Sonoma County supervisors approve agenda, read civility pledge and move into closed session

The Sonoma County Board of Supervisors met Friday, May 15, approved its agenda by voice vote and then adjourned into a closed session, with the board’s report out deferred until Tuesday.

"I am calling this meeting to order for Friday, May 15," the chair said at the start of the public session. The chair also led the Pledge of Allegiance and read the board’s adopted rules of procedure and a civility commitment, urging respectful public comment and reminding attendees that discriminatory or harassing conduct would not be tolerated.

The clerk conducted roll call, during which Supervisors Rabbit and Coursey were recorded present; Supervisors Gore and Hopkins were noted as absent but expected to join for the closed session. The transcript shows a motion to approve the agenda followed by a voice vote; the chair announced that the motion passed. The record does not identify who moved or seconded the motion.

The chair opened public comment on closed-session items and said there were no members of the public present to speak. Board members then discussed the timing of the closed-session report out; one member requested the report out be continued because they were not yet set up. The board agreed to continue the report out to Tuesday.

The public portion of the meeting concluded when the board adjourned to closed session.

The board did not record any formal votes by individual member name in the public portion of the transcript, and no substantive policy discussions or decisions were recorded in the segments provided. The closed-session report out will be handled at the board’s next scheduled report-out opportunity.