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Recent budget coverage from The Sidekick network, including local decisions, public meetings, and civic updates.
The District Attorney’s Office is seeking approval for a 67-month Axon Justice subscription, a budget shift funded by salary savings and a procurement waiver; the packet does not show final approval.
The one-year, $1.855 million agreement generally provides one deputy in the city and shifts many lower-priority calls to automated or non-deputy handling.
A proposed fiscal 2027-28 model would provide $20,000 to $30,000 annually to historically funded gateway chambers and visitors bureaus, plus two arts and tourism organizations.
The agreement would direct an estimated 77.5% of countywide transaction-and-use-tax proceeds to the city if voters approve Measure G on Nov. 3, a projected share of about $12.5 million.
Trustees unanimously approved the unaudited financial report, Gann Limit resolution, transportation agreement, final LCAP and Prop. 28 report at their Sept. 14 meeting.
The board adopted a long-range fire plan and directed the fire chief to identify possible station changes as officials cited funding, staffing and volunteer challenges.
A financial statement in the district’s Oct. 13 board packet lists $33.56 million in revenue, $35.64 million in expenditures and an $8.38 million ending balance.
A proposed change would shift approval of qualifying training and orientation costs from the Board of Supervisors to the county executive officer, while retaining written requests and reimbursement rules.
Agenda packets for Oct. 5-8 outline proposed agreements, budget actions and contract changes, but do not show whether any item was approved.
The Oct. 6 agenda calls for applications supporting the We Are Up affordable rental project and an owner-occupied rehabilitation loan program, plus a $560,078 budget transfer.
A staff report says limited local placement capacity includes the loss of about 60 board-and-care beds since 2018, as the county considers amendments for three providers.
A proposed retroactive renewal with Hill Country Community Clinic would fund Redding behavioral-health services during the state’s shift from MHSA to BHSA funding.
The agreement with Sutter County would return tax revenue generated in Live Oak to the city if voters approve the proposed 1% transactions-and-use tax on Nov. 3.
Minutes from the Sept. 14 meeting say the district could face two more years of liability tied to a 2024–25 NCSMIG assessment true-up, but do not detail the payment schedule or underlying records.
The Sept. 29 agenda calls for a four-fifths vote on year-end appropriations and includes a previously removed Proposition 36 behavioral-health agreement.
Public Works says the Solid Waste Disposal Administration budget amendment would increase both project spending authority and related revenue, with no net budget impact.
The 2026-31 plan identifies 25 potential actions and five near-term priorities, but implementation staffing and funding still need to be worked out.
The 5-0 action adds one sheriff sergeant and one deputy sheriff position effective immediately, but the county record does not specify the funding split or assignments.
Council is scheduled to consider awarding the next phase of the city’s Operations Complex project to Adams Commercial General Contracting Inc., along with related contingency and budget authority.
Council approved Resolution 1683-2026 and authorized city staff to finish the kennel project before winter, citing donations already in hand and more cost savings ahead.
The unanimous vote locks in a proposed split of countywide sales-tax revenue if voters approve Measure G on Nov. 3, 2026.
City staff told council a vacancy report under Bill 2561 shows 93 open positions, a 223-day average recruitment time and a citywide hiring freeze that now requires departments to justify openings.
Supervisors are being asked to introduce an ordinance that would raise the reward for tips leading to unlawful-dumping arrests and convictions.
A Sept. 9 commission packet shows the agency poised to trim funding for a Mendocino Substation long-duration storage demo and reduce the project’s planned size.