appoint carried unanimously (no nays recorded). Christina Wilson — Emergency Medical Care Council, alternate seat: motion to appoint carried unanimously (no nays recorded). Paul Lonroth — Kelseyville Cemetery District: motion to appoint carried unanimously (no nays recorded). East Region Town Hall consideration and an Earth board application (Laurie Correa) were removed from consideration and deferred until Chair Crandall can review.
Meeting procedure and context: Board members discussed calendar timing for the Earth board and East Region Town Hall items and noted that future meeting dates would allow the board to return the items to a subsequent agenda. A staff member (identified in the transcript as Johanna) opened public comment for Zoom participants; one Zoom participant, Donna Makowitz, spoke. A county attorney or staff member (referred to in the transcript as Chester) reminded the board to record nay votes if any were taken as part of the motion process. The transcript shows all four appointments were passed with unanimous voice votes and no recorded opposition.
The board concluded the item by moving on to the next agenda matter.
