Misc

Question 1

What are the three options for a matter in a committee meeting?

Answer 1

-move to place item on the consent calendar at the next board meeting (most common)
-move to place item as an appearance item at the next board meeting
-move to have item returned to the requesting department for correction or further investigation

Question 2

What is a percipient witness?

Answer 2

A witness who has obtained knowledge of an event directly through their senses, generally, through sight (eyewitness) or hearing (earwitness). These people are often called into a court of law to give testimony about what they perceived.

Question 3

Who is the supervisor of district 1? Where is it?

Answer 3

Nick Micheli

Live Oak and parts of northern Yuba City

Question 4

Who is the supervisor of district 2? Where is it?

Answer 4

Dan Flores

central yuba city

Question 5

Who is the supervisor of district 3? Where is it?

Answer 5

Mike Ziegenmeyer

western county including sutter and meridien

Question 6

Who is the supervisor of district 4? Where is it?

Answer 6

Karm Bains

southwest yuba city

Question 7

Who is the supervisor of district 5? Where is it?

Answer 7

Mat Conant

rural south and southern yuba city

Question 8

Where is Nicolaus?

Answer 8

on 99 just south of feather river

Question 9

Where is Rio Oso?

Answer 9

On the 70 just south of feather river

Question 10

What county is southwest of Yuba?

Answer 10

Yolo

Question 11

What county is west of Yuba?

Answer 11

Colusa

Question 12

What county is north of Yuba?

Answer 12

Butte

Question 13

What is the name of the DA?

Answer 13

Jennifer Dupre

Question 14

What judge handles juvenile dependency?

Answer 14

Sarah Heckman

Question 15

What percentage of Sutter County residents speak a language besides English at home?

Answer 15

35.7%

Question 16

What percentage of Sutter County residents over 25 have a bachelor’s degree?

Answer 16

20%

Question 17

What is the median household income?

Answer 17

$67,000

Question 18

What percentage of Sutter County residents live in poverty?

Answer 18

15.5%

Question 19

What is the name of Sutter County’s state assemblyperson?

Answer 19

James Gallagher

Question 20

What is the name of Sutter County’s state senator?

Answer 20

Brian Dahle

Question 21

What is the name of the Bi-County Health Officer?

Answer 21

Dr. Luu

Question 22

What is the name of the Health and Human Services Director?

Answer 22

Sarah Eberhardt-Rios

Question 23

Who is the head of Children’s Services?

Answer 23

Paula Kearns

Question 24

What does it mean to be released on own recognizance?

Answer 24

A person charged with a crime can get bail without paying bond. This is usually reserved for people with limited criminal history, the charge is not severe, have strong ties in the community etc.

Question 25

What is LAFCO?

Answer 25

Local Agency Formation Commission. LAFCO is responsible for coordinating, directing, and overseeing logical and timely changes to local governmental boundaries, including annexation and detachment of territory, incorporation of cities, formation of special districts, and consolidation, merger, and dissolution of districts.

Question 26

What are the sources of county powers?

Answer 26

-CA Constitution Article XI -State statutes -charters (if applicable)

Question 27

What are the two requirements on the exercise of police powers to legislate by counties?

Answer 27

The police power must be: 1) reasonably related to a legitimate governmental purpose, and 2) have a reasonable tendency to promote the "public health, morals, safety, or general welfare of the community."

Question 28

What is Prop 13?

Answer 28

Prop 13 limited property taxes in California to no more than one percent of a home's assessed value. Furthermore, assessments of property values could not rise by more than two percent per year, unless a property was sold, in which case it could be assessed at a new value. The proposition also added a measure which would require a two thirds majority to increase any taxes in California, thereby making it very difficult for the legislature to pass laws to raise the tax rate, even when the state struggled to balance the budget.

Question 29

Generally, how long do members of the public have to speak during public comment?

Answer 29

3 minutes, but the chair may reduce or extend this time

Question 30

What are some types of language that are not permitted when addressing the Board? [Rule 27]

Answer 30

No: -personal, impertinent, slanderous, or profane remarks -loud, threatening, or abusive language -disorderly conduct

Question 31

During Standing Committee meetings, time must be set aside for the public to comment on other matters under the body's jurisdiction, however, no action can be taken by the Committee

Answer 31

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Question 32

What is the name of the female bailiff?

Answer 32

Hannah

Question 33

What does nunc pro tunc mean?

Answer 33

"now for then." In general, a ruling nunc pro tunc applies retroactively to correct an earlier ruling.

Question 34

What is the golden rule regarding the CPRA?

Answer 34

All local agency records must be disclosed to the public, upon request, unless those records are specifically made exempt.

Question 35

What is a "public record" under the CPRA?

Answer 35

any writing containing information relating to the conduct of the public’s business prepared, owned, used, or retained by any state or local agency regardless of physical form or characteristics.

Question 36

What is a way to withhold records requested under the CPRA?

Answer 36

A local agency may justify withholding a record by demonstrating that the public interest served by withholding the record clearly outweighs the public interest served by its disclosure +consider a protective order if the request is extremely abusive +first response should always be to request to narrow +look to rosenthal v. Hansen to argue that the request cannot interfere with normal functioning of the agency

Question 37

How long does the agency have to respond to a CPRA request?

Answer 37

10 calendar days

Question 38

What does the county clerk-recorder do?

Answer 38

The County Clerk's duties include responsibility for recording documents affecting title of real property located in Sutter County, conducting all elections, maintaining voter registration files, issuing of marriage licenses, processing passport applications, filing fictitious business name statements, filing notary oaths, registering process servers and professional photocopiers, performing wedding ceremonies, and other related work. The County Clerk also serves as Clerk of the Board of Supervisors. +Also deals with elections

Question 39

What does the assessor do?

Answer 39

The County Assessor is an elected official and constitutional officer who is charged by law with the responsibility of independent oversight and preparation of the annual local property assessments, from which property taxes are derived.

Question 40

Where is River Valley HS?

Answer 40

just south of colusa highway and the home depot

Question 41

Where is Yuba City HS?

Answer 41

On Franklin and Clark

Question 42

What does HHS do?

Answer 42

HHS provides services for behavioral health, substance use, public health, homelessness, child and adult welfare, in-home supportive services, public authority, public guardian and public assistance and employment services.

Question 43

What is a JPA?

Answer 43

Joint Power Authority -JPAs occur when two or more local governments enter into a cooperative agreement to provide any service which either of them could provide on their own. A joint powers agreement involves mutually agreeing to specific conditions and terms which may limit each agency’s ability to act independently, but it does not alter the basic structure of each agency’s decision-making processes. -governed by Gov 6500 -prone to conflicts

Question 44

What does EIR stand for?

Answer 44

Environmental Impact Report

Question 45

What is an ordinance?

Answer 45

an ordinance is a local law that is adopted with all the legal formality of a statute

Question 46

What is a resolution?

Answer 46

A resolution is a formal declaration of the Board of Supervisors with respect to the proceedings of the board or some other future purpose of the County; temporary or specific matter +used to direct county staff +lacks the formality of an ordinance

Question 47

Sutter County is a general law county. What does this mean?

Answer 47

General law counties adhere to state law as to the number and duties of county elected officials. This differs from charter counties which have a limited degree of “home rule” authority that may provide for the election, compensation, terms, removal, and salary of the governing board; for the election or appointment (except the sheriff, district attorney, and assessor who must be elected), compensation, terms, and removal of all county officers; for the powers and duties of all officers; and for consolidation and segregation of county offices.