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Votes at a glance: Del Norte County Board — contract, transfers, ordinance introduction and budget adjustments
Summary
At its regular meeting the Del Norte County Board voted unanimously on a series of agenda items: approval of the consent agenda, authorization of the CSAC grants contract, transfer of sewer connections to Elk Valley Rancheria, introduction of an assessment appeals board ordinance and several budget transfers.
The Board of Supervisors recorded the following formal votes during the meeting.
1) Consent agenda — Approved (motion to approve consent agenda). Motion made and seconded; vote: yes — Supervisor Starkey; Supervisor Short; Supervisor Howard; Chair Borges; Supervisor Wilson (5-0).
2) CSAC Grants Initiative contract — Approved (see separate article). Motion to authorize a one-year, $75,000 contract for grant lead services. Mover: Supervisor Howard. Second: Supervisor Starkey. Vote: yes — Starkey, Short, Howard, Borges, Wilson (5-0).
3) Transfer of prepaid sewer connections to Elk Valley Rancheria — Approved. Motion to authorize transfer of six existing prepaid sewer connections from the Greens property to Elk Valley Rancheria’s Martin Ranch property. Mover: Supervisor Howard. Second: Supervisor Wilson. Vote: yes — Starkey, Short, Howard, Borges, Wilson (5-0).
4) Assessment Appeals Board ordinance — Introduction by title, waive further reading, set public hearing for Aug. 26, 2025, and designate clerk to prepare summary. Motion to introduce and set hearing: moved as read into the record and seconded; board approved (vote yes — Starkey, Short, Howard, Borges, Wilson (5-0)). During discussion supervisors noted potential conflict-of-interest issues and confirmed the ordinance uses standard conflict-of-interest language; an AAB board will sit in panels of three when hearing appeals.
5) Budget transfers — Approved. The board approved three budget transfers: BT 6-13 ($195,905) within administration to cover salaries/benefits; BT 6-14 ($70,000) within bioterrorism preparedness; BT 6-17 ($7,473) within Community Development to cover salaries and benefits. Motion to approve transfers was moved and seconded; vote: yes — Starkey, Short, Howard, Borges, Wilson (5-0).
6) Closed-session report — Counsel reported the board unanimously agreed to join three opioid-related settlements: the Purdue bankruptcy settlement, the Sackler settlement, and a settlement with eight generic manufacturers. Counsel said case numbers are listed on the meeting agenda.
All recorded votes on the items above were unanimous in favor at the time of voting. Where a mover and seconder were recorded, the meeting minutes list those names; the board asked staff to carry out follow-up administrative tasks tied to the approvals.
