Consider recommendations regarding the Performance-Based Salary Adjustment for the County Counsel, as follows: a) Approve a 4.97% performance-based salary adjustment for the County Counsel effective June 22, 2026, for an annual salary of approximately $341,833.00, based on the performance review of the County Counsel completed by the Board of Supervisors on May 12, 2026; and b) Determine that the above action is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 17578(b)(4), because it consists of government funding mechanisms and/or other government fiscal activities, which do not involve any commitment to any specific project which may result in a potentially significant physical impact on the environment.

Committee

BOARD OF SUPERVISORS

Introduced

May 29, 2026

On agenda

June 9, 2026

Passed

June 9, 2026

Where it was heard

BOARD OF SUPERVISORS Jun 9, 2026 Acted on as follows: Pass

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