Tulare County adds full‑time board representative slot and reports two new board office hires

The Tulare County Board of Supervisors on June 2 approved a personnel resolution to add a full‑time board representative position to support expanded public information, media coordination and constituent services.

Chief of Staff Israel Sutello presented the proposal, saying the board’s public‑information and constituent workload has grown and “it has become necessary for an existing board representative to dedicate full‑time attention to these duties.” He gave the proposed annual salary range as $62,113 to $92,265.

Supervisor Eddie Valero moved to approve the resolution and Supervisor Dennis Townson seconded. The motion passed unanimously, the clerk announced.

The board later reported out of closed session that it took several personnel actions. The board voted to hire Rachel Clement to a board representative position effective May 31; the report indicated the motion to appoint was made by Supervisor Larry McCari and seconded by Supervisor Dennis Townson and that the vote, as reported, was 4–0 with Supervisor Valero absent. The board also reported a separate personnel appointment of Elizabeth Gutierrez as a board representative effective June 15; that hiring motion was reported as passed in open session.

No additional details about job descriptions or hire terms beyond the stated salary range were released at the meeting. The personnel resolution passed as a regular‑agenda item; the subsequent hiring actions were reported from closed session as required by law.

What happens next: The new position will be added to the fiscal‑year position allocation effective June 14, and the board indicated the office will move forward with onboarding and public‑information duties tied to the newly allocated role.