Board directs county counsel to draft CAO→CEO code changes, seeks minimum bachelor’s requirement; organizational chart revisions ordered

Oct 28, 2025

After a staff report on Chapter 3.01 of the county code, the board voted 5–0 to direct county counsel to prepare an amendment transitioning the county administrative officer role toward a county executive officer and to add a minimum bachelor’s degree in public/business administration (master’s preferred). The board also approved returning a red‑d

The full story

The Board of Supervisors voted unanimously on Oct. 28 to ask county counsel to draft an amendment to San Benito County Code, Chapter 3.01, to transition the county administrative officer (CAO) role toward a county executive officer (CEO) management model and to clarify duties and educational standards for the position.

Free newsletter

Sign up to keep reading.

Your free newsletter brings you what your city council, county, and school board discussed and decided.

or
Already have an account? Sign in