It is an honor and privilege to be elected Chair of the Board. I have been working on changes to the rules of procedure and a code of ethics for the board. The desired outcome is that the board communicates clearly and respectfully with each other, staff, and the public and that processes and expectations are transparent to everyone.
We have eliminated abstentions from voting. Supervisors can recuse themselves from an issue if there is a conflict of interest but, other than that, there is no reason not to vote on an issue. Changes will also streamline the meeting process. The goal of meetings should be to make informed decisions based on the known information. This requires both board Supervisors and staff to clearly communicate questions/answers that arise from the agenda summaries. If research is needed, this should be done before the meeting so that all are prepared to share their knowledge.
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