Board of Supervisors Thurs Mtg 10-22-26 · Rules of Procedure, General Protocol and Committees Policy

At the County of Lake, California Board of Supervisors meeting on October 22, 2026, the Board reviewed proposed revisions to its Rules of Procedure, General Protocol, and Committees Policy, with staff directed to incorporate comments and return the document for later consideration. The Board discussed clearer agenda-document timelines, meeting procedures, recusal and public-comment language, and how committee policies should defer to existing Municipal Advisory Council bylaws. For proposed new MACs, members called for information on expected staff time and budget impacts, including potential PEG-related costs. The Board also supported greater public transparency about discretionary-fund spending and requested that grant-approval items include the application and budget information; members discussed clarifying that Board approval is needed for grant submissions only when required. These were directions for revisions, not contract or purchasing approvals.