At the first meeting of the year Tuesday, San Benito County supervisors elected Anthony Botelho to serve as chairman of the board for 2013 with Jerry Muenzer elected to serve as vice chairman.
“I want to invite Jaime De La Cruz to the podium to present a plaque and gavel to the former chair,” Botelho said, as his first order of business as chair. “Supervisor De La Cruz has been a friend of mine and we’ve gotten to know each other through work together on the board. We were sworn in yesterday for another four years.”
As De La Cruz accepted the plaque, he referred to 2012 as “an exciting time. Though he acknowledged there had been some “ruffled feathers,” he said he thought the county came out for the better.
“I’m looking forward to 2013,” Botelho said. “I’m optimistic this board will work well on a number of challenges, mainly the budget.”
Botelho announced the list of committees on which he and his fellow board members will serve in 2013. He said he kept many of the committee appointments the same, as he believed continuity would be best.
Committee appointments:
Margie Barrios
Behavioral Health Board
California State Association of Counties
Children and Families First 5 County Commission
County Facilities Committee
Governance Committee
Local Agency Formation Comission
Mobility Partnership (ad hoc)
Pajaro River Watershed Flood Prevention Authority
Regional Council of Rural Counties (alternate)
Intergovernmental Committee
Public Defender ad hoc committee
Anthony Botelho
Association of Monterey Bay Area Governments (alternate)
Council of Governments
County Facilities Committee
Fire Protection Committee
Local Agency Formation Commission
Local Task Force (to address requirements of the Integrated Waste Management Act)
Regional Council of Rural Counties (delegate)
Public Defender Ad Hoc Committee
Robert Rivas
Association of Monterey Bay Area Governments
Council of Governments (alternate)
Gang Prevention Coordinator Policy Committee
Local Agency Formation Commission (alternate)
Monterey Bay Unified Air Pollution Control District (alternate)
Juvenile Justice Commission (liaison)
Emergency Medical Care Commission
Jerry Muenzer
Association of Monterey Bay Area Governments
Audit Committee
California State Association of Counties (alternate)
CDBG Rehab Committee
Fire Protection Committee
Governance Committee
Hollister Hills Advisory Committee
Mobility Partnership (ad hoc)
Monterey Bay Unified Air Pollution Control District (director)
Veterans Park Commission
Jaime De La Cruz
Council of Governments
Veterans Park Commission
Gang Prevention Coordinator Policy Committee
Audit Committee
Intergovernmental Committee
