TO: Board of Supervisors
FROM: David Morrison, Interim County Executive Officer
REPORT BY: Becky Craig, Assistant County Executive Officer
SUBJECT: Remote Teleconference Meetings for Board of Supervisors and County Boards and Commissions
RECOMMENDATION
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Interim County Executive Officer requests adoption of a Resolution making findings in accordance with Assembly Bill (AB) 361 and Government Code Section 54953, for Board of Supervisors and County boards and commissions (including committees) to hold remote teleconference meetings due to the threat of COVID-19.
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Board of Supervisors has been meeting in person, but the recent increase in COVID-19 cases in Napa County is increasing the risk of transmission at Board meetings. The ability for one or more Supervisors to attend meetings from remote locations pursuant to AB 361 will help ensure the Board has a quorum necessary to conduct business, especially in light of federal and state quarantine and isolation guidelines. County boards and commissions (including committees) have been conducting meetings via teleconference, at first pursuant to executive orders issued by the Governor and currently pursuant to AB 361, to help reduce the spread of COVID-19. This action makes the necessary findings under AB 361 for the Board of Supervisors to meet remotely via teleconference, and for County boards and commissions to continue to meet remotely, in lieu of each board and commission making these determinations separately.
FISCAL & STRATEGIC PLAN IMPACT
Is there a Fiscal Impact?
No
County Strategic Plan pillar addressed:
Effective and Open Government
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT
ENVIRONMENTAL DETERMINATION: The proposed action is not a project as defined by 14 California Code of Regulations 15378 (State CEQA Guidelines) and therefore CEQA is not applicable.
BACKGROUND AND DISCUSSION
Due to health and safety risks of the COVID-19 pandemic, meetings of County boards and commissions (including committees) wer...
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