Supervisors approve chair-vice chair rotation, grant designation, jail hire and key-control purchase; consent agenda passes

The Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors on Jan. 7 approved a rotation schedule for the board chair and vice chair, designated the public works director as applicant agent for a federal pre-disaster mitigation grant tied to the Ephraim Canyon flood project, authorized hiring a vacant detention booking clerk, and approved a $17,008.62 key-control system for jail staff. The board also approved its consent agenda, which included grant acceptance items and a community health needs assessment.

The board voted to adopt a three-term rotation for chairman and vice chairman covering January 7, 2025, through Dec. 31, 2028. Under the adopted schedule the first term runs Jan. 7–April 30, 2026, with the current chair serving as chairman and John Fanning as vice chairman; the second term runs May 1–Aug. 31, 2027, with John Fanning as chairman and Lisa Douglas Davis as vice chairman; and the third term runs Sept. 1–Dec. 31, 2028, with Luis Carlos Davis as chairman and the current chair as vice chairman. A motion to adopt the schedule…