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Shasta County weighs $565,535 Axon deal for Public Defender digital evidence access

Shasta County weighs $565,535 Axon deal for Public Defender digital evidence access

A consent-calendar item would give the Public Defender’s Office direct Evidence.com access and add AI-assisted review tools under a 90-month Axon contract.

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Shasta County moves charter amendment to November ballot on filling elected department head vacancies

Shasta County moves charter amendment to November ballot on filling elected department head vacancies

Supervisors advanced a charter amendment that would require an election or, in some cases, a supermajority appointment to fill vacancies in elected department head offices.

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Shasta County backs ballot-curing bill in separate vote-by-mail action

Shasta County backs ballot-curing bill in separate vote-by-mail action

The board signed onto AB 2604, while also taking up a separate SB 1420 support item on ballot processing and early voting.

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Shasta County adopts Ironman road-closure rules for future events

Shasta County adopts Ironman road-closure rules for future events

The board approved a resolution letting Public Works temporarily close county road lanes for Ironman Group events, with permit, notice, insurance and cleanup requirements.

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Shasta County eyes retroactive $292,400 Paradigm contract for injured worker’s care

Shasta County eyes retroactive $292,400 Paradigm contract for injured worker’s care

Supervisors are being asked to approve a six-month medical-management agreement for a severely injured county employee, with costs capped and no added General Fund impact expected.

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ACID board approves election order, finance manager hire and $1.8 million offseason work list

ACID board approves election order, finance manager hire and $1.8 million offseason work list

The June 11 meeting set up the district’s 2026 election cycle, confirmed a finance manager transition and advanced a large offseason capital plan for further refinement.

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Shasta County backs AB 2604 ballot-curing bill

Shasta County backs AB 2604 ballot-curing bill

The board formally asked lawmakers to pass a statewide process for voters to fix unsigned or mismatched vote-by-mail ballots.

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Shasta County seeks to extend ACC hazardous-materials consulting contract to 2027

Shasta County seeks to extend ACC hazardous-materials consulting contract to 2027

Public Works is asking supervisors to add $100,000 to the ACC Environmental Consultants agreement and push its term to Dec. 31, 2027.

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Shasta County seeks first contract of its kind for catastrophic workers’ comp case management

Shasta County seeks first contract of its kind for catastrophic workers’ comp case management

A Risk Management memo asks supervisors to authorize a Paradigm Clinical Solutions deal that would cap county costs at $292,400 for claim 25-0495.

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Shasta supervisors declare Measure B adopted, advancing charter change on election security and transparency

Shasta supervisors declare Measure B adopted, advancing charter change on election security and transparency

The board’s July 14 declaration formally records Measure B as passed and would add a county charter amendment if implemented.

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ACID board to review $3.46 million offseason canal work package

ACID board to review $3.46 million offseason canal work package

The July 9 agenda puts a large offseason construction package before Anderson-Cottonwood Irrigation District directors, with work planned across multiple canal and lateral segments.

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Shasta County board weighs $10.6 million contingency reserve boost in year-end budget cleanup

Shasta County board weighs $10.6 million contingency reserve boost in year-end budget cleanup

County staff are asking supervisors to approve 36 year-end FY 2025-26 budget amendments, including major shifts in roads, public defender and general revenue accounts.

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Shasta supervisors approve 2-year Outlook email retention after debate over records access

Shasta supervisors approve 2-year Outlook email retention after debate over records access

The board backed a county policy that will let Outlook emails auto-delete after two years, with a one-month grace period and exceptions for litigation, audits and investigations.

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ACID moves to order November election for three board seats

ACID moves to order November election for three board seats

The district’s June 11 packet puts a November election resolution before directors, along with filing dates, candidate-statement rules and an estimated cost of $5,000 to $10,000.

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Shasta County Elections seeks $1.03 million in state revenue for special-election costs, overtime

Shasta County Elections seeks $1.03 million in state revenue for special-election costs, overtime

A June 16 budget amendment would add spending authority to the Elections Department and reduce General Fund use by $732,544 if approved.

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Shasta supervisors poised to revive dormant Johnson Family Trust zoning ordinance

Shasta supervisors poised to revive dormant Johnson Family Trust zoning ordinance

The board is weighing a narrow cleanup amendment that would extend a missed fee deadline and make a 2023 zoning approval operative.

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Shasta County panel backs deadline extension to revive dormant Bella Vista rezoning

Shasta County panel backs deadline extension to revive dormant Bella Vista rezoning

A planning commission resolution recommends giving the Johnson Family Trust more time to pay filing fees tied to a 2023 zoning change that never took effect.

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Shasta air board punts on county CEO contract-signing authority shift

Shasta air board punts on county CEO contract-signing authority shift

The board split a consent item June 30 and deferred a proposal to let the county CEO sign air-district contracts while members called for more review of the county MOU.

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Shasta supervisors may roll back new public-comment rules as SB 707 work strains county systems

Shasta supervisors may roll back new public-comment rules as SB 707 work strains county systems

A June 23 staff report says Shasta County cannot fully support part of its new SB 707 comment workflow and asks supervisors to suspend a rule and rewrite the policy before June 30.

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Shasta County supervisors advance charter changes on eminent domain and vacancies

Shasta County supervisors advance charter changes on eminent domain and vacancies

The board sent two charter-related measures to the ordinance pipeline after public hearing and discussion.

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County Fire warns of funding cliff, dispatch dependency tied to CAL FIRE contract

County Fire warns of funding cliff, dispatch dependency tied to CAL FIRE contract

Chief Sean O’Hare told Shasta County supervisors the department’s current fire model is being propped up by contract savings and settlement-funded equipment, but a larger gap looms in 2030-31. He also said county fire dispatch is part of the CAL FIRE cooperative agreement and would need a replacement system if the county ever left the contract.

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Shasta County budget hearing spotlights reserve gap, $46 million pension bill and constrained capital funds

Shasta County budget hearing spotlights reserve gap, $46 million pension bill and constrained capital funds

At the June 9 hearing, county officials put a $658 million recommended budget, reserves below policy target and a projected $46 million pension contribution on the record ahead of June 23 adoption.

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Shasta County budget hearing flags $1 billion pension liability, reserves below target

Shasta County budget hearing flags $1 billion pension liability, reserves below target

County staff said general reserves would fall to 14.8% of general fund expenditures as supervisors weighed a recommended budget shaped by retirement costs and other long-term obligations.

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Auditor flags Facilities Management budget overage, extra retained-earnings use

Auditor flags Facilities Management budget overage, extra retained-earnings use

A county memo says Facilities Management exceeded one object-level budget category by $555,951 and used $797,125 more in retained earnings than approved, triggering a request for a written response and possible board action.

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