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Board directs staff to pilot earlier public-comment blocks and clarify agenda/consent procedures
Summary
Following a good-governance discussion, supervisors directed staff to implement several procedural changes in 2026: replace the formal 'adopt agenda' vote with a CAO announcement of minor changes, pilot morning public-comment blocks (consent/closed-session comments and non‑hearing agenda-item comments) while keeping open forum at 1 p.m., and bring back a revised legislative/proclamation policy.
After a long governance workshop discussion on Nov. 18, the El Dorado County Board of Supervisors directed county staff to implement several procedural changes aimed at improving transparency and predictability for the public.
Grant Weber (CAO office) summarized the list of potential adjustments raised at the good-governance workshop. County Counsel David Livingston noted the board had already changed practice earlier in the year to split the agenda-adoption and consent actions, and said…
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