City Selection Committee approves appointments, reappoints two to San Joaquin Valley air advisory panel

The City Selection Committee in Madera County on Feb. 10, 2025 added an item to its agenda and approved a slate of appointments and reappointments, including naming Mayor Gallegos chair and Mayor Smith vice chair of the city selection committee.

Committee members approved adding the mayoral appointment to the agenda after it was noticed post-publication. The motion to add the item passed 2-0; the subsequent motion to appoint Mayor Gallegos as chair and Mayor Smith as vice chair also passed with the members present voting in favor.

The committee then approved the minutes from Feb. 10, 2025. Later, the body voted to appoint one primary member to the countywide oversight board for an indefinite term; the transcript records that "motions are of Mayor Kelly and Mayor Gallegos," and the motion passed unanimously.

On matters related to regional air quality oversight, the committee reappointed Jeff Trost as a primary member and Rody Zachariah as an alternate member to the San Joaquin Valley Unified Air Pollution District Citizens Advisory Committee. Both reappointments were recorded with terms ending Feb. 10, 2029 and passed unanimously.

There were no public comments during the 15-minute public comment period, and staff and supervisors had no reports. The committee adjourned at 4:07 p.m., with the next meeting announced for Feb. 8, 2027.

The actions taken were procedural appointments and reappointments; no controversial debate or contested nominations is recorded in the transcript.