The county board Tuesday voted Supervisor Jerry Muenzer as the chairman of the San Benito County Board of Supervisors for 2014. He succeeds Supervisor Anthony Botelho, who served as last year’s chairman.
“You represented our county well,” Supervisor Margie Barrios said about the outgoing chairman. Barrios will become the vice-chairwoman of the board.
“It was a great year with all of you,” Botelho said as he received a plaque from Muenzer for his service.
Muenzer succeeds Botelho and has largely kept most of the committee assignments the same.
“I look forward to this new year as your chair,” Muenzer said.
In 2013, Muenzer was a champion of several new tax initiatives to increase tourism and revenue in the county, most notably the ‘Welcome, Stranger’ or hotel tax, which would increase fees on hotel stays for people visiting the county.
List of Committee Assignments for 2014:
Margie Barrios:
Behavioral Health Board
California State Association of Counties (Director)
Children’s & Families/ First 5 County Commission
County Facilities Committee
Governance Committee
Highway 25
Intergovernmental Committee
Local Agency Formation Commission (LAFCO)
Managed Health Care
Pajaro River Watershed Flood Prevention Authority
Anthony Botelho:
Association of Monterey Bay Area Governments (AMBAG) (Alternate)
Council of Governments (COG)
County Facilities Committee
County Policies and Procedures (Ad Hoc)
Fire Protection Committee
Governance Committee
Impact Fee Committee
Local Agency Formation Commission (LAFCO)
Local Task Force (to address requirements of the Integrated Waste Management Act)
Regional Council of Rural Counties (RCRC) (Delegate)
Jerry Muenzer:
Association of Monterey Bay Area Governments (AMBAG)
Audit Committee
Council of Governments (COG) (Alternate)
County Policies and Procedures (Ad Hoc)
Farm Labor Camp
Fire Protection Committee
Highway 25
Hollister Hills Advisory Committee
Impact Fee Committee
Monterey Bay Unified Air Pollution Control District
Regional Council of Rural Counties (RCRC) (Alternate)
Veterans Park Commission
Jaime De La Cruz:
Audit Committee
California State Association of Counties (Alternate)
Council of Governments (COG)
Emergency Medical Care Commission (Alternate)
Farm Labor Camp
Gang Prevention Coordinator Policy Committee
Intergovernmental Committee
Managed Health Care
RDA Successor Agency
Veterans Park Commission
Robert Rivas:
Association of Monterey Bay Area Governments (AMBAG)
City Revolving Loan Fund Committee
Emergency Medical Care Commission
Gang Prevention Coordinator Policy Committee
Juvenile Justice Commission (Liaison)
Local Agency Formation Commission (LAFCO) (Alternate)
Monterey Bay Unified Air Pollution Control District (Alternate)
In other news:
– The county authorized the county Health & Human Services Agency to assist County Jail inmates and Juvenile Hall inmates in signing up for health insurance, under provisions of the federal Affordable Care Act.
