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Board directs staff to shorten agenda posting timeline to improve public notice; CAO to return with rule changes
Summary
After debate the board directed staff to extend the public posting lead time for agendas to a Monday publication (effectively 8 days before meetings) and asked CAO to return in September with formal rule changes and an implementation plan.
The Board of Supervisors directed county staff to move the board agenda publication earlier in the week to provide more public notice and to return in September with the policy and procedural changes necessary to implement the change.
Staff had analyzed options ranging from a 30‑day public “in‑print” window (similar to state legislative bill practices) down to a 14‑day option and presented comparisons with other California counties and cities. The chief administrative officer’s office explained that many county and operational items are time sensitive and require internal review processes…
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