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BOARD OF SUPERVISORS, May 5, 2026

Approved: Fees and rates ordinance for county fire, medical examiner, HHSA, and general government (items 9, 10, 11, FP1, FP2), 4-1

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What happened

On May 5, 2026, San Diego County approved Fees and rates ordinance for county fire, medical examiner, HHSA, and general government (items 9, 10, 11, FP1, FP2) (4-1).

This was a proclamations-and-administrative session of the San Diego County Board of Supervisors with no zoning or entitlement decisions; the substantive land-use items (14 and 15) were continued as time-certain matters to the following day, May 6, 2026.

Meeting key facts
Jurisdiction
San Diego County, CA
Governing body
Final authority
Date
May 5, 2026
Decisions
5 zoning decisions
Outcome
Approved, 4-1

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Approval of minutes and special district minutes

Approval of minutes and statements/proceedings for April 21 and April 22 general legislative sessions and San Diego County Fire Protection District minutes for March 2026. Motion by Supervisor Anderson, second by Chairperson Maguire. Passed unanimously.

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Key Decisions (5)

Approved

Approval of minutes and special district minutes

Vote: unanimousMoved by Joel Anderson
Approved

Consent agenda items 1-8 (item 5 withdrawn)

Vote: unanimousMoved by Jim Desmond
Approved

Fees and rates ordinance for county fire, medical examiner, HHSA, and general government (items 9, 10, 11, FP1, FP2)

Vote: 4-1Moved by Joel Anderson
Approved

Optimizing use of county parking facilities in Downtown San Diego (item 12)

Vote: unanimous1 conditions attachedMoved by Joel Anderson
Approved

AB 2561 vacancy, recruitment and retention presentation (item 13)

Vote: unanimousMoved by Jim Desmond

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Who spoke

42 distinct speakers; 13 identified names.

All speaker roles: 28 Public, 1 Chair, 1 Clerk, 3 Board Member, 1 Unknown, 7 Staff, 1 Applicant Rep.

Identified name roles: 1 Chair, 1 Clerk, 3 Board Member, 7 Staff, 1 Applicant Rep.

Speaker sample: Sarah Nielsen, Applicant Rep.

12 more identified names in Pro: 1 Chair, 1 Clerk, 3 Board Member, 7 Staff.

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Zoning terms (7)

19 recorded timestamps

  • approved (3 timestamps)
  • land use (3 timestamps)
  • motion to approve (2 timestamps)
  • denied (2 timestamps)
  • public hearing (2 timestamps)
  • commercial (2 timestamps)

Decision moments (5)

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