January 2022: Jim Desmond Cast The Lone Vote Against Authorizing Continued Teleconference Public Meetings In Light Of COVID-19

January 2022: Desmond Cast The Lone Vote Against Authorizing Continued Teleconference Public Meetings In Light Of COVID-19. “A novel coronavirus (COVID-19) was detected in Wuhan City, Hubei Province in China in December 2019. Since then, the virus has rapidly spread across the globe, resulting in the World Health Organization (WHO) declaring COVID-19 a pandemic on March 11, 2020. On February 14, 2020, the San Diego County Public Health Officer issued a Declaration of Local Health Emergency, pursuant to California Health and Safety Code Section 101080. Additionally, on that day, pursuant to California Government Code 8630, the Chief Administrative Officer (CAO), serving as the County of San Diego (County) Director of Emergency Services and as the Coordinator of the Unified San Diego County Emergency Services Organization, issued a Proclamation of Local Emergency regarding COVID-19. […] ACTION: ON MOTION of Supervisor Fletcher, seconded by Supervisor Vargas, the Board of Supervisors took action as recommended, adopting Resolution No. 22-003 entitled: RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING CONTINUANCE OF TELECONFERENCED PUBLIC MEETINGS PURSUANT TO GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 54953. AYES: Vargas, Anderson, Lawson-Remer, Fletcher NOES: Desmond.” [San Diego County Board of Supervisors, Meeting Minutes, 1/11/22]