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Recent budget coverage from The Sidekick network, including local decisions, public meetings, and civic updates.
Directors adopted the FY 2026-27 budget, updated staffing chart and an incident addendum as Penstock recovery work continues to shape agency priorities.
Supporters said the measure would give some cities and counties another option to protect core services as budget pressure grows.
The board agenda bundles the county’s annual appropriations-limit action with the FY 2026-27 budget resolution, a drought plan, AB 481 compliance items and several land-use decisions.
The Shasta Regional Transportation Agency board is set to hear public comment on unmet transit needs and vote on its comprehensive budget, along with related TDA actions, at its June 24 meeting in Redding.
The county board gave final approval to a five-year agreement tied to state preservation funding for capital improvements at the Yuba City facility.
The board paired its 2026-27 budget vote with a staffing chart that leaves 10 vacancies unfunded and a strategic-plan addendum guiding recovery work after the Colgate Penstock incident.
The board approved two grant amendments June 2, reallocating leftover money to complete work on local water infrastructure projects in Hallwood and Camptonville.
June 18 meeting also ended with a closed-session report that contract talks will begin with the selected executive director candidate.
Board materials show the agency approved the Eureka office buy while warning of a projected $9.4 million operating loss and possible staffing gaps in regional climate planning.
The Board of Supervisors’ June 23 agenda includes adoption of the county’s Behavioral Health Services Act Integrated Plan and Budget for fiscal years 2026-2029.
The June 17 agenda ties a possible tax renewal to budget adoption, a temporary hiring freeze and other fiscal steps as Arcata confronts financial pressure.
The June 23 agenda includes a public hearing on the charter petition, a required step under state education code, but does not show the board’s eventual action.
The Auditor-Controller memo says Facilities Management exceeded one budget object level and used retained earnings above what was approved, potentially requiring Board action.
Council approved the city’s fiscal year 2026-27 operating budget and capital improvement plan after staff said revisions cut the projected general fund gap from about $7.8 million to roughly $2.2 million.
The June 16 agenda includes water and wastewater bond items, next-year budget and fee hearings, and November election resolutions.
Committee leaders said the package balances the next two years, leans on about $5 billion in additional current-year revenue and adds to school funding before floor action.
Assembly budget leaders say the 2026 spending plan preserves child care, health care and county safety-net funding while answering pressure from federal cuts.
A June 16 staff report recommends advancing an ordinance to limit nonprofit administrative costs on county funding or support, while the Auditor-Controller warns the proposal could clash with federal grant rules.
SB 1349 moved out of the Revenue and Taxation Committee on a do-pass-as-amended vote and now heads to Assembly Appropriations.
Supervisors advanced Humboldt County’s proposed FY 2026-27 budget while weighing whether to spend or save one-time money and hearing warnings that library service reductions are already underway.
Water Works District No. 1 advanced a $594,985 FY 2026-27 budget to a June 23 adoption date while staff said current rates do not cover operating costs.
A June 18 special-session packet shows the board weighing conflict-of-interest, discipline and conduct updates alongside next year’s budget and planning documents.
The June 15 agenda opens public hearings on the county budget and special-district budgets and sets a June 18 adoption date.
State and local witnesses said the youth mental health initiative is scaling, while warning that billing complexity and ongoing funding gaps could limit its reach.