Type of Board of Supervisor Meetings

Members of the Board of Supervisor participate in a wide variety of meetings. Below is a list of some of those meetings that includes meeting type, meeting activities and public role in that meeting. Meetings are subject to change.

Meeting Type	Meeting Activities	Public role	Number of Annual Meetings
Committee of Whole¹	Review legislative actions Review administrative items Review contracts	Agenda & packets posted and on website Observe Provide feedback within decorum guidelines	26
Board Meeting	Vote on actions Conduct public hearings	Agenda & packets posted and on website Observe Comment during public hearings Provide feedback within decorum guidelines	26
Special Committee of the Whole¹	Opportunity for the Board to meet with staff and review policy issues	Post Agenda Observe	7
Election Canvass²	Review election results and certify	Agenda posted and on website Observe Provide feedback within decorum guidelines	8
Meetings with County Boards and Commissions¹	Opportunity to hear about Board or Commission activities Opportunity for Board to observe and assess and thank appointments for service	Agenda & packets posted and on website Observe Provide feedback pursuant to the Board or Commissions rules	6
Meetings with Authorized Agencies¹	Opportunity to hear about agencies activities and address County budget	Committee agenda posted and on website Observe	23
Meetings with City Councils	Opportunity for the Board to inform and listen to issues in local communities	Provide feedback pursuant to the Council’s rules	17
Meetings with Legislators or other governmental officials	Opportunity for the Board to inform and listen to issues	Dependent on meeting type and open meeting guidelines	4
Service on independent Boards and Commission	Review actions before the local or regional Board County Supervisor reports back activities to County Board of Supervisors	Dependent on Board or Commission type and open meeting guidelines	125
Service on task forces	Supervisors typically serve on task forces created by state or local governments to research issues of general concern	Dependent on task force type and open meeting guidelines Generally no Board of Supervisors Quorum	Varies

These meetings are posted with no official actions taken
These meetings are posted as Special Board meetings with actions taken on the canvass