REPORT/RECOMMENDATION TO THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
OF SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY
AND RECORD OF ACTION
October 6, 2026
FROM
DAWN ROWE, Chair and Third District Supervisor, Board of Supervisors
COL. PAUL COOK (RET.), First District Supervisor, Board of Supervisors
SUBJECT
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Employment Contract for Support Services to the Third and First Supervisorial Districts
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RECOMMENDATION(S)
Recommendation
Approve Employment Contract with Ashley Cordova, to provide support services to the Third District Supervisor and First District Supervisor, as a Supervisors Executive Aide I, for a contract term of October 3, 2026 through January 8, 2027, for an estimated cost of $23,569 (Salary - $10,022, Benefits - $13,547).
(Presenter: Dawn Rowe, Chair and Third District Supervisor, 387-4855)
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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 recommendation will not require the use of additional Discretionary General Funding (Net County Cost). The total cost of the position, excluding the Auto Allowance benefit, will be shared equally between the First and Third Districts. The cost of the Auto Allowance benefit will be funded solely by the Third District. Sufficient appropriation exists within the Third and First Districts’ 2026-27 budgets to fund the costs related to this employment contract.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
Staff services to members of the Board of Supervisors (Board) are provided through contractual arrangement, as required by the County Charter.
On October 7, 2025 (Item No. 4), the Board approved Employment Contract No. 25-804 (Contract) with Ashley Cordova, to provide support services for the Third District Supervisor and First District Supervisor as a Supervisors Executive Aide I, for the period of October 4, 2025 to October 2, 2026.
On March 24, 2026 (Item No. 10), the Board approved Amendment No. 1 to the Contract, to add 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 Contract.
On May 19, 2026 (Item No. 7), the Board approved Amendment No. 2 to the Contract, to add the Auto Allowance benefit to be fully funded by the Third District, pursuant to the terms and conditions set forth in the San Bernardino County Exempt Group Working Conditions Ordinance, effective May 16, 2026, with no other changes to the Contract.
The recommended Employment Contract would continue to engage Ashley Cordova to provide support services for the Third District Supervisor and First District Supervisor as a Supervisors Executive Aide I, effective October 3, 2026, as this is the first day of the closest pay period to Board meeting.
Either party may terminate the contract at any time without cause with a 14-day prior written notice to the other party. The Contract 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 September 29, 2026; Human Resources (Sandra Wakcher, Division Chief, 387-9676) on September 29, 2026; and County Finance and Administration (Penelope Chang, Principal Administrative Analyst, 387-4886) on September 28, 2026.