- Elizabeth Larson
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Supervisors to discuss treasurer-tax collector resignation, changes to deputy registrar of voters job classification
The board will meet beginning at 9 a.m. Tuesday, Aug. 6, in the board chambers on the first floor of the Lake County Courthouse, 255 N. Forbes St., Lakeport.
The meeting can be watched live on Channel 8 and online. Accompanying board documents, the agenda and archived board meeting videos also are available at that link.
In an item timed for 9:30 a.m., Supervisors Bruno Sabatier and Moke Simon and County Administrative Officer Carol Huchingson will take to the board a report from an ad hoc committee tasked to work with Treasurer-Tax Collector Barbara Ringen, who has submitted her resignation, with the board to discuss options relating to consolidating the treasurer-tax collector’s office with the auditor-controller-county clerk’s office.
Sabatier and Simon, who were appointed to the ad hoc committee, along with Huchingson, said that during the course of its meetings, Ringen advised them of her intention to retire as of Jan. 10, 2020.
“The committee, therefore, recommends the Board take action to accept the resignation of the Treasurer-Tax Collector, discuss strategies for filling the Treasurer-Tax Collector position for the remainder of the term pursuant to Government Code Section 25304, and provide related direction to staff,” their report explained.
Last month, the governor signed AB 632, written by Assemblywoman Cecilia Aguiar-Curry at the board’s request. That bill allows Lake County to consolidate the treasurer-tax collector’s office with that of the auditor-controller-county clerk’s office, now headed by another elected official, Cathy Saderlund.
Sabatier and Simon are asking for the board to discuss the options for what actions to take now that the legislation has been approved.
Also on Tuesday, in an untimed item, new Registrar of Voters Catherine McMullen will ask the board to consider an amendment to the deputy registrar of voters job class specification.
McMullen, who joined the county in late June, said in her report, “My focus in the first few weeks has been understanding County of Lake and California elections practices and building a strong and complete ROV [Registrar of Voters] team. After reviewing the job descriptions within the Department there are changes that should be made before reopening the Deputy ROV recruitment.”
She said the county’s Classification, Compensation, Recruitment and Retention Committee has reviewed and supports her proposed changes.
McMullen said the prior recruitment for the job “did not yield a sufficient candidate pool and changes are needed now, before another recruitment is opened and before the results of that study will be available.”
She’s asking for several changes, including amending the previous work experience to include elections or administrative support functions that are comparable to that of an Elections Assistant I/II or Office Assistant III, changing the minimum required previous work experience from five years to three years with at least two years equivalent to that of Elections Assistant II or Office Assistant III and lowering the physical requirement to lift and move objects weighing up to 25 pounds, down from 75 pounds.
Additionally, she’s asking that the board approve adding the preference for a bachelor’s degree in public administration, business administration or a closely related field.
Last year, Huchingson had unsuccessfully proposed the board consider making a bachelor’s degree a requirement for the registrar of voters job, as Lake County News has reported.
McMullen said the deputy registrar of voters class has been more limiting than the registrar of voters class “in that it has no equivalency guidelines allowing substitution of similarly complex work experience outside of elections administration.”
She added, “The proposed changes should increase the pool of qualified and potential applicants for a critical position in my department. The changes broaden the scope of desired work experience so that potential applicants may be considered who have the diverse skills and strengths that match the current needs of the Department. The proposed updates to the Deputy ROV class specification will greatly assist in forming a strong ROV team now, and moving into the future.”
The full agenda follows.
CONSENT AGENDA
5.1: Adopt resolution in support of the California Public Utilities Commission's Disaster-Only 2-1-1 Service Dialing Implementation, with 2-1-1 Ventura County.
5.2: (a) Waive the formal bidding process, pursuant to Lake County Code Section 38.2, as it is not in the public interest due to the unique nature of goods or services; and (b) approve the agreement between the county of Lake and Restpadd Inc. for acute inpatient psychiatric hospital services and professional services associated with acute inpatient hospitalizations for Fiscal Year 2019-20 in the amount of $200,000 and authorize the board chair to sign the agreement.
5.3: (a) Waive the formal bidding process, pursuant to Lake County Code Section 38.2, as it is not in the public interest due to the unique nature of goods or services; and (b) approve the agreement between the county of Lake and Willow Glen Care Center for adult residential support services and specialty mental health services for Fiscal Year 2019-20 for a contract maximum of $50,000 and authorize the board chair to sign the agreement.
5.4: (a) Waive the formal bidding process, pursuant to Lake County Code Section 38.2, as it is not in the public interest due to the unique nature of goods or services; and (b) approve the agreement between the county of Lake and North Valley Behavioral Health LLC. for Fiscal Year 2019-20 for a contract maximum of $150,000 and authorize the board chair to sign the agreement.
5.5: (a) Waive the formal bidding process, pursuant to Lake County Code Section 38.2, as it is not in the public interest due to the unique nature of goods or services; and (b) approve the agreement between the county of Lake and Crisis Support Services of Alameda County for crisis support services for Fiscal Year 2019-20 for a contract maximum of $31,296 and authorize the board chair to sign the agreement.
5.6: Adopt a resolution to accept the county noncompetitive allocation award under The No Place Like Home Program received from the California Department of Housing and Community Development.
5.7: Adopt proclamation designating the month of August 2019 as Child Support Awareness Month in Lake County.
5.8: Adopt resolution authorizing the 2019-20 Grant Project-Lake County Victim-Witness Assistance Program and authorize the chair to sign the certification and assurance of compliance.
5.9: Adopt resolution authorizing access to state, local and federal criminal history information by the county of Lake.
5.10: Sitting as Lake County Watershed Protection District Board of Directors, adopt resolution to form the Big Valley Groundwater Sustainability Agency.
5.11: Approve the building and rooftop space license agreement between the county of Lake and Cellco Partnership, d/b/a Verizon Wireless; and authorize the chair to sign.
5.12: (a) Waive the formal bidding process, pursuant to Lake County Code Section 38.2, as it is not in the public interest due to the unique nature of goods or services; (b) approve equipment repair and service contract between the county of Lake and Peterson Tractor Co. for a total not to exceed $225,000 for FY 19/20 and authorize the chair to sign.
5.13: Adopt a resolution authorizing submittal of an application, acceptance of an allocation of funds and execution of a grant agreement with the California Department of Transportation, for an Airport Improvement Program Matching Grant.
5.14: Approve agreement between the county of Lake and SHN Engineers & Geologists Inc. for material testing services for the three SB1 rehabilitation projects in Lake County in an amount not to exceed $29,741.20 and authorize the chair to execute the agreement.
TIMED ITEMS
6.2, 9:10 a.m.: Presentation of proclamation designating the month of August 2019 as Child Support Awareness Month in Lake County.
6.3, 9:15 a.m.: Consideration of Resolution No. 2019-10, of the board of directors of Northshore Fire Protection District, to enable the Lake County Registrar of Voters, to add a special fire tax measure to the Nov. 5, 2019, election.
6.4, 9:30 a.m.: (a) Consideration of report from ad hoc committee tasked to work with the Lake County Treasurer-Tax Collector; consideration of resignation from the treasurer-tax collector effective January 10, 2020, and (c) consideration of staff report on board options relative to the recent passage of AB 632.
UNTIMED ITEMS
7.2: Consideration of allowing cannabis use permit for outdoor cultivation licenses to follow Fire Code 4290 as “agricultural” activity.
7.3: Consideration of the following appointments: Scotts Valley Community Advisory Council.
7.4: Consideration of (a) Lake County Fish and Wildlife Advisory Committee’s recommendation for developing new premiums for the Lake County Fair Book in the amount of $360 annually; (b) Lake County Fish and Wildlife Advisory Committee’s recommendation to support Lake County Department of Water Resources to design, develop and distribute drainage signs in the amount of $9,234.
7.5: Consideration of (a) waiving the formal bidding process, pursuant to Lake County Code Section 38.2, as it is not in the public interest due to the unique nature of goods or services; and (b) approval of the agreement between the county of Lake and Crestwood Behavioral Health for adult residential support and specialty mental health services for Fiscal Year 2019-20 for a contract maximum of $800,000 and authorize the board chair to sign the agreement.
7.6: Consideration of amendment to the deputy registrar of voters class specification.
7.7: Consideration of the award of bid for the three SB1 rehabilitation improvement projects; Bid No. 19-10 to Granite Construction in the amount of $566,052.25 and authorize the chair to execute the notice of award and the agreement.
7.8: Consideration of the award of bid for the FEMA FMAG Culvert Replacement No. 1 and No. 2 Project, Bid No. 19-01, to Coleman Environmental Engineering Inc. in the amount of $649,497.50, and authorize the chair to sign the notice of award and execute the contract.
CLOSED SESSION
8.1: Public employee evaluations title: Special Districts Administrator Jan Coppinger, Public Services Director Lars Ewing.
8.2: Conference with legal counsel: Existing litigation pursuant to Gov. Code Sec. 54956.9 (d)(1) : Drake v. Kennedy, et al.
8.3: Conference with legal counsel: Significant exposure to Litigation pursuant to Gov. Code Sec. 54956.9( d)(2)(e)(3): California River Watch.
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