SUPERVISORS APPROVE SERIES OF PROPOSALS

• County supervisors unanimously approve a series of proposals Chairman Nathan Fletcher referred to as a “Framework for the Future,” changing the board’s approach to public health, transparency, policies and practices.

SAN DIEGO

The new San Diego County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday unanimously approved a series of proposals Chairman Nathan Fletcher referred to as “Framework for the Future,” changing the board’s approach to public health, government transparency, and policies while also identifying new priorities.

Fletcher said the new approach ref lects the new, more progressive board’s values.

Democrats Terra Lawson-Remer and Nora Vargas were sworn in to the board on Monday, joining fellow Democrat Fletcher to make a new majority. Board members Jim Desmond and newly elected Supervisor Joel Anderson are Republicans.

While Fletcher said the new agenda was a break from past boards’ conservative approach, Anderson and Desmond agreed to the changes after making a few recommended changes.

One of the new proposals focused on transparency. It creates a new public records portal where all requests for public documents and the responsive documents can be collected, stored and made available to the public.

The county also will create new email retention policies and an archive for easier access to historical records.