14:45 → 15:26(41s)
Chair opened the Jan. 2 meeting, gave ground rules for public comment (name and address for the record, phones silent), and called the meeting to order; asked Juan to lead pledge.
Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors met Jan. 2, 2026. The meeting featured an extended public-comment period focused on concerns about antimony and other metals near the proposed Hermosa mine, a technical briefing from South 32 about its Hermosa water-treatment plant and sampling/reporting, the launch of a Government 101 series with IT and Finance presentations, several routine departmental reports, and board approval of multiple grants, agreements and purchases including a pre-disaster mitigation grant for the Ephraim Canyon flood project.
