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Recent county-government coverage from The Sidekick network, including local decisions, public meetings, and civic updates.
The county’s proceedings give no reason for removing the consultant-services item, leaving the next step in a planned $6 million jail HVAC project unclear.
The appointment also places Heath in the roles of road commissioner and county surveyor, with compensation set at $98.91 per hour.
The 4-1 vote limits the exemption to facilities generating all their renewable power on site and using a closed-loop system; a separate redwood-tree moratorium was removed before consideration.
An archived draft includes adoption language and proposed Recovery Impact Statements, but its vote fields are blank and county records reviewed here do not show that the measure took effect.
An Oct. 13 Board of Supervisors packet proposes an HVAC design RFP, $231,000 in habitat credits and other infrastructure and grant actions, but the meeting’s final votes remain unverified.
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.
The reconstituted group will develop a countywide surveillance policy and draft ordinance covering Flock cameras, drones and other technologies by the end of 2027.
A signed amendment extends the election-supply delivery agreement through 2029, while its title names All Seasons Moving and Storage and the contract body identifies Humboldt Moving & Storage.
The county agreement extends election print, mail and delivery services through 2029 and sets a $225,000 maximum, but its title and signature text identify different companies.
The Oct. 6 agenda calls for urgency ordinances covering unincorporated areas; each requires a four-fifths vote, and the agenda does not show an outcome.
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.
The Oct. 7 agenda does not specify a donation amount, while August minutes show trustees were still seeking insurance and reimbursement details for repairs at the Sutter County Library.
The proposed FY 2026-27 agreement would retain three school-based probation officers, remove a truancy position because of staffing shortages and split the $592,200 cost between YCUSD and the county.
A county presentation says the departments’ main connection is land development and recommends continued collaboration rather than consolidation.
The board adopted Resolution 2026-073 after discussing investigations and substantiated findings of managerial misconduct; Supervisor Corkey Harmon opposed and Supervisor Kevin Crye was absent.
The unanimous action allows the county and investment group to apply for state housing funds, but the public meeting record does not identify a site, unit count or award.
The Board selected SVT Gruppe Inc. for security and secure transportation services from Sept. 1, 2026, through June 30, 2027.
Supervisors are being asked to terminate the county’s lease tied to the Community Reentry Center Project and create a small committee to look for other sites.
A Sept. 15 staff report said the board should remove Kerns, declare the seat vacant and later appoint Butler to the remainder of the term through January 2029.
The county’s written notice says the lease covering property in Redding and Anderson will end Oct. 16, 2026, but does not explain why.
The board’s Aug. 11 consent-calendar report says amendments shifted the bill’s focus enough that the county’s earlier opposition letter no longer applied.
The board sent three separate items back for more detail or action, each on a 5-0 vote: a no-cost grant-writing contract, a proposed substance-use policy and support for joining Diablo Canyon 2045.
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.