REPORT/RECOMMENDATION TO THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
OF SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY
AND RECORD OF ACTION
March 24, 2026
FROM
JESSE ARMENDAREZ, Second District Supervisor, Board of Supervisors
SUBJECT
Title
Employment Contract and Amendments for Support Services to the Second Supervisorial District
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RECOMMENDATION(S)
Recommendation
1. Approve Employment Contract with Esther Juliana Lozada Tamayo to provide support services to the Second District Supervisor, as a Supervisor Executive Aide I, effective March 21, 2026, for an estimated annual cost of $72,073 (Salary - $41,963, Benefits - $30,110).
2. Approve the following amendments to the following employment contracts, for the employees to continue to provide support services to the Second Supervisorial District, adding provisions governing when a new employment contract or amendment is required, amending the term of the contract, and adding Special Assignment Compensation, with no other changes to the contracts:
a. Amendment No. 2 to Employment Contract No. 25-98 with Yan Feng.
b. Amendment No. 1 to Employment Contract No. 24-382 with Acquanetta Warren.
c. Amendment No. 1 to Employment Contract No. 23-1054 with Angel A. Ramirez.
d. Amendment No. 1 to Employment Contract No. 23-510 with Amanda Fakhoury.
e. Amendment No. 1 to Employment Contract No. 23-09 with Priscilla Bugayong.
f. Amendment No. 2 to Employment Contract No. 23-63 with Anahi Perez.
g. Amendment No. 3 to Employment Contract No. 23-39 with Michael Stoffel.
h. Amendment No. 1 to Employment Contract No. 24-383 with Jesse R. Streeter.
i. Amendment No. 1 to Employment Contract No. 25-748 with Alondra Ivon Cabrera.
j. Amendment No. 5 to Employment Contract No. 22-1178 with Cindy R. Dalton.
(Presenter: Jesse Armendarez, Second District Supervisor, 387-4833)
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COUNTY AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER GOALS & OBJECTIVES
Operate in a Fiscally Responsible and Business-Like Manner.
FINANCIAL IMPACT
Approval of the recommendations will not require the use of additional Discretionary General Funding (Net County Cost). Sufficient appropriation exists within the Second District’s 2025-26 budget to fund the costs related to the employment contracts and amendments and will be included in future recommended budgets.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
Staff services to members of the Board of Supervisors (Board) are provided through contractual arrangement, as required by the County Charter.
Recommendation No. 1 will engage Esther Juliana Lozada Tamayo to provide support services to the Second District Supervisor as a Supervisor Executive Aide I, effective March 21, 2026.
Recommendation No. 2 will: 1) add provisions governing when a new employment contract or amendment is required, consistent with current practice; 2) amend the term of the contracts to provide that they shall remain in effect until the end of the term of the Second District Supervisor, or when the Supervisor otherwise leaves office; however, in the event of an unexpected vacancy in this position, the contract will remain in effect until the appointment or election of a new Supervisor; and add 3) Special Assignment Compensation to the contracts. The Special Assignment Compensation provides that increases in pay may be granted by the appointing authority as defined in the contracts to recognize the temporary assignment of additional responsibilities that are significant in nature and beyond the normal scope of the position. The duration of such assignments is not intended to exceed one calendar year and compensation will be determined by the appointing authority in increments of one-half percent, from a minimum of two and one-half percent up to a maximum of seven and one-half percent of the employee’s base pay. All other terms of the employment contracts will remain the same.
Either party may terminate their respective contract at any time without cause with a 14-day prior written notice to the other party. The contracts may be terminated for just cause immediately by the County.
PROCUREMENT
Not applicable.
REVIEW BY OTHERS
This item has been reviewed by County Counsel (Scott Runyan, Principal Assistant County Counsel, 387-5455) on March 11, 2026; Human Resources (Sandra Wakcher, Division Chief, 387-9676) on March 12, 2026; and County Finance and Administration (Penelope Chang, Principal Administrative Analyst, 387-4886) on March 6, 2026.