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Nevada County board elects Lisa Swartout chair, adopts 2026 legislative platform and OKs optional business‑license pilot
Summary
At its Jan. 13 meeting the Nevada County Board of Supervisors elected Lisa Swartout as chair, adopted a 2026 legislative platform that prioritizes protection of core services and wildfire resilience, and approved a voluntary three‑year business‑license pilot for unincorporated businesses.
Lisa Swartout was elected chair of the Nevada County Board of Supervisors on Jan. 13, 2026, and the board moved quickly to adopt its annual legislative platform and to authorize an optional three‑year pilot business‑license program for unincorporated businesses.
Swartout, sworn in after a unanimous roll‑call vote, told supervisors she planned to make 2026 the "Year of the Small Business," saying the county should be a partner to entrepreneurs and small employers. "Small businesses are the backbone of our local community," she said in remarks to the board.
The board then heard a presentation on the county’s legislative platform and endorsed it by unanimous vote. Staff described the document as a policy roadmap and consent agenda for advocacy in Sacramento; this year’s platform contains 224…
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