Board Members Joe Neves, District 1, Vice-Chairman Richard Valle, District 2 Doug Verboon, District 3 Craig Pedersen, District 4, Chairman Richard Fagundes, District 5 Staff Edward Hill, County Administrative Officer Diane Freeman, Interim County Counsel Catherine Venturella, Clerk of the Board Board of Supervisors Regular Meeting Agenda Date: Tuesday, November 2, 2021 Time: 9:00 a.m. Place: Board of Supervisors Chambers, Kings County Government Center 1400 W. Lacey Boulevard, Hanford, California 93230 (559) 852-2362 FAX (559) 585-8047 website: https://www.countyofkings.com COUNTY OF KINGS PUBLIC MEETING PROTOCOL IN RESPONSE TO CORONAVIRUS COVID-19 California Governor Gavin Newsom signed into Law AB 361 on September 16, 2021, relating to the convening of public agency meetings via teleconference in light of the COVID-19 pandemic.  Under this authority, the Board of Supervisors will convene its public meetings via video and teleconference. Pursuant to AB 361, and as advised by local Health Officials, the Kings County Board of Supervisors, County staff and interested members of the public may attend the meeting in person. The meeting can also be attended telephonically or by the Internet by sending an email to bosquestions@co.kings.ca.us on the morning of the meeting for an automated email response with the WebEx meeting information. Members of the public attending via WebEx will have the opportunity to provide public comment during the meeting. Members of the public who wish to only observe the meeting virtually can do so via the worldwide web at: https://youtu.be/9N5jVWewhDQ or go to www.countyofkings.com and click on the “Join Meeting” link. Members of the public who wish to comment may submit written comments on any matter within the Board’s subject matter jurisdiction, regardless of whether it is on the agenda for the Board’s consideration or action, and those comments will become part of the administrative record of the meeting. Comments will not be read into the record, only the names of who have submitted comments will be read into the record. Written comments received by the Clerk of the Board of Supervisors no later than 8:30 a.m. on the morning of the noticed meeting will be included in the record, those comments received after 8:30 a.m. will become part of the record of the next meeting.  To submit written comments by email, please forward them to bosquestions@co.kings.ca.us or by U.S. Mail, please forward them to: Clerk of the Board of Supervisors, County of Kings, 1400 W. Lacey Blvd., Hanford, CA 93230. I. 9:00 AM CALL TO ORDER ROLL CALL – Clerk of the Board INVOCATION –Pastor – To Be Determined PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE II. UNSCHEDULED APPEARANCES Any person may directly address the Board at this time on any item on the agenda, or on any other items of interest to the public, that is within the subject matter jurisdiction of the Board. Two (2) minutes are allowed for each item. III. APPROVAL OF MINUTES A. Report out of Closed Session from the regular meeting for October 26, 2021. B. Approval of the minutes from the October 26, 2021 regular meeting. IV. CONSENT CALENDAR A. Administration: 1. Consider denying the Claim for Damages filed by Callahan and Blaine on behalf of Richard Davidson. B. County Counsel: 1. Consider appointing Steve Avila as Trustee of the Lemoore Cemetery District for a midterm open seat ending January 7, 2024. C. Department of Finance: 1. Consider approving the Revised Capitalization Policy for Financial Reporting and Cost Recovery. V. REGULAR AGENDA ITEMS A. Fire Department – William Lynch 1. Consider approving the Automatic/Mutual Aid Agreement with the Corcoran State Prison for the areas designated. B. Human Resources Department – Henie Ring 1. Consider authorizing the Human Resources Director and designated staff to sign the successor Agreement with the Deputy Sheriff’s Association for a term beginning July 1, 2021 and ending June 30, 2023. C. Public Health Department – Darcy Pickens/Heather Silva 1. Receive an update on the local emergency in Kings County due to the imminent and proximate threat of exposure of COVID-19 on the residents of the County of Kings and take action as deemed necessary. VI. BOARD MEMBER ANNOUNCEMENTS OR REPORTS On their own initiative, Board Members may make a brief announcement or a brief report on their own activities. They may ask questions for clarification, make a referral to staff or take action to have staff place a matter of business on a future agenda (Gov. Code Section 54954.2a). Board Correspondence Upcoming Events Information on Future Agenda Items VII. CLOSED SESSION Conference with Labor Negotiator/Meet and Confer: [Govt. Code Section 54957.6] Negotiators: Edward Hill, Kyria Martinez, Larry Spikes, Henie Ring, Che Johnson of Liebert Cassidy Whitemore Blue Collar - SEIU Personnel Matter:  [Govt. Code Section 54957] Public Employee Appointment: Director of Finance Personnel Matter:  [Govt. Code Section 54957] Public Employee Appointment: County Counsel Litigation initiated formally: Title: Fagundes v. County of Kings, et. al. 21C-0304 [Govt. Code Section 54956.9 (d)(1) Significant Exposure to Litigation: 1 Case [Govt. Code Section 54956.9 (d)(2)(e)(3)] VIII. 11:00 AM California Public Finance Authority Regular Meeting IX. ADJOURNMENT The Fourth Public Hearing – Redistricting will be held Wednesday, November 3, 2021 at 6:30 p.m. The next regularly scheduled meeting will be held on Tuesday, November 9, 2021 at 9:00 a.m. FUTURE MEETINGS AND EVENTS November 3 6:30 PM Fourth Public Hearing - Redistricting November 9 9:00 AM Regular Meeting November 16 9:00 AM Regular Meeting November 23 9:00 AM Regular Meeting November 30 -- Regular Meeting Cancelled/Board members participating in CSAC Annual Meeting December 7 9:00 AM Regular Meeting December 7 10:00 AM Fifth Public Hearing – Redistricting Agenda backup information and any public records provided to the Board after the posting of the agenda will be available for the public to review at the Board of Supervisors office, 1400 W. Lacey Blvd, Hanford, for the meeting date listed on this agenda.