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Board approves a slate of administrative, HR and budget items including sick leave policy and beehive registration waiver
Summary
Supervisors approved updates to county HR code and administrative manual, adopted a new sick leave policy to align with California law, waived a $10 hive registration fee for hobbyist beekeepers, accepted a donated vehicle for search and rescue, and adopted budget transfers for sheriff radio repairs and OES vehicle purchases.
The Del Norte County Board of Supervisors approved multiple administrative and budget items during the meeting, several of them described as compliance or operational matters.
Human resources and policy updates: The board adopted ordinance updates to Title 2 of the County Code related to Human Resources and Risk Management and approved corresponding changes to the county administrative manual. The board also adopted a new sick leave policy for unrepresented employees to bring county policy into compliance with California's Healthy Workplaces, Healthy Families Act.
Beekeepers fee waiver: The agriculture commissioner explained a new state mandate making hive registration mandatory with a $10 state fee. The county agreed to waive local registration burden for hobbyist beekeepers because the fee would go to the state and the county would not receive those funds; the commissioner noted the change is an unfunded state mandate that may increase local workload.
Donations and budget transfers: The board accepted a vehicle donation to the sheriff's search-and-rescue fleet and approved four budget transfers including Measure R funds for a sheriff radio base and antenna repair, and an $80,150 purchase of an OES SUV (with an $18,795 county match).
Outcome: All items were approved by unanimous vote with brief public comment limited to questions about applicability to special districts and transparency.
