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Votes at a glance: Alpine County Board approves routine consent items, proclamations, permits and rate updates
Summary
At its June meeting the board carried multiple unanimous actions including the consent agenda, a 250th anniversary proclamation, a special-use permit for Terrapin Pines Disc Golf Course, tax discharge authority, an auditor powers resolution, CalWaste and Douglas Disposal rate adjustments, and adoption of the preliminary budget.
The Alpine County Board of Supervisors recorded a series of unanimous votes on routine and time‑sensitive items during its regular meeting.
Key approvals (all recorded as unanimous in the meeting transcript):
- Consent agenda: Board approved the consent agenda after staff confirmed outstanding certificates of insurance for several contracts would be provided prior to final signature.
- Resolution proclaiming the 250th anniversary of the United States: JT Shevall read the resolution and the board approved it, including a chair-recommended whereas that acknowledged the nation has not always lived up to its ideals.
- Special-use permit (7.1): Approved a permit with the U.S. Forest Service to construct and operate the Terrapin Pines Disc Golf Course and Charity Valley Trailhead Improvements and authorized the CEO to sign; NEPA decision and county-led CEQA remain to be completed.
- Discharge of accountability (8.6): Approved a finance measure discharging unpaid unsecured property taxes under Revenue & Taxation Code sections cited in staff summary; staff said taxpayers remain liable even after discharge and that discharge conforms to statutory requirements.
- Auditor powers resolution (8.7): Adopted a resolution granting the county auditor authority to establish/abolish funds, make transfers and discharge accountability as allowed by government code, with required concurrence from the CEO.
- CalWaste (6.1): Approved a contractually required annual 3.69% rate adjustment for Bear Valley solid-waste collection effective July 1, 2026; CalWaste representatives noted recycling reimbursements and franchise-fee contributions to the county.
- Douglas Disposal (6.2): Approved a July 1, 2026 rate update tied to Bureau of Labor Statistics indices (3.70–3.92%) under the Carson Valley franchise agreement.
- Preliminary budget (8.8): Adopted the preliminary FY 2026-27 budget and directed staff to return with updates ahead of Sept. 1 public hearings.
Where the transcript recorded only unanimous voice votes, specific individual vote tallies were not provided. For motions where a mover and a second were stated, we recorded the mover/second as named in the meeting record; exact roll-call counts were not read into the record.
