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Recent public-safety 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.
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.
The one-year, $1.855 million agreement generally provides one deputy in the city and shifts many lower-priority calls to automated or non-deputy handling.
City staff told the council the transaction-and-use tax has generated about $39 million since 2009 for streets, transportation projects and public-safety staffing.
The City Council’s special-meeting agenda does not identify a candidate or indicate what action, if any, the council will take.
Councilmember Wade Kirchner said a break-in near the Yuba County airport caused extensive damage while thieves took only a few hundred dollars’ worth of copper, according to the council’s Oct. 20 meeting.
The proposed one-year agreement would cut the city’s around-the-clock patrol model from two deputies to one and is expected to save about $1 million annually.
City staff said the tax has generated about $39 million since 2009 and helped leverage $35 million in state and federal grants for transportation and public safety.
The project includes perimeter and water-tank fencing after the city temporarily closed the park over safety, drug-use, cleanliness and public-perception concerns.
Fire Services Manager/Chief Kyle Long told county supervisors that critically low staffing had led to rolling brownouts and that new hires were expected to restore staffing later that week.
The council added Chapter 5.30 to the Fortuna Municipal Code after the same split on the ordinance’s first reading earlier this month.
The City Council voted 3-1 to advance Ordinance 2026-788, with a second reading and possible adoption scheduled for Oct. 5.
The City Council approved a resolution tied to Sutter County’s proposed 1% transaction-and-use tax, but the revenue remains contingent on voter approval and staff projections.
The City Council will meet Oct. 5 for a closed-session discussion under California law, followed by a public report-out.
The ordinance adds Chapter 5.30 to the Fortuna Municipal Code; Councilmember Abe Stevens opposed it.
The agreements would direct estimated shares to Yuba City and Live Oak and shift Beat 6/7 law-enforcement duties to Yuba City if voters approve the proposed 1% tax Nov. 3.
The board voted unanimously to select SVT Gruppe Inc. for security and secure transportation services from Sept. 1, 2026, through June 30, 2027.
The 5-0 action adds one sheriff sergeant and one deputy sheriff position effective immediately, but the county record does not specify the funding split or assignments.
The Sept. 15 agenda calls for a Sun Ridge Systems buy that would combine computer-aided dispatch and records management for the police department.
The first-reading vote would add Chapter 5.30 to the Fortuna Municipal Code, with Councilmember Stevens opposing.
A proposed resolution would authorize staff to finish the city kennel project and assign coordination to the police chief and streets superintendent.
The county’s abatement summary for 20290 Sylvia Ln. in Redding documents a finalized enforcement action, including $81,237.06 in costs and $131,500 in fines and penalties.
Supervisors renewed the county’s local emergency tied to December 2025 winter-storm damage, keeping emergency authorities in place while cleanup and road repairs continue.
The unanimous vote at an Aug. 12 special meeting makes the park closure effective Sept. 1 and authorizes funding for security and cleanup improvements.