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Chris Lopez elected board chair; supervisors agree to publicized rotation for external appointments and create Measure AA oversight ad hoc
Summary
At its Jan. 7 meeting Monterey County supervisors elected Supervisor Chris Lopez as chair and created a public process for non-county entity appointments. The board also directed staff to return with recommended appointments at the next meeting, approved a consent calendar with several grants and contracts, and requested an ad hoc committee to de
The Monterey County Board of Supervisors on Jan. 7 elected Supervisor Chris Lopez to serve as board chair and approved a pilot process to publicly document supervisors’ interest in external appointments to joint powers and other non-county entities.
Nominations and vote: The board moved and seconded a motion to make Chris Lopez chair and to appoint a vice chair; the motion carried. After the vote the board confirmed that it will use a two-step public process this year: supervisors will record their appointment preferences to non-county entities and the chair will present recommended appointments for board approval at the following meeting.
Why it matters: Historically the county’s appointment process was managed through the CAO’s office and then relayed to the chair. The board’s pilot seeks to increase transparency by having…
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