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Board approves consent items and three salary‑related ordinances; withdraws opposition to SB 16
Summary
Alameda County supervisors approved the consent calendar (with the withdrawal of opposition to SB 16), passed three salary‑ordinance items and adopted MOUs and administrative code amendments; roll‑call votes were unanimous among present supervisors (Marquez, Tam, Halbert) with Miley and Fortunato Bass excused.
Alameda County’s Board of Supervisors approved the consent calendar and adopted multiple salary‑related ordinances during its April 29 meeting, and staff said the board would withdraw its prior opposition to a pending state bill.
County Counsel told the board that item 53C — tied to legislation in the Powell Committee (SB 16) — should be withdrawn because the bill had been amended to remove a requirement that counties provide at least 50% of funding for city‑operated homeless projects. The county recommended withdrawing opposition rather than changing to a support stance.
Supervisor Tam moved the amended consent calendar and it passed on a roll‑call vote with Supervisors Marquez and Tam voting Aye and President Halbert Aye; Supervisors Miley and Fortunato Bass were excused.
The board then proceeded with second readings and adoption of three ordinances (items 25–27) updating the 2024–2025 County Salary Ordinance, approving memoranda of understanding with management employees (Unit 29), and adopting administrative code changes. For item 26 the county administrator read specific biweekly salary adjustments into the record before the board voted to waive full second reading and adopt the ordinance.
Roll‑call votes on the ordinances recorded Aye votes from Supervisors Marquez and Tam and President Halbert; the two other supervisors were excused. County staff said the MOUs and salary amendments reflect collective bargaining and administrative updates necessary for the current fiscal year.
There were no recorded dissents in the meeting’s votes on these items; the board noted several items requiring four affirmative votes were being continued to a later date.
