Supervisor Reb Monaco is next in line, if officials follow
tradition, for the position as chairman of the county board.
Supervisor Reb Monaco is next in line, if officials follow tradition, for the position as chairman of the county board.
San Benito County supervisors at their 9 a.m. Tuesday meeting are set to appoint a new chairman for the next year who will succeed Supervisor Anthony Botelho in the seat. The five board members routinely have elected the prior year’s vice chairman as chairman the following year.
Monaco, the District 4 supervisor mostly representing southern San Benito County, has been in the vice chairman role during Botelho’s tenure.
Botelho said it was a “challenging year” but also a “very productive year.”
“We did manage to balance our budget through cuts and utilization of resources,” he said, “but we also were able to address some of our ordinances that are very restrictive toward economic growth and development.”
Botelho was referring to supervisors’ work to change the growth management ordinance – which had capped growth at 1 percent annually – and the county’s rules requiring affordable housing units in developments.
Supervisors are scheduled at the outset of Tuesday’s meeting to elect the new chairman and vice chairman. Following that, supervisors are slated to receive committee appointments from the new chairman.
Monaco could not be reached immediately for comment.
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