Board Members Joe Neves, District 1 Richard Valle, District 2 - Chairman Doug Verboon, District 3 – Vice-Chairman 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, March 28, 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 on the Internet by clicking this link: https://countyofkings.webex.com/countyofkings/j.php?MTID=mcd7493ffa7c458c7a19181082fee9279 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. 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Members of the public 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 may 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. Written comments should be directed to bosquestions@co.kings.ca.us email by 8:00 a.m. on the morning of the noticed meeting to be included in the record, those comments received after 8:00 a.m. may become part of the record of the next meeting. E-mail is not monitored during the meeting. To submit written by U.S. Mail to: Kings County Board of Supervisors, Attn: 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 Chad Fagundes – Koinonia Church 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 special meeting for March 18, 2023. B. Report out of Closed Session from the regular meeting for March 21, 2023. C. Approval of the minutes from the special meeting for March 18, 2023. D. Approval of the minutes from the regular meeting for March 21, 2023. IV. CONSENT CALENDAR A. Agricultural Department: 1. Consider approving the Cooperative Agreement with the California Department of Food and Agriculture for the County’s Exotic Pest Detection Program retroactively from July 1, 2022 through June 30, 2023. B. Behavioral Health Department: 1. Consider approving the Quality Assurance Manager Position in Behavioral Health to flexibly allocate to a Clinical Program Manager. C. Human Services Agency: 1. a. Consider adopting a Resolution for the Transitional Housing Program and Housing Navigation and Maintenance Programs authorizing the application for and acceptance of the program allocations; b. Designate the Kings County Board of Supervisors Chairman as the signature authority for the Standard Agreements and amendments; c. Authorize and designate the Human Services Agency Director to sign the Allocation Acceptance Forms and Annual Reports. D. Public Health Department: 1. a. Consider approving an Agreement with the California Department of Public Health for the California Home Visiting Program retroactively effective from July 1, 2022 through June 30, 2023; b. Authorize the Director of Public Health to sign all the prospective payment invoices related to the program; c. Adopt the budget change. (4/5 vote required) E. Sheriff’s Office: 1. a. Consider authorizing the Sheriff's Office to allow the Detentions Deputy Association to purchase the service handguns; b. Approve the purchase of a Glock handguns as replacements; c. Adopt the budget change. (4/5 vote required) 2. a. Consider approving the new job specification for Undersheriff and set the salary at Range 289.5 ($10,719 - $13,080 monthly); b. Allocate 1.0 Full Time Undersheriff Position in Budget Unit 222000; c. Delete 1.0 Full Time Assistant Sheriff Position in Budget Unit 222000. F. Administration: 1. a. Consider approving the County’s Fiscal Loss of Revenue Report to the State from Fiscal Years 2018 to 2020 of fees eliminated by Assembly Bill 199; b. Authorize the County Administrative Officer to submit the annual reporting for AB 177. 2. a. Consider approving the Medi-Cal County Inmate Program Participation Agreement 23-MCIPKINGS-16 with the California Department of Health Care Services for the Medi-Cal County Inmate Program effective July 1, 2023 through June 30, 2026; b. Approve the Medi-Cal County Inmate Program Agreement for Administrative Services 23-30026 with the California Department of Health Care Services for the term of July 1, 2023 through June 30, 2026. 3. Consider appointing four new members to the Kings County Behavioral Health Advisory Committee. 4. a. Consider authorizing the County Administrative Officer to sign Standard Agreement with the Board of State and Community Corrections for funding for the indigent defense providers retroactively effective from March 1, 2023 through March 1, 2025; b. Adopt a Resolution accepting the public defense pilot program grant. V. REGULAR AGENDA ITEMS A. Administration – Edward Hill/Matthew Boyett 1. Consider introducing and waiving the first reading of the Amended Ordinance for Senate Bill 1383 requirements. B. Public Health Department – Rose Mary Rahn/Heather Silva 1. Consider receiving an update on the local emergency in Kings County and new changes to several state public health officer orders related 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 Personnel Matter: [Govt Code Section 54957] Public Employee Appointment: County Administrative Officer Conference with Labor Negotiator/Meet and Confer: [Govt. Code Section 54957.6] Negotiators: Edward Hill, Kyria Martinez, Carolyn Leist, Che Johnson of Liebert Cassidy Whitmore General Unit - CLOCEA Supervisor’s Unit - CLOCEA Blue Collar - SEIU Detention Deputy’s Association Firefighter’s Association Deputy Sheriff’s Association Probation Officer’s Association Prosecutor’s Association Unrepresented Management VIII. ADJOURNMENT The next regularly scheduled meeting will be held on Tuesday, April 4, 2023 at 9:00 a.m. FUTURE MEETINGS AND EVENTS April 4 9:00 AM Regular Meeting April 11 9:00 AM Regular Meeting April 11 2:00 PM Board of Equalization - Regular Meeting April 18 9:00 AM Regular Meeting April 25 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.