At tomorrow’s regular 10 a.m. meeting of county supervisors in San Bernardino, the board is expected to give final approval to place their proposed new county charter before voters at the November third election. The new charter will appear on the ballot under the title, “The San Bernardino County Supervisor Compensation Reduction and Term Limits Initiative.” Reporter Mike Lipsitz has been following the issue and files this report…
While the proposed new charter would change the term limit for supervisors from three consecutive terms to three terms total, and would change the salary for supervisors from one complicated formula to a slightly simplified complicated formula the new charter includes a handful of other provisions that are far from apparent in the ballot measure’s title. For a summary of other items in the new charter that would mean sweeping changes in connection with the autonomy of the county’s public health officers, emergency preparedness, campaign finance regulations, redistricting, and filling board vacancies, and others: https://sanbernardino.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=F&ID=8689572&GUID=B876881A-BDDF-492D-B462-5C37A15D8BFB
Based on guidance from the California Department of Public Health, the Governor’s Executive Order and Office and the San Bernardino County Public Health Officer:
(1) The public may view the Board Meeting live stream at
http://www.sbcounty.gov/Main/Pages/ViewMeetings.aspx;
(2) To comment on the proposed new County Charter, another agenda item, or make a general comment prior to the meeting, submit comments via email at [email protected] or online at
http://www.sbcounty.gov/cob/publiccomments/default.aspx.
Comments received by 8 a.m. the day of the meeting will be forwarded to the Board members for review and kept with the meeting record.
(3) If you wish to make a comment on the proposed new County Charter, a specific item or a general public comment while watching the live stream, submit comments, limited to 250 words or less, to the Clerk of the Board at
http://www.sbcounty.gov/cob/publiccomments/default.aspx.
All comments received prior to the end of the meeting will be provided to the Board of Supervisors after the meeting and kept with the meeting record.
(4) If attending the meeting in person, facial coverings are required and seating in the board chambers is limited to maintain appropriate social distancing. Additional seating with video and audio of the meeting will be available.
