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Votes at a glance: Monterey County Board approves ceremonial resolutions, personnel step increase and routine appointments
Summary
At the June 10 meeting the Board of Supervisors approved multiple consent and appointment items, including ceremonial resolutions, a personnel step 5 hire for an assistant auditor‑controller position and routine appointments; readout from closed session reported no reportable action.
The Monterey County Board of Supervisors recorded several unanimous or roll‑call approvals during its meeting on June 10, including ceremonial resolutions, a personnel authorization to hire an assistant auditor‑controller at step 5 of the salary schedule, and multiple board appointments.
Key outcomes
- Ceremonial resolutions: The board approved ceremonial resolutions honoring the historical victory to ban the short‑handled hoe El Cortito, Luis Valdez and Los Tigres del Norte, and recognized California Rural Legal Assistance champions. The motion carried on roll call with all five supervisors recorded as "aye." (Transcript recorded a unanimous roll call.)
- Personnel authorization (Item 50): The board approved an exception to hire an assistant auditor‑controller at step 5 of the county salary schedule, a higher starting step than the typical step 1–4 range. County staff explained the candidate is relocating from Fresno County and requested the step increase to reflect comparable pay and higher Monterey County cost of living. The CAO and County Auditor‑Controller Rupa Shah described the request as consistent with prior practice allowing 5%–10% increases for external hires; supervisors approved the measure by roll call with all votes recorded as "aye."
- Appointments (Items 5–15): Board appointments listed on the agenda were approved by motion and roll call; no items were removed from the appointment list for separate public comment.
- Pajaro County Sanitation District consent item: The district's single consent item was approved with a roll call recorded as unanimous.
- Closed session: The board reported no reportable action from closed session.
Votes and vote records: The meeting transcript identifies supervisors on the record as voting "aye" for the recorded motions; roll calls noted Supervisor Alejo, Supervisor Church, Supervisor Root Askew, Supervisor Daniels and Chair Supervisor Lopez all voted in favor of the listed actions.
Ending: Several items were approved on consent or by roll call during the meeting; items pulled for separate vote (for example, the personnel step 5 authorization) received discussion from staff and were approved. Any budgetary or implementation follow up will be managed by the relevant county departments as described at the meeting.
