The County of Nevada Board of Supervisors unanimously adopted their 2022 Board Objectives at the February 8th Board Meeting. The Board Objectives for 2022, listed below, are similar to previous years with the addition of Recreation.
"The objectives really serve as a map to a set of goals for staff and the entire community. I encourage everyone to learn more and get involved this year,” said Board of Supervisors Chair Sue Hoek.
"I appreciate the clear direction from the Supervisors and look forward to working with staff and our community partners on the 2022 policy objectives. Moving forward unified in our goals for the county is key to our success," said County Executive Officer Alison Lehman.
Each year, the Board of Supervisors identifies their annual priorities in January during the Board Workshop. Board priorities aim to address community challenges and are used for the management of County operations, programs, and services and support the 2022/2023 budget development process. After a staff report highlighting the need for additional support for recreational activities from parks to trail development, the objective was added for the coming fiscal year.
Colleen Dalton, CEO of Visit Truckee-Tahoe, commented at the meeting, “Not only do the hard-working men and women of Nevada County staff do an incredible job focusing on core services, housing, homelessness, emergency services and economic development – it is their commitment and passion for the new Recreation objective that is an inspiring, and positive new vision we can all get behind.”
“We appreciate the County’s leadership on all identified priorities for the coming year. SYRCL is interested in the Cannabis priority as related to our program, Growing Green for the Yuba, and specifically support your enforcement of egregious violations. Additionally, we are thrilled to see the County not only recognize the importance of recreation in our county, but to make it a new priority this year—and hopefully farther into the future,” added South Yuba River Citizens League Executive Director Melinda Booth.
Fiscal Stability and Core Services
Maintain the County’s financial stability and core services.
Emergency Preparedness
Lead the community in all hazards planning, preparedness, response, and recovery with a focus on wildfire. Do this by focusing on improving countywide evacuation routes and safety, continuing to strengthen early alert and critical communication systems, partnering closely with residents in emergency preparedness, defensible space, home hardening, green waste disposal, and fire-safe land stewardship.
Economic Development
Promote economic development by emphasizing resiliency and entrepreneurship; retaining and attracting high quality jobs; investing in major infrastructure projects; and working with local, state and federal partners to support our small business, nonprofit, and tourism sectors.
Broadband
Equitably expand broadband to support economic development, distance-learning, telework, telemedicine, and general quality of life for all residents by championing the implementation of Nevada County Broadband Strategy Plan policies and last-mile infrastructure projects.
Cannabis
Maintain and continue to improve the cannabis permitting and enforcement program to promote permitted cannabis activities while implementing additional on-site supply chain license types and tools to mitigate impacts.
Housing
Coordinate with local jurisdictions, developers, and other partners to facilitate development of, and access, to affordable and workforce housing development.
Homelessness
Leverage partnerships, housing first, and sustainable reforms in order to continue efforts to prevent homelessness, provide emergency shelter, expand supportive services, secure housing, and enhance coordination to address the needs of the homeless population and to mitigate impacts on the community.
Recreation
Promote sustainable recreation in partnership with community providers and other jurisdictions to enhance recreational access, support public health and safety, realize economic opportunities, and preserve natural resource assets.
