Board Appoints Greg Sessions as Auditor‑Controller; Adopts Formulas for Future Salary Adjustments

The Calaveras County Board of Supervisors on Nov. 25 appointed Greg Sessions to serve the remainder of the auditor‑controller term and adopted two Human Resources measures to set automatic formulas for future compensation adjustments.

Miss Hawkins of Human Resources told the board that Kathy Gomes retired Nov. 14 and that Assistant Auditor‑Controller Greg Sessions had served in the interim; the board accepted staff recommendations and approved his appointment by a 5‑0 vote. Sessions thanked staff and community partners and emphasized continuity: "We have had no interruption of payments or services in the transition," he said during his remarks.

On separate but related items, HR presented an ordinance (first reading) establishing a formula for annual Board of Supervisors salary adjustments that weights 40% of the change to the Consumer Price Index, 40% to peer‑county salaries and 20% to superior court judge increases, with a 3.5% annual cap. The board introduced and waived first reading by unanimous vote.

The board also adopted a resolution applying a comparable automatic framework for other elected officials (assessor, auditor‑controller, county clerk/recorder, district attorney, sheriff and treasurer/tax collector), aiming to keep salaries near a market median and allowing suspension in severe economic downturns.

Supervisors said the packaged approach reduces repeated politically difficult votes on salaries and keeps compensation data‑driven. The measures now move into the county’s ordinance publication process and annual budget cycle.