
Shasta County moves to end Redding lease for stalled reentry center project
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.


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.

City staff told council a vacancy report under Bill 2561 shows 93 open positions, a 223-day average recruitment time and a citywide hiring freeze that now requires departments to justify openings.

Council voted unanimously behind closed doors on Sept. 15 to initiate litigation, saying details will be disclosed once the case is formally filed.

Staff want permission to seek a contractor for video review and editing as PRA requests for footage have risen sharply.

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.

Supervisors are being asked to introduce an ordinance that would raise the reward for tips leading to unlawful-dumping arrests and convictions.

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 took first-step votes on two charter amendments on June 16, one to limit eminent-domain use and another to let supervisors fill elected-office vacancies by a 4/5 vote.

Staff want to extend the Circle of Friends contract through Dec. 31 and add $96,744 to keep the rural mental-health program operating in Eastern Shasta County.

Supervisors approved a policy change Monday that sets a two-year retention period for county email, with a one-month grace period before it takes effect.

A staff report for the Aug. 25 Board of Supervisors meeting recommends declaring the District 3 seat vacant, receiving Supervisor Harmon’s nomination of Kevin Butler and later formally appointing him to the remainder of the term.

The federal award will fund an extension of Venture Parkway intended to open more industrial land for future development at the city-owned business park.

Supervisors are being asked to open a public hearing on a zoning amendment that would replace the county’s existing accessory dwelling unit section.

Supervisors are being asked to open a hearing and adopt two enforcement resolutions tied to 30818 Bambi Dr., including a special assessment and a lien.

The board adopted a lien resolution to recover unpaid fines and penalties tied to 30818 Bambi Drive.

Public Works says J.F. Shea Construction submitted the lowest responsive bid for the road rehabilitation contract, which came in below the engineer’s estimate.

Supervisors ratified a CalRecycle grant application naming the county as regional lead participant and Anderson and Shasta Lake as non-lead partners.

The county is considering a revised ordinance that would let detached accessory dwelling units reach 1,200 square feet outright and replace an older rule tied to the size of the main house.

The board revised a previously approved $4.25 AB 2766 increase after staff said the DMV would round it down to $4 unless the district adopted a whole-dollar amount.

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 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.

The three-year SaaS contract will replace the county’s legacy Digital Health Department system with Tyler’s Enterprise Permitting & Licensing platform.

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.

District directors moved ahead with a scope amendment for assessment engineering and Proposition 218 election assistance, but key details still were not disclosed in the packet excerpt.