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Supervisors approve donations, personnel changes and grant applications in 5–0 votes
Summary
Calaveras County supervisors on July 22 approved a set of items including acceptance of a donated off‑road utility vehicle for the sheriff’s office, personnel changes in public works, and authorization to pursue a wildfire‑resilience grant — most measures passed unanimously, 5–0.
Calaveras County supervisors on July 22 approved a group of items ranging from a donated search‑and‑rescue utility vehicle to personnel reclassification and grant authorization, with most votes recorded as unanimous 5–0.
The board approved a proclamation recognizing “Probation Services Week” for July 2025; accepted a $33,894.78 donation of a six‑seat Polaris utility vehicle from the Calaveras County Search and Rescue Team for the sheriff’s office; authorized the county to serve as fiscal agent and submit a grant application to the Sierra Nevada Conservancy for maintenance of the Lily Gap vegetative unit; and approved a Human Resources request to retitle the department’s “senior engineer” classification to “engineering manager” and increase the position’s salary. Where formal votes were recorded, the tally was 5–0.
Votes at a glance
- Proclamation: Probation Services Week — Motion moved and seconded; adopted 5–0. The board formally recognized probation staff and programs that provide pretrial, adult, juvenile and post‑release supervision.
- Item 12: Board response to the 06/02/2025 grand jury report regarding the Health and Human Services Agency — Motion moved and seconded; approved (vote recorded as aye/5–0). The response is the county’s formal reply to the grand jury’s findings and recommendations.
- Item 27: Acceptance of Search and Rescue donation — Resolution accepted; board found the donation served a public purpose, authorized adding the vehicle to the sheriff’s capital asset inventory, and adopted a resolution of gratitude. Value listed in the staff report: $33,894.78. Approved 5–0.
- Item 31: Authorization for Emergency Services to submit a full grant proposal to the Sierra Nevada Conservancy Wildfire and Forest Resilience grant program for the Lily Gap Vegetative Maintenance Unit 1 project; accept and execute award if made; and execute project documents — Motion moved and seconded; approved 5–0. Project scope described in the staff report: maintenance of an existing 157‑acre shaded fuel break northeast of West Point; county would serve as fiscal agent and capture the de minimis rate for administrative revenue.
- Item 32: Human Resources resolution to retitle senior engineer to engineering manager, update the job description and increase salary — Motion moved and seconded; approved 5–0. Staff said repeated failed recruitments motivated the change; the position manages the public works CIP and a contract consultant is covering duties until a permanent hire is made.
Procedural notes
Where recorded in the meeting, motions were moved and seconded from the dais and votes were recorded as unanimous (5–0). In several consent and routine votes the clerk called the roll and the board adopted items without discussion. The board also removed two consent items (12 and 27) from the consent calendar for separate action prior to voting.
