LAKE COUNTY, Calif. — The Board of Supervisors this week will consider how to proceed with appointing a sheriff-coroner now that the current sheriff has announced his retirement.
The board will meet beginning at 9 a.m. Tuesday, Dec. 6, in the board chambers on the first floor of the Lake County Courthouse, 255 N. Forbes St., Lakeport.
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In an untimed item, the board will review and consider the process to appoint a permanent sheriff-coroner to serve until Jan. 2, 2025.
Sheriff Brian Martin announced in October that he planned to retire on Dec. 30.
A memo to the board from Martin and County Administrative Officer Susan Parker explains that California Government Code Section 24105 says that the highest-ranking officer may temporarily discharge the duties of sheriff-coroner, “until the vacancy is filled in the manner provided by law.”
Martin has identified Captain Christopher D. Chwialkowski as the highest ranking and senior deputy next in line of authority based on his promotion date to the rank of captain at the Sheriff’s Office as of April 2015.
“Captain Chwialkowski will temporarily discharge the duties of the office of Sheriff-Coroner beginning on December 31, 2022 and continue until the Board of Supervisors has interviewed candidates and formally appointed a permanent Sheriff-Coroner to serve until January 2, 2025,” the memo said.
Additionally, it’s being recommended to the supervisors that, in order to provide a smooth transition, they immediately notice the Lake County Sheriff-Coroner vacancy as a promotional opportunity, open for five days, and schedule public candidate interviews for the permanent sheriff-coroner, to serve through Jan. 2, 2025.
The Board of Supervisors will then conduct the interviews on Dec. 20.
In other business, at 10:30 a.m., the agriculture department will present the 2021 Lake County Annual Crop Report.
In another timed item, at 1 p.m., the board will get the Lake County Health Services bimonthly update.
The board also will consider adding Juneteenth as a county paid holiday.
The full agenda follows.
CONSENT AGENDA
5.1: Appoint Jenavive Herrington as interim auditor-controller/county clerk for the period from Dec. 14, 2022, to Jan. 2, 2023.
5.2: Appoint Patrick Sullivan as interim treasurer-tax collector for the period from Dec. 31, 2022, to Jan. 2, 2023.
5.3: Adopt resolution amending Resolution No. 2022-129 to provide a temporary loan from Non Departmental Revenue Fund 001 Budget Unit 1120 to CDBG PI Capital Projects Fund 936 Budget Unit 1796, to provide a temporary loan from Non Departmental Revenue Fund 001 Budget Unit 1120 to CDBG PI Business RLF Fund 091 Budget Unit 1891.
5.4: Adopt resolution amending Resolution No. 2022-118 adopting the Final Recommended Budget for Fiscal Year 2022-2023 to move revenues and appropriations associated with four CDBG grants for Small Business Loans from Fund 936 Budget Unit 1796 CDBG Capital Projects to Fund 091 Budget Unit 1891 CDBG PI Business RLF.
5.5: Approve Amendment No. 2 to the agreement between county of Lake and Hilltop Recovery Services for Substance Use Disorder ASAM Levels 1.0, 2.1, 3.1, intensive outpatient and outpatient drug free treatment services for fiscal year 2022-23 in the amount of $386,150.00 and authorize the board chair to sign.
5.6: Approve Board of Supervisors minutes for Nov. 8, 2022, and Nov. 15, 2022.
5.7: Appoint Health Programs Coordinator Kim Tangermann to serve on the Partnership Health Plan Board of Commissioners and represent Lake County for a period of four years.
5.8: Adopt resolution establishing an extra help English as a Second Language Program Coordinator for the Library Budget Unit 6011.
5.9: Authorize IT Director to issue a purchase order to SAITECH in the amount of $40,480 for 20 Cisco Catalyst 9200L switches.
5.10: Approve contract between county of Lake and Public Consulting Group Inc. for the California Outcome and Accountability Program in the amount of $249,360, for the term of Oct. 1, 2022, to July 31, 2027, and authorize the chair to sign.
5.11: Approve contract between county of Lake and Tennyson Center for Children for the Families Together Neighbors Program in the amount of $32,500 for the term of April 1, 2022, to June 30, 2025, and authorize the chair to sign.
5.12: Approve contract between county of Lake and North Coast Opportunities Inc. for stage one child care services, for the term of July 1, 2022, to June 30, 2025, in the amount of $90,000 per fiscal year, and authorize the chair to sign.
5.13: Approve contract between county of Lake and Mendocino Private Industry Council Inc. for the CalWORKs Expanded Subsidized Employment Program, in the amount of $240,000 for the term of Sept. 1, 2022, to June 30, 2025, and authorize the chair to sign.
TIMED ITEMS
6.3, 10:15 a.m.: Hearing on account and proposed assessment for 10849 E. Highway 20, Clearlake Oaks.
6.4, 10:30 a.m.: Presentation of the 2021 Lake County Annual Crop Report.
6.5, 11:30 a.m.: a) Presentation of the current status and next steps for the Big Valley Groundwater Sustainability Plan; and b) consideration and approval of resolution authorizing the board of directors of the Lake County Watershed Protection District acting as the Big Valley Groundwater Sustainability Agency to file a grant application for the implementation of the Big Valley Groundwater Sustainability Plan and authorize the chair of the board of directors to sign.
6.6, 1 p.m.: Lake County Health Services bimonthly update.
UNTIMED ITEMS
7.2: Review and consideration of adding Juneteenth as a county paid holiday.
7.3: Review and consider process to appoint permanent sheriff-coroner to serve until Jan. 2, 2025.
7.4: Consideration of the following Advisory Board Appointment: Geothermal Advisory Committee.
CLOSED SESSION
8.1: Public employee evaluation: Health Services Director Jonathan Portney.
8.2: Conference with legal counsel: Existing litigation pursuant to Gov. Code section 54956.9 (d)(1) — Citizens for Environmental Protection and Responsible Planning, et al. v. County of Lake, et al.
8.3: Conference with legal counsel: Existing litigation pursuant to Gov. Code section 54956.9 (d)(1) — Flesch v. County of Lake, et al.
8.4: Conference with legal counsel: Significant exposure to litigation pursuant to Gov. Code section 54956.9(d)(2), (e)(1) — One potential case.
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Supervisors to discuss process to appoint sheriff-coroner
- Elizabeth Larson