LAKEPORT, Calif. – This week the Board of Supervisors will consider whether Lake County should secede from the state of California and join the movement to form Jefferson, a new state.
The board will meet beginning at 9 a.m. Tuesday, April 1, in the board chambers on the first floor of the Lake County Courthouse, 255 N. Forbes St., Lakeport. TV8 will broadcast the meeting live.
In a discussion timed for 9:15 a.m., the board will consider a request from Kelseyville residents Truman and Sheryl Bernal of the Lake County Jefferson Declaration Committee to approve a declaration and petition to the California State Legislature for the withdrawal of Lake County from the state of California and to form the state of Jefferson.
Lake's Board of Supervisors is the latest county government body to be asked to join the state of Jefferson movement, the proposed boundaries of which include Butte, Colusa, Del Norte, El Dorado, Glenn, Humboldt, Lake, Lassen, Mendocino, Modoc, Nevada, Placer, Plumas, Shasta, Sierra, Siskiyou, Sutter, Tehama, Trinity and Yuba in California, with several Southern Oregon counties also part of the proposed 51st state.
Beginning last September, Siskiyou and Modoc counties' boards of supervisors voted to adopt a declaration and petition to the California State Legislature to withdraw from California to form the state of Jefferson. The Glenn County Board of Supervisors followed suit in January. Tehama County is putting the decision up to voters this June.
Movement organizers say there are committees in support of the movement that either have formed or are forming in the remaining counties.
The full agenda follows.
TIMED ITEMS
9 a.m., A-1 to A-4: Approval of consent agenda, which includes items that are expected to be routine and noncontroversial, and will be acted upon by the board at one time without discussion; presentation of animals available for adoption at Lake County Animal Care and Control; consideration of items not appearing on the posted agenda, and contract change orders for current construction projects.
9:05 a.m.: Citizen's input. Any person may speak for three minutes about any subject of concern, provided that it is within the jurisdiction of the Board of Supervisors and is not already on the agenda. Prior to this time, speakers must fill out a slip giving name, address and subject (available in the clerk of the board’s office, first floor, courthouse).
9:10 a.m., A-5: (a) Presentation of proclamation designating the month of April 2014 as Sexual Assault Awareness Month; (b) presentation of proclamation designating the month of April 2014 as Alcohol Awareness Month; and (c) presentation of proclamation designating the month of April 2014 as California Safe Digging Month.
9:15 a.m., A-6: Consideration of request to approve a Declaration and Petition to the California State Legislature for the withdrawal of Lake County from the State of California and to form the State of Jefferson.
10:15 a.m., A-7: Consideration of proposed resolution establishing policies and procedures in accordance with SB 1087.
NONTIMED ITEMS
A-8: Supervisors’ weekly calendar, travel and reports.
A-9: Consideration of appointments to the Library Advisory Board.
CLOSED SESSION
A-10: 1. Conference with labor negotiator: (a) county negotiators: A. Grant, L. Guintivano, S. Harry, M. Perry, A. Flora and C. Shaver; and (b) employee organizations Deputy District Attorney's Association, Lake County Deputy Sheriff's Association, Lake County Correctional Officers Association and Lake County Safety Employees Association.
A-10: 2. Conference with legal counsel: Existing litigation pursuant to Gov. Code Sec. 54956.9(d)(1): Sheffer, et al. v. County of Lake, et al.
A-10: 3. Conference with legal counsel: Existing litigation pursuant to Gov. Code Sec. 54956.9(d)(1): Fowler and Ford v. County of Lake.
CONSENT AGENDA
C-1: Approve minutes of the Board of Supervisors meetings held on March 25, 2014.
C-2: (a) Adopt proclamation designating the month of April 2014 as Sexual Assault Awareness Month; (b) adopt proclamation designating the month of April 2014 as Alcohol Awareness Month and (c) adopt proclamation designating the month of April 2014 as California Safe Digging Month.
C-3: Approve amendment number one to the memorandum of understanding between the county of Lake and the Lake County Deputy District Attorney’s Association (DDAA), Unit 8, and authorize the chair to sign.
C-4: Approve third amendment between the county of Lake and Kappe+Du Architects to provide additional engineering services to the Castle Elevator Project, maximum amount $1,250, and authorize the chair to sign.
C-5: Approve appointment of Maria Valadez as interim registrar of voters at salary grade B29, Step 2, effective March 18, 2014.
C-6: Approve letter of support for AB 2402: Noxious weed abatement, and authorize the chair to sign.
C-7: Approve first amendment to the agreement between the county of Lake and North Valley Behavioral Health LLC California for FY 2013-14 acute psychiatric hospital services, an increase of $75,000, and authorize the chair to sign.
C-8: Approve first amendment to the agreement between the county of Lake and Bayfront Youth and Family Services for FY 2013-14 specialty mental health services, an increase of $30,000, and authorize the chair to sign.
C-9: Approve job description for extra help pool maintenance worker and establish the salary at grade A12.
C-10: Approve plans and specifications for the Soda Bay Road at Cole Creek Bridge Replacement Project near Kelseyville, and authorize the Public Works director/assistant purchasing agent to advertise for bids.
C-11: Approve plans and specifications for the Hilderbrand Drive at Saint Helena Creek Bridge Replacement Project near Middletown, and authorize the Public Works director/assistant purchasing agent to advertise for bids.
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