DATE: November 17, 2026
TO: Board of Supervisors
SUBMITTED BY: Steven E. White, Director
Department of Public Works and Planning
SUBJECT: Approve Petition for Waiver of Absences for Pablo Villagrana - Fresno County Planning Commission
RECOMMENDED ACTION(S):
TITLE
Approve petition for waiver of absences for Pablo Villagrana to allow him to retain his position on the Fresno County Planning Commission.
REPORT
There is no Net County Cost (NCC) associated with the recommended action. Approval of the recommended action will allow Mr. Villagrana to remain a regular member at-large of the Fresno County Planning Commission. This item is countywide.
ALTERNATIVE ACTION(S):
If the recommended action is not approved, Mr. Villagrana will be deemed to have resigned if he misses more than three consecutive meetings in 2026, requiring appointment of a new Commissioner.
FISCAL IMPACT:
There is no NCC associated with the recommended action.
DISCUSSION:
In accordance with Fresno County Ordinance Code, Section 2.68.010.C, regarding member attendance at meetings, a nonelected member of any board, commission, committee or council appointed by the Board of Supervisors shall be deemed to have resigned his or her membership for absences in excess of three consecutive regular meetings or five regular meetings in a calendar year if the board, commission, committee or council has thirteen or more regular meetings per calendar year. The Planning Commission exceeds 13 meetings in a calendar year.
Further, Section 2.68.035 of the County Ordinance Code states that "Where a member has been absent from meetings such that one additional absence will result in an automatic resignation, that member may petition the board of supervisors for a waiver of one or more of the prior absences. Such petition may only be made once per calendar year. The granting of such petition shall be based on good cause as determined in the sole discretion of the Board of Supervisors.”
Mr. Villagrana was absent from three consecutive meetings which were held on September 17, 2026, October 8, 2026, and October 22, 2026, for the reasons mentioned in his petition, which has been included as Attachment A. Mr. Villagrana is asking for a waiver of the three absences to safeguard his opportunity to continue to serve on the Planning Commission.
ATTACHMENTS INCLUDED AND/OR ON FILE
Attachment A - Petition for Waiver of Absences
CAO ANALYST:
Maria Valencia