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Recent budget coverage from The Sidekick network, including local decisions, public meetings, and civic updates.
City staff said Circle 6’s review screened $82.6 million in potential releaseable capacity and identified $14.3 million in savings or recovered funds, with a fuller policy roadmap due back Sept. 15.
Late-night testimony on Aug. 30 described SB 187 as a budget bill with a $70 million dialysis program, child care reporting changes and a specialized LGBTQ+ suicide prevention line process.
The Sept. 1 council packet proposes replacing the station’s aging alerting system, adding radio integration and shifting funds to cover the project.
A staff report asks council to approve a contract with R.A.O. Construction Co. for Arcata’s 2026 annual paving project, which includes work on several city streets.
The unanimous vote at an Aug. 12 special meeting makes the park closure effective Sept. 1 and authorizes funding for security and cleanup improvements.
RCEA said the Sept. 1 increase would help keep reserves at a minimum $26 million and limit larger future rate hikes.
Supervisors approved the 10-month contract with SVT Gruppe, Inc. after a board discussion raised questions about why the selected bid was well above lower offers.
Council signed off on two more spending increases tied to the wastewater treatment facilities upgrade, one for construction and one for engineering.
The Aug. 20 special meeting agenda asks council members to decide whether to appoint the only nominees in Districts 1, 2 and 3 or keep the Nov. 3 election on the ballot.
The City Council used Elections Code 10229 to seat the only nominees for Districts 1, 2 and 3, avoiding an expected election cost of at least $36,000.
Council unanimously approved an MOU that turns years of informal downtown coordination into a formal city-DBA framework.
The council unanimously backed two grant-funded enforcement programs, including state traffic-safety money and a CHP cannabis-tax grant for checkpoints, patrols, training and equipment.
The Sept. 1 agenda also includes a public hearing on zoning changes for about 750 acres and other board actions.
The Board of Supervisors agenda would ratify 14 change orders on the Marysville library project, raising its projected cost above $4 million.
An Aug. 25 agenda item would create a new sheriff cost center, add a one-year limited-term deputy sheriff and move money from Elections if supervisors approve it.
Draft minutes in the Aug. 27 board packet say directors adopted a rate strategy and amended budget built around the surcharge, which staff said would add about $2 a month for an average customer.
Council reviewed proposed fee changes across parks, development services, fire, solid waste and the airport, but members said some items need clearer guardrails and more data before they move forward.
The Aug. 4 council agenda and meeting summary show approval of an added $602,396.25 for the GHD sewer evaluation study, extending the work through Dec. 1, 2027.
Council amended the wastewater capital budget Aug. 18 to replace failed biosolid dryer rotary units and 24-hour packs after staff said the equipment had been offline for weeks.
A Sept. 25 Board of Supervisors agenda item would establish a Sheriff Homeless Liaison cost center, add a limited-term deputy sheriff position for one year and move $225,000 from Elections to the sheriff budget.
County departments outlined grant funding and budget priorities during a two-day FY 2026-27 workshop in Marysville.
The committee moved SB 895 forward as amended during its Aug. 13 suspense hearing, trimming the measure to a $5 billion bond.
The board also ordered $41,031.90 recorded as an abatement lien after a cost-accounting hearing for the property at 3735/3751 Arboga Road.
The council is being asked to back applications for about $4.45 million in grant money for two roadway and bike-route projects with an estimated combined cost of $5.032 million.