Political Action Education Committee

The Farm Bureau Political Action and Education Committee (PAEC) focuses on a variety of local, state and federal issues that affect agriculture. The educational component provides information to the public so that the story of agriculture can be heard and understood.  The political component works on numerous topics that include: land use, water, local government, taxes, air quality, state policy and federal legislation. The issues are dynamic and new topics are never in short supply. The PAEC committee meets monthly on the second Tuesday at the Farm Bureau office in Ukiah. If you are interested in participating, please contact us at 462-6664.

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Current Topics of Discussion

Mendocino County Financial Situation/Debt
After reading a number of articles regarding the county budget, the cuts being made to public services and related effects to small businesses in the County, the PAEC Committee decided to look into the county financial situation on behalf of the Farm Bureau membership. In order to better understand the current fianancial status of Mendocino County our committee invited a number of public officials to discuss the budget and related debt. Following the meeting with the County CEO, Tom Mitchell, County Retirement Administrator, Jim Anderson and Supervisor Kendall Smith our members were left with more questions than answers. The PAEC Committee submitted a letter to the CEO with a list of specific questions that would allow the committee members to better understand the county budget situation. These questions were straight forward and the information that was requested should have been readily available. After two months of no reply, the committee decided to submit a letter to the editor of the Ukiah Daily Journal to inform other members of the public of the fiscal situation in the county and to hopefully insight a response from the CEO. It worked- we received a response from both the CEO and the County Retirement Administrator within a week.

Nov.15 Letter to the Editor

Sep.15 Letter to County CEO

Jan.24-10 Letter to the Editor

Nov.19 Anderson Response from County

Nov.20 County CEO Response