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Board approves consent calendar and multiple routine items including salary schedule and budget transfers
Summary
The Del Norte County Board unanimously approved the consent calendar, a resolution honoring a retiring county employee, a master salary schedule, budget transfers for flood control and a sheriff vehicle replacement, and related administrative items; motions and roll-call votes were recorded for each item.
At its February 2026 regular meeting the Del Norte County Board of Supervisors approved a suite of routine and budget items by unanimous vote. Key outcomes recorded in roll-call votes include:
• Consent calendar: Supervisor Starkey moved approval, seconded by Supervisor Short; the board approved the consent calendar by unanimous vote.
• Item 19 — Resolution honoring David Thompson for 20 years of county service: Motion moved and seconded; board approved and adopted the resolution.
• Item 20 — Tsunami signage kiosks: Board approved using county general funds not to exceed $2,000 for permits and installation and authorized the CAO to sign permit applications.
• Item 21 — Salary step placement: Approved salary step placement at step 3 for a newly hired senior account clerk effective 02/13/2026.
• Item 23 — Administrative Manual amendment (Rule 31): Approved adding Rule 31 to clarify board participation and travel authorization for recognized state and federal advocacy organizations.
• Item 24 — Board appointees: Approved amended list to add two designated representatives and an alternate for the National Association of Counties.
• Item 25 — 700 master salary schedule: Adopted a new master salary schedule effective 02/09/2026 implementing biweekly compensation and a chair differential per referenced ordinance.
• Budget transfers (Items 26–28): Approved transfers totaling $131,442 across flood control and sheriff budgets ($20,000; $50,000; $61,442) and authorized a replacement patrol unit under an insurance claim.
• Item 29 — Additional funds for non‑maintained public access road (Saxton’s): Approved an additional $1,922.11 to cover final repair costs to a public-access ramp used for sheriff rescue launches.
All recorded votes for these items were unanimous with five supervisors voting yes. No controversial ordinance readings or denials were recorded during the meeting.
Why this matters: The votes finalize routine administrative and personnel decisions that affect county staffing, budget allocations, and public-safety infrastructure.
