LAKE COUNTY, Calif. — The Board of Supervisors will hold a special meeting this week with its department heads and administrative staff in which they are expected to discuss a proposal for a major change in the county administration’s leadership model.

The‌ ‌board will meet from ‌9‌ ‌a.m. to 3 p.m. Friday, March 21, at Robinson Rancheria, 1545 Highway 20 in Nice.

The meeting is open to the public.

However, unlike most board meetings, this special meeting and training workshop will not be recorded, televised or live-streamed, and will be in-person only.

The public can submit comments here.

Beginning at 9:15 a.m., the board and staff will discuss “organization effectiveness,” including next steps regarding the executive leadership model.

That discussion is expected to include a proposal to change the county leadership from a county administrative officer to a chief executive officer model.

Such an action could move overall responsibility for overseeing department heads from the board to that CEO, which would be a major shift in management and operations for the county.

The board and staff also are scheduled to discuss future focused governance and best practices, priority setting for the Vision 2028 review, as well review and discuss a procedure, protocol and rules manual.

The full agenda follows.

9 a.m.: Workshop Call to Order
Pledge of Allegiance
Introductions and Comments by Chair Crandell

9:15 a.m.: Organizational Effectiveness
Executive Leadership Model/ Next Steps
Future Focused Governance/ Best Practices
Priority Setting/ Vision 2028 Review

12 p.m.: Lunch

12:30 p.m.: Priority Setting/ Vision 2028 Review (Continued)
Procedure, Protocol & Rules Manual - Review and Discussion (time permitting)
Wrap-Up/ Next Steps

3 p.m.: Adjournment

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