LAKEPORT, Calif. – This week the Board of Supervisors will consider a final agreement with a law firm that will represent the sheriff in response to a district attorney’s investigation and discuss the county’s response to recent wildland fires.

The meeting will begin at 9 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 25, in the board chambers at the Lake County Courthouse, 255 N. Forbes St., Lakeport. The meeting will be broadcast live on TV8.

In an untimed discussion, the board will consider the proposed agreement for professional services between the county of Lake and Jones & Mayer for the legal representation of Sheriff Frank Rivero. The initial maximum contract amount is for $6,500.

A visiting Mendocino County judge last month granted Rivero a writ of mandate against the county in order to get the legal counsel to represent him in meetings with District Attorney Don Anderson.

Anderson has investigated allegations that Rivero lied during an investigation into a February 2008 shooting in which Rivero, then a sheriff’s deputy, shot at a man who was holding a can of pepper spray. The man was not hit.

If Anderson concludes Rivero lied, he will give Rivero a “Brady letter,” which denotes a member of law enforcement who has credibility issues. If Rivero is listed as a Brady officer, it must be divulged to the defense in any criminal cases in which Rivero is involved, based on case law that has developed from the 1963 U.S. Supreme Court case, Brady v. Maryland.

The board also will consider a proposal Supervisor Anthony Farrington made at last week’s meeting to send a letter to Anderson asking him to expedite his decision on whether to give Rivero a Brady letter.

Also on Tuesday, during a discussion timed for 9:15 a.m., the board will get an update on the emergency action it took on Aug. 21 in response to the Wye and Walker fires, which burned thousands of acres east of Clearlake Oaks.

During the discussion, the board also will consider the coordinated county response to the recent wildfires and recommendations to improve county preparation for future emergencies.

The full agenda follows.

TIMED ITEMS

9 a.m., A-1 to A-4: Approval of consent agenda, which includes items that are expected to be routine and noncontroversial, and will be acted upon by the board at one time without discussion; presentation of animals available for adoption at Lake County Animal Care and Control; consideration of items not appearing on the posted agenda, and contract change orders for current construction projects.

9:05 a.m.: Citizen's input. Any person may speak for three minutes about any subject of concern, provided that it is within the jurisdiction of the Board of Supervisors and is not already on the agenda. Prior to this time, speakers must fill out a slip giving name, address and subject (available in the clerk of the board’s office, first floor, courthouse).

9:15 a.m., A-5: (a) Update on emergency action taken Aug. 21, 2012 regarding the Wye and Walker fires (continued from Sept. 4, 2012); and (b) discussion/consideration of coordinated county response to the recent wildfire incidents and recommendations to improve county preparation for future emergencies.

NONTIMED ITEMS

A-6: Supervisors’ weekly calendar, travel and reports.

A-7: Consideration of proposed response to the FY 2011-12 Grand Jury Final Report.

A-8: Consideration of appointments of a director and alternate to the California State Association of Counties (CSAC) Board of Directors for 2012-2013.

A-9: (a) Consideration of proposed agreement for professional services between the county of Lake and Jones & Mayer for the legal representation of Sheriff Rivero (initial maximum contract amount of $6,500); and (b) consideration of proposed letter to District Attorney Anderson urging him to expeditiously resolve the ongoing Brady issue involving Sheriff Rivero.

A-10: Consideration of request to approve out of state travel for Det. Dennis Keithly to attend the 2012 Clan Lab Certification Laboratory Training in Quantico, Virginia, from Oct. 1-5, 2012.

CLOSED SESSION

A-11: 1.Conference with Labor Negotiator: (a) County Negotiators: A. Grant, L. Guintivano, M. Perry, J. Hammond and A. Flora; and (b) Employee Organization: DDAA, LCCOA and LCAA.

A-11: 2. Conference with Legal Counsel: Pending litigation decision whether to initiate litigation pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(c): One potential case.

CONSENT AGENDA

C-1: Approve minutes of the Board of Supervisors meetings held on Aug. 29 and Sept. 18, 2012.

C-2: Adopt resolution approving the application of the Lake County Arts Council for the California Arts Council Grant and authorizing the execution of the grant contract.

C-3: Adopt Resolution authorizing funding of Grant Project-Lake County DUI Intensive Response Team.

C-4: Adopt resolution amending Resolution No. 2012-107 establishing position allocations to conform to the adopted budget for Fiscal Year 2012-2013 (establishing one Information Systems Analyst I and one Nurse Practitioner/Physician Assistant position).

C-5: Approve the 2011-2012 Annual Report from the Lake County Library Advisory Board.

C-6: Adopt resolution approving the application for grant funds from the Habitat Conservation Fund Program.

C-7: Adopt resolution approving the application for grant funds from the Land and Water Conservation Fund.

C-8: Approve first amendment to agreement between the county of Lake and Chapel of the Lakes (adding fees for cremated remains scattered at sea), and authorize the chair to sign.

C-9: Approve third amendment to agreements between the county of Lake and Jones Mortuary, Jones and Lewis Mortuary and Chapel of the Lakes Mortuary (adding transportation fees for indigent deceased residents at the San Francisco Medical Examiner’s Office), and authorize the chair to sign.

C-10: Approve first amendment to agreement between the county of Lake and County of Sacramento for FY 2012/13 forensic pathology services (an increase of $30,000), and authorize the chair to sign.

C-11: Approve second amendment to agreement between the county of Lake and Wilbur H. Dixon dba MGI-Madeira Group International, for preemployment background investigations (an increase of $25,000 and addition of termination date), and authorize the chair to sign.

C-12: Adopt resolution amending Resolution No. 2012-106 to amend the Adopted Budget for FY 2012-13 by canceling Obligated Fund balance to make available for specific appropriations in Budget Unit 2206, decreasing appropriations in BU 2202, and increasing appropriations in BU 2704 (in the amount of $42,180, for the purchase of computer equipment and software and to transfer $59,796 from BU 2022 to BU 2704 for the purchase of dispatch equipment).

C-13: Adopt Resolution amending Resolution No. 2012-106 to amend the Adopted Budget for FY 2012-13 by canceling Obligated Fund balance to make available for specific appropriation in Budget Unit 2214 (in the amount of $34,000, for remodeling the Narcotic Task Force’s facility and ongoing K-9 certification fees).

C-14 Social Services Adopt Resolution amending Resolution No. 2012-107 establishing position allocations for FY 2012/2013, Budget Unit No. 5115, OJT Training (eliminating one Parks Maintenance Worker Trainee and addition one Public Works Worker Trainee position).

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