Meyer asks city to chip into regional park again Tuolumne River Regional Park is governed by a Joint Powers Authority involving Stanislaus County and the cities of Modesto and Ceres.
Brandy Meyer, the city of Ceres’ public representative to the Tuolumne River Regional Park Citizen’s Advisory Committee, asked the Ceres City Council on Monday to schedule a time to discuss returning to assisting the park financially.
Several years ago the city ended contributions to the 500-acre string of parks along the river because of budget reasons. A 15-year member of the committee, Meyer said she no longer has a vote because the financial support was withdrawn.
Condit leaves council, joins Board of Supervisors Channce Condit, Buck Condit and Vito Chiesa took the oath of office on Monday to become members of the Stanislaus County Board of Supervisors. Judge Robert Westbook administered the oath.
Channce Condit officially left the Ceres City Council on Monday when he was sworn in as a new member of the Stanislaus County Board of Supervisors.
Condit resigned from his Ceres City Council seat to take the District 2 supervisor’s role while his cousin once-removed Buck Condit now represents District 1, which covers the Oakdale, Riverbank areas.
Stanislaus County Superior Court Judge Robert Westbrook conducted the swearing in ceremony while all three supervisors wore masks. Buck Condit congratulated the two others, joking that Hughson’s Vito Chiesa had a “real nail biter” race since he was unopposed to represent District 2.
Rift in the new council starts with pick of Couper Condit as vice mayor The Ceres City Council met in person but over Zoom on Monday. Left to right are Channce Condit, Linda Ryno, Javier Lopez and Bret Silveira. Couper Condit appeared on Zoom at another location.
The first meeting of the new Ceres City Council on Monday evening was punctuated by sharp disagreements over two topics.
Mayor Javier Lopez conducted his first full meeting since being elected on Nov. 3 and the first order of business was the appointment of a vice mayor among the four councilmembers. Linda Ryno has served as vice mayor for two years. Lopez recommended that new member Couper Condit serve as vice mayor. That prompted Ryno to ask: “So is this open to discussion or it strictly the mayor’s call?” City Attorney Tom Hallinan said it was open and subject to a council vote. Ryno then nominated new Councilman Bret Silveira “because he has a type of schedule that would