SAN BENITO COUNTY
PUBLIC DEFENDER OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE

Mindy Sotelo
Board of Supervisor

Angela Curro
Board of Supervisor

Ashlyn Canez
Chief Probation Officer

Bianca Esparza
Community Member at Large

Youth Alliance
Community Based Organization

Sheriff's Conference Room (Second Floor)
2301 Technology Pkwy, Hollister, California 95023

PUBLIC DEFENDER OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE - SPECIAL MEETING-

OCTOBER 6, 2025
2:00 PM

This meeting will be IN PERSON ONLY. No Zoom link will be available.
LOCATION:
Sheriff's Conference Room (Second Floor)
2301 Technology Pkwy, Hollister, California 95023

Written Comments & Email Public Comment
Members of the public may submit comments via email by 5:00 PM on the Monday prior to the meeting to the Clerk at EHenson@sanbenitocountyca.gov.

Public Comment Guidelines
A. The Committee welcomes your comments.
B. Each individual speaker will be limited to a presentation total of three (3) minutes or some other time as may be designed by the Chair.
C. Please keep your comments brief and to the point, and do not repeat prior testimony so that as many people as possible can be heard. Your cooperation is appreciated.

If you have any questions, please contact Ella Henson at (831) 636-4040 or email EHenson@sanbenitocountyca.gov

The Public Defender Oversight Committee welcomes you to this meeting and encourages your participation.
• If you wish to speak on a matter that does not appear on the agenda, you may do so during the Public Comment period at the beginning of the meeting. Except as otherwise provided by law, no action shall be taken on any item not appearing on the agenda. When addressing the Committee, please state your name for the record. Please address the Committee as a whole through the Chair.
• If you wish to speak on an item contained in the agenda, please seek recognition from the Chairman prior to consideration of the item.

1 PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

2 ROLL CALL

3 ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF CERTIFICATE OF POSTING

3.a.

Acknowledge Certificate of Posting

Certificate of Posting 10-2-2025

4 REGULAR AGENDA

4.a.

Approve Minutes of the Regular Meeting of May 14, 2025.

4.b.

Approve Minutes of the Regular Meeting of November 13, 2024.

11.13.24 Regular Meeting Minutes

4.c.

Receive introduction of new County Counsel Gregory P. Priamos.

4.d.

Receive Status Report from County Counsel on Public Defender Oversight Committee Issues, including Current Issues and Actions to Date, Planned Activities to be done by County Counsel staff, and Future Items for Committee Consideration(s).

10.6.25 PDOC STATUS REPORT SUMMARY

4.e.

Host Committee discussion and possible direction on the items presented in Agenda Item No. 4.d.

5 CLOSED SESSION

ADJOURNMENT

As required by Gov. Code Section 54957.5 any public record distributed to the Public Defender Oversight Committee less than 72 hours prior to this meeting in connection with any agenda item shall be made available for public inspection at the office of the County Counsel, San Benito County Administration Building, 481 Fourth Street, Hollister, CA 95023. Public records distributed during the meeting will be available for public inspection at the meeting if prepared by the County. If the public record is prepared by some other person and distributed at the meeting it will be made available for public inspection following the meeting at the office of the County Counsel. In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) the Board of Supervisors meeting facility is accessible to persons with disabilities. If you need special assistance to participate in this meeting, please contact the Clerk of the Board’s office at (831) 636-4000 at least 48-hours before the meeting to enable the County to make reasonable arrangements to ensure accessibility.