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Tulare County board proclaims May observances, appoints cemetery trustees and introduces sewer-district procurement ordinance; directs legal defense in closed‑s
Summary
The Tulare County Board of Supervisors recognized May as CalFresh Awareness, Mental Health Matters and Building Safety months, appointed trustees to the Tulare Cemetery District (items 7 and 8), introduced an ordinance for the Terrebella Sewer Maintenance District procurement process and directed counsel to defend a pending lawsuit. Multiple votes recorded 3-0 with two supervisors absent.
The Tulare County Board of Supervisors used its May 5 meeting to adopt several proclamations, approve local trustee appointments and introduce an ordinance authorizing procurement under the Uniform Public Construction Cost Accounting Act for the Terrebella Sewer Maintenance District.
CalFresh Awareness Month: Anita Suarez, a division manager (self-identified), briefed the board on CalFresh outreach and year-round assistance programs, including farmers‑market matching and summer food supports; the board then presented and signed a proclamation recognizing May 2026 as CalFresh Awareness Month in Tulare County. The proclamation reading referenced that “approximately 141,298 individuals” are served locally by CalFresh benefits, per the text the board read into the record.
Mental Health Matters Month: Deputy Director Casey Ennis of…
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