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Votes at a glance: key actions taken by the Siskiyou County Board on Nov. 18, 2025
Summary
The board approved a mental‑health contract addendum and funding for a Yreka guest home, adopted a proclamation recognizing clerk week, and voted on an appointment for the Area Agency on Aging position (appointment did not carry).
The Board of Supervisors recorded the following formal actions during its Nov. 18 meeting:
- Appointment (Consent item C): Motion to appoint Joan Smith Freeman to the PSA/Area Agency on Aging executive board and remove Marie Ingram as bank signer. Roll‑call votes recorded: Supervisor Venezuela — yes; Supervisor Hout — no; Supervisor Harris — stated he could not support the appointment; Supervisor Kopsett — no; Supervisor Ocren — aye. Tally: 2 yes, 3 no. Outcome: failed (motion did not pass).
- Contract addendum (Consent item G): Board approved a $150,000 addendum to a multi‑year MHSA contract (staff said this is the last year of MHSA funding). Roll‑call votes recorded: Supervisor Venezuela — yes; Supervisor Helt — aye; Supervisor Harris — aye; Supervisor Cobstead — no; Supervisor Overen — aye. Tally: 4 yes, 1 no. Outcome: approved.
- Operating subsidy and rehab funding (Item I): Board approved operating subsidies and rehab funding for a Yreka guest home serving low‑income elderly residents; staff will attach a declaration of restrictions and may record a deed of trust to secure county investment. Roll‑call recorded votes: Supervisor Venezuela — yes; Supervisor Howe — aye; Supervisor Harris — aye; Supervisor Coppseff — aye; Supervisor Oak — aye. Tally: 5 yes, 0 no. Outcome: approved.
- Proclamation recognizing California Clerk of the Board of Supervisors Week (Item F): Board adopted the proclamation. Recorded votes include at least three supervisors voting aye during roll call; staff announced the proclamation was passed and adopted on 11/18/2025.
All outcomes and vote tallies above are taken from the board’s roll‑call and voice votes recorded in the meeting transcript; some speaker name spellings vary in the transcript record and are reproduced as spoken.
