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The Board of Supervisors sped up the hiring process of a high-level analyst for Treasurer-Tax Collector/Auditor Controller Chamise Cubbison's office at this week's meeting and directed the CEO's office to conduct additional reviews of reports before sending them on to Cubbison.
The Board of Supervisors General Government standing committee heard hours of comment from growers about recommendations from the cannabis ad hoc committee in a more expansive and casual setting than is typical for full Board meetings.
The Board of Supervisors discussed the particulars of a request for proposals from contractors competing to offer drug addiction rehabilitation services.
As cannabis farmers struggle with the plummeting market and ever-changing regulations, supervisors and cannabis advocates discussed the federal legality of a state-funded grant program intended to help those who have been harmed by the war on drugs.
The Board of Supervisors learned last week that $10.2 million was borrowed from an unknown account to cover the deficit in the county's self-funded healthcare plan. Even after using $4.6 million in American Rescue Plan Act funds to reduce the shortfall, the deficit remains at $5.6 million.