DATE: November 3, 2026
TO: Board of Supervisors
SUBMITTED BY: Douglas T. Sloan, County Counsel
SUBJECT: Second Hearing to Amend the Fresno County Ordinance Code Related to Delegated Authority of County Counsel
RECOMMENDED ACTION(S):
TITLE
Conduct second hearing to amend and adopt Fresno County Ordinance Code, Subsection 2.28.010 – County Counsel; and waive the reading of the Ordinance in its entirety.
REPORT
There is no additional Net County Cost (NCC) associated with the recommended action, which will allow your Board to conduct the second hearing to amend Subsection 2.28.010 of the Fresno County Ordinance Code (Ordinance) to delegate authority to the County Counsel to expeditiously make certain time-sensitive decisions in legal matters in the interest of public safety and welfare. All decisions made under this delegated authority will be reported to the Board, who may subsequently provide additional or different direction, ratify, or withdraw approval of a particular action.
The first hearing was conducted by your Board on October 20, 2026. This item is countywide.
ALTERNATIVE ACTION(S):
If the recommended action is not approved by your Board, Section 2.28.010 of the Ordinance Code would remain unchanged, and all decisions proposed to be delegated would continue to require approval of a quorum of the Board at a noticed public meeting.
FISCAL IMPACT:
There is no additional NCC associated with the recommended action, which allow your Board to conduct the second hearing on the proposed Ordinance.
DISCUSSION:
On October 20, 2026, your Board conducted the first hearing to amend Subsection 2.28.010 – County Counsel to Title 2 of the Ordinance.
From time to time, it is necessary to expeditiously make decisions to preserve the County’s rights, and often those decisions need to be made before the Board’s next regularly scheduled meeting. Delegating authority to the County Counsel to make routine or time-sensitive decisions will promote efficiency and wi...
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