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Recent budget coverage from The Sidekick network, including local decisions, public meetings, and civic updates.
The three-year agreement would cover adult residential mental health treatment, including skilled nursing facility and institution for mental disease services, if the Board approves it.
The proposed amendment would use restricted fund balance to cover pending Partnership Health Plan invoices tied to DMC-ODS services.
Council backed Redwood Coast Energy Authority’s fiscal 2026-27 budget and rate recommendation after staff said PCIA-related costs and a projected deficit require the increase.
Trustees unanimously signed off on the district’s annual planning and spending items at the June 12 meeting.
A June 30 budget amendment would raise spending and revenue by the same amount for the 1265 Redwood Blvd. structure in the county’s Ag Remodel & Building Addition project.
The July 23 packet asks Redwood Coast Energy Authority directors to consider a rate strategy that would keep generation prices 6% above PG&E’s and preserve at least $26 million in reserves.
The July 21 agenda includes a successor labor agreement with Public Employees’ Union, Local 1/AFSCME 57, along with changes to paid time off, standby pay and medical contribution terms.
The county’s board approved using program income to expand its HOME Investment Partnership award for first-time homebuyer and rental assistance.
Staff say Water Works District No. 1’s current rates do not cover operating costs, and the board is set to return June 23 for final adoption.
At its July 9 meeting, the Humboldt Bay Harbor District said it is the CEQA lead agency for the offshore wind terminal and that NEPA is not currently triggered for the district’s project, while also detailing a marina dredging funding shortfall.
County staff and an advisory committee outlined three-year Measure Z spending options for fiscal 2027-28 through 2029-30, but the meeting transcript cuts off before any final board action on the item.
The council also asked the city attorney for an impartial analysis and set up the ballot-argument process for the tax measure.
A July 23 staff proposal would keep Redwood Coast Energy Authority retail rates at a 6% premium over PG&E generation rates while maintaining at least $26 million in cash reserves.
Council also approved a placeholder for a future climate manager line item as it weighed reserves, staffing and election policy.
The July 9 meeting moved the offshore wind terminal review ahead while detailing community-outreach funding and the lack of a near-term Woodley Island Marina dredging plan.
Trustees said they would not sign a proposed 2026-27 transportation agreement with Northern Humboldt Unified School District yet, as the district considers whether to sell its electric bus.
At the June 15 budget hearing, supervisors directed staff to plan workshops on the county’s structural deficit and to look for spay-and-neuter funding through the Sheriff’s Office Animal Control Division.
The June 16 meeting also cleared a substantial increase to the Painter Street sewer consulting agreement, both as consent items.
Supervisors advanced a charter amendment that would require an election or, in some cases, a supermajority appointment to fill vacancies in elected department head offices.
Supervisors are being asked to approve a six-month medical-management agreement for a severely injured county employee, with costs capped and no added General Fund impact expected.
The June 11 meeting set up the district’s 2026 election cycle, confirmed a finance manager transition and advanced a large offseason capital plan for further refinement.
Trustees also approved closed-session stipends and heard that a full-time teaching position for 2026-27 has been accepted.
Public Works is asking supervisors to add $100,000 to the ACC Environmental Consultants agreement and push its term to Dec. 31, 2027.
The July 20 agenda puts three notable policy items before the council: Opportunity Zone nominations, a building code overhaul and an $83,690 water master plan budget request.