Votes at a glance: Actions taken by the Amador County Board of Supervisors on Oct. 7, 2025

The Amador County Board of Supervisors took the following formal actions on Oct. 7, 2025. This summary lists each recorded motion, the outcome and key implementation notes. Where the transcript did not record a named mover or a full roll-call for every vote, outcomes are given as recorded at the meeting.

1) Direction to release funds to Amador Senior Center - Action: Direction to release $30,000 to Amador Senior Center (Meals on Wheels) - Outcome: Direction given to staff (approved on the record) and funds to be released from county accounts per staff process.

2) Begin dissolution/wind-down of Amador County Recreation Agency (ACRA) - Action: Board instructed ACRA representatives and staff to begin formal dissolution/wind-down steps while allowing for possible restructuring if a viable plan arises. - Outcome: Motion adopted; staff to return with transfer/accounting steps and timeline.

3) Approval of pay adjustments for elected officials (non-supervisors) - Action: Ordinance as drafted for other elected officials (includes retroactive date to Sept. 28 in that ordinance) - Outcome: Motion to approve passed; clerk to prepare ordinance for adoption and payroll processing.

4) Supervisors' pay adjustment - Action: Board approved a 5% raise for supervisors and set the effective (retroactive) date to Sept. 28, 2025 - Outcome: Motion passed; clerk to present ordinance for the supervisors on the next consent calendar for formal adoption.

5) Approval of county response to the 2025 grand jury report on roads - Action: Approve written response and direct staff to pursue cost-effective maintenance alternatives - Outcome: Motion passed; staff to return with options for lower-cost surfacing tests and procurement changes.

6) Abatement and code-enforcement actions (multiple properties) - 20592 Dunsheep Road: Authorize abatement and contractor cleanup ($4,750 bid); recover costs and place lien if unpaid — approved. - 14777 Immigrant Trail (River Pines): Authorize abatement and contractor cleanup ($4,100 bid); recover costs and place lien if unpaid — approved. - 16400 Pioneer Creek Road: Continued to next meeting to allow further owner engagement and permit review — continued. - 14645 Fiddletown Road: Order owner to vacate within 30 days and authorize county to board up the unsafe structure (approx. $1,500) if owner fails to vacate; pursue cost recovery and lien — approved.

7) Minutes and routine consent items - Action: Approval of the Sept. 23, 2025, meeting minutes (with a requested correction noted by a supervisor) - Outcome: Approved on consent.

Notes on voting and next steps: Where vendor bids were approved, General Services staff indicated GSA vetting and approvals are in the record and costs will be funded from contingency/reserve accounts with subsequent efforts to recoup costs under California Government Code §25845. Board members asked staff to return with more detailed accounting and to retain ACRA’s board until asset transfers and distributions are completed.