In a breaking news statement issued just hours ago, County Administrative Officer Terri Daly announced that the Board of Supervisors did not submit a last-and-best final offer to the tribe by the deadline of March 18th at midnight. As a result, the Board will not participate in any arbitration proceedings. The Board’s deadlocked vote on March 11th resulted in the Buena Vista Rancheria of Me-Wuk Indians issuing the seven-day notice to terminate negotiations. Because of the Board’s continued stalemate, they could not come to a decision by last night’s deadline. “At this time, the Tribe has indicated it will proceed with the binding arbitration process. A decision by an arbitrator assigned by the American Arbitration Association could be made within 30-90 days from today,” said Daly.