Kern County Board of Supervisors 9:00 a.m. meeting for Tuesday, December 4, 2018

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Meeting Open: 5:53

Board Reconvened, Roll Call: 6:39

Salute to flag, moment of silence: 6:58

Review of Consent Agenda: 8:11

RESOLUTIONS/PROCLAMATIONS

#1 - Resolution honoring Denise Smith, Public Health Services, upon her retirement with 30 years of dedicated service to the County of Kern 9:48

PUBLIC PRESENTATIONS

#5 - This portion of the meeting is reserved for persons to address the Board on any matter not on this agenda but under the jurisdiction of the Board. Board members may respond briefly to statements made or questions posed. They may ask a question for clarification, make a referral to staff for factual information or request staff to report back to the Board at a later meeting. Also, the Board may take action to direct the staff to place a matter of business on a future agenda. 1:16:44

BOARD MEMBER ANNOUNCEMENTS OR REPORTS

#6 - On their own initiative, Board members may make an announcement or a report on their own activities. They may ask a question for clarification, make a referral to staff or take action to have staff place a matter of business on a future agenda 21:07

DEPARTMENTAL REQUESTS

ANIMAL SERVICES

#16 - Request to accept $10,000 donation from the Jason Debus Heigl Foundation for the purchase of Distemper vaccines to be provided at no cost to the community 25"21

AUDITOR-CONTROLLER-COUNTY CLERK

NOTE: Item Nos. 18 and 42 were heard concurrently

#18 - Fee study regarding Emergency Medical Services hospital specialty designation fees 31:51

FIRE DEPARTMENT

NOTE: Item Nos. 26 and 27 were heard concurrently

#26 - Monthly status update on operational and administrative analysis of the Kern County Fire Department 43:33

#27 - Proposed implementation plan for civilian positions in the Fire Prevention Unit as recommended by the Center for Public Safety Management Operational and Administrative Analysis, addition of three Fire Inspector I positions, and one Fire Plans Examiner position, effective December 4, 2018, and deletion of three Fire Engineer C-A positions, effective March 1, 2019 and one Building Plans Technician position within Budget Unit 2415, effective December 4, 2018

#31 - Request for relief of accountability for 80 uncollectable firework citations from 2007 through 2011, in the amount of $101,452 1:10:24

PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICES

#42 - Public hearing to consider adoption of a new uncodified Ordinance replacing Ordinance G-8802 relating to Emergency Medical Services fees and an Ordinance amending Chapter 8.13 of the Kern County Ordinance Code related to Emergency Medical Services fees

End of Meeting and Adjournment to Closed Session 1:2052