Board Members Joe Neves, District 1 Richard Valle, District 2 Doug Verboon, District 3 Rusty Robinson, District 4 Richard Fagundes, District 5 Staff Edward Hill, County Administrative Officer Diane Freeman, County Counsel Catherine Venturella, Clerk of the Board Board of Supervisors Regular Meeting Agenda Date: Tuesday, January 3, 2023 Time: 9:00 a.m. Place: Board of Supervisors Chambers, Kings County Government Center 1400 W. Lacey Boulevard, Hanford, California 93230 (559) 852-2362 bosquestions@co.kings.ca.us website: https://www.countyofkings.com The meeting can be attended telephonically, on the Internet by clicking this link: https://countyofkings.webex.com/countyofkings/j.php?MTID=m37c754834cb8d873b903ec42b7edeeb4 or 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 link information. Members of the public attending via WebEx will have the opportunity to provide public comment during the meeting. *WebEx will be available for access at 8:50 a.m. * Members of the public who wish to view/observe the meeting virtually can do so via the worldwide web at: www.countyofkings.com and click on the “Join Meeting” button or by clicking this link:  https://youtu.be/gSNNAkhEu0k Members of the public viewing the meeting through YouTube will not have the ability to provide public comment. 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. Email is not monitored during the 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 Arthur Fox – New Hope Orthodox Presbyterian Church PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE II. BOARD REORGANIZATION Clerk of the Board/Chairman of the Board A.The Office of Chairman of the Board of Supervisors is declared vacant and a call for nomination is made. B.The Office of Vice-Chairman of the Board of Supervisors is declared vacant and a call for nominations is made. III. 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. IV. APPROVAL OF MINUTES A.Report out of Closed Session from the regular meeting for December 20, 2022. B.Approval of the minutes from the regular meeting for December 20, 2022. V. CONSENT CALENDAR A.Human Resources Department: 1.Information Only - Competition for the Assistant District Attorney positions have been suspended by the Human Resources Director, and Thom Snyder and Cindy Underwood appointed to the Assistant District Attorney positions effective today, January 3, 2023 (Pay Period 01-2023). B.Administration: 1.Consider appointing one new member and reappoint one member to the San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control District Citizens Advisory Committee. VI. REGULAR AGENDA ITEMS A.Information Technology Department – John Devlin 1.Consider approving the Agreement with Okta for multi-factor authentication and single sign on services. B.Administration – Edward Hill/Kyria Martinez 1.Consider setting the Salary of the new District Attorney, Sarah Hacker, to be effective January 2, 2023 at 12 o’clock noon, the date she will be sworn into office. 2.Consider approving the 2023 Board and Committee Assignments. VII. 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 VIII. CLOSED SESSION Significant exposure to litigation: (1 Case) Kings County groundwater export ordinance [Govt. Code Section 54956.9 (d)(2)(e)(2)] Personnel Matter: [Govt Code Section 54957] Public Employee Appointment: Director of Finance IX. ADJOURNMENT The next regularly scheduled meeting will be held Tuesday, January 10, 2023 at 9:00 AM. FUTURE MEETINGS AND EVENTS January 10 9:00 AM Regular Meeting January 11, 12, 13 9:00 AM Board of Equalization – Leprino Foods ReHearing January 17 -- Regular Meeting Canceled due to Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday on January 16 January 24 9:00 AM Regular Meeting January 31 9:00 AM Regular Meeting 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.