Board actions: chair, vice chair elections and a slate of approvals including human‑trafficking proclamation, habitat work, budgets and legislative platform

The Del Norte County Board of Supervisors carried out several formal actions Jan. 14, including election of leadership, a Board of Equalization decision, consent‑agenda approvals, a human‑trafficking awareness proclamation and passage of the county’s 2025 legislative platform.

Why it matters: The leadership elections set board committee roles for the year; the Section 115 trust (covered in a separate article) and budget approvals affect how the county manages employee retirement liabilities and program funds; the legislative platform authors the county’s state and federal advocacy priorities for 2025.

Key votes and outcomes - Election of Board Chair: The board elected Supervisor Borges as chair. Nominations were made and seconded before a board vote that recorded all five supervisors voting yes. - Election of Vice Chair: Supervisor Short was elected vice chair after nomination and a…