Politics

When the county auditor presented a final 2012-13 budget to San Benito County supervisors Tuesday, after his completed its review of the document, there were a few unanticipated expenses and revenues that came up that weren’t discussed at the budget hearings over the summer.

The Hollister City Council will have one piece of business to handle Monday before the new mayor and two incumbent members are sworn in.

Nonprofits and other community groups will no longer have the capability of reserving the county board chambers.

With the Veterans Memorial Building facing a $75,000 annual operating deficit, Hollister officials have been in talks with local veterans groups about the potential for the organizations to manage the property.

With the Veterans Memorial Building facing about a $75,000 annual operating deficit, Hollister officials have been in talks with local veterans groups about the potential for the organizations to take on operations and maintenance of the property.

San Benito County supervisors unanimously appointed three members to the five-member Tres Pinos Water District board Tuesday.

The San Benito County supervisors are set to adopt the final budget for 2012-13 at Tuesday’s meeting.

Founders of a Gilroy charter school who have their eyes set on opening a similar school in Hollister next fall were “thrilled” with the outcome of a Hollister School District board vote Tuesday offering conditional approval of the petition.

The Hollister School District on Tuesday approved a contract and conditional approval of a petition to open a charter school in Hollister for the 2013-14 school year.

There won’t be quite the dramatic ending that appeared imminent, after early election results, in the Hollister School District race.