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Recent probation coverage from The Sidekick network, including local decisions, public meetings, and civic updates.
A Community Corrections Partnership report also lists 27 employment placements and hundreds of education and program milestones during fiscal year 2025-26, but does not establish program effectiveness.
An Oct. 27 agenda packet projects $6.06 million in FY 2026-27 revenue against $12.41 million in spending, while leaving the response to the gap unresolved.
Agenda packets for Oct. 5-8 outline proposed agreements, budget actions and contract changes, but do not show whether any item was approved.
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 proposed FY 2026-27 amendment would continue three school-based probation officers and split $592,200 in costs between YCUSD and Sutter County, but the packet does not show whether the deal was approved.
Tracy Neal told Shasta County supervisors the department is trimming payroll while preparing for a delayed CALAIM launch and drawing down restricted CCP and SB 823 balances.
The county’s recommended FY 2026-27 budget calls for a smaller workforce and lower spending as supervisors prepare for three days of hearings starting June 9.
The April 21 Health and Welfare Committee agenda includes a state-required plan covering child welfare services and probation from 2026 through 2031.
An April 20 committee packet lays out a July 1, 2026 transition from the NET5 narcotics task force to a new Special Investigations Unit involving four agencies.