New County Supervisor Mark Medina and incumbent Supervisor Jaime De La Cruz were sworn in for respective four-year terms Monday afternoon.
Medina took the seat of former District 1 Supervisor Margie Barrios, who did not seek reelection after serving two terms. Medina won the seat during his primary race last year against opponent Mark Starritt. De La Cruz continues to represent District 5.
In a previous interview with the Free Lance, Medina said he hoped to bring more businesses to the city and county, which he said would increase sales tax revenue and make the region a more attractive place to live and work.
“It’s a sense of accomplishment knowing that you’re able to make a change,” Medina said at the time. “You’re able to help people and, of course, being on the good side of it where it was a success, which I would try to do with existing businesses. We often forget about existing businesses and spend more time trying to recruit businesses here.”
The swearing-in ceremony came a day before the year’s first special meeting. Supervisors will nominate and elect a new Chair and Vice-Chair of the Board at the meeting.
Other items on the special meeting agenda include the state of the county address and committee appointments for the newly elected members.
The special meeting will be held at 9 a.m. on Tuesday at 481 Fourth Street in Hollister.
