Shasta County extends local emergency for winter storm road damage
Supervisors kept the county’s local emergency in place as roadway cleanup and repairs from the December 2025 storms continued.
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Shasta County accepts $423,612 CHP grant for impaired-driving enforcement
Supervisors accepted a state cannabis tax grant tied to DUI prevention and authorized the county executive officer to execute the agreement.
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Shasta County moves PRD parcel charges onto FY 2026-27 tax bills
Supervisors are being asked to hold a public hearing and adopt annual parcel-charge reports for the county’s Permanent Road Division zones.
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Shasta supervisors advance $176,931 in CSA delinquent-fee liens, approve $1,271.74 in debt write-offs
The board placed delinquent County Service Area water and sewer charges on tax bills and cleared a smaller set of uncollectible accounts from the books during its July 28 meeting.
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Shasta County locks in FY 2026-27 CSA parcel charges, including $15,404.80 lighting assessment
Supervisors adopted annual parcel reports for five county service areas and ordered the charges collected on property tax bills, with the CSA 15 lighting schedule totaling $15,404.80 across 688 parcels.
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Redding fills interim city manager and police chief posts after Tarbox’s death
The City Council has installed interim leadership and begun the search for a permanent police chief following the unexpected death of City Manager William Tarbox.
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Shasta County moves ahead with $7.5 million Vista Pacifica behavioral-health contract
The three-year agreement would cover adult residential mental health treatment, including skilled nursing facility and institution for mental disease services, if the Board approves it.
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Shasta County moves to formalize zero-trust IT policy across county systems
A June 30 policy package would update county rules for cybersecurity, cloud review, vendor access, digital content, signatures and records retention.
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Shasta County seeks $300,000 increase for alcohol and drug programs budget
The proposed amendment would use restricted fund balance to cover pending Partnership Health Plan invoices tied to DMC-ODS services.
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Shasta County backs AB 1821 to give agencies more time on Public Records Act replies
A June 30 letter says the county’s PRA requests have surged and that business-day deadlines would better match the workload.
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Shasta Public Works seeks $175,000 more for Redwood Blvd. remodel project
A June 30 budget amendment would raise spending and revenue by the same amount for the 1265 Redwood Blvd. structure in the county’s Ag Remodel & Building Addition project.
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Redding prepares interim leadership plan after city manager’s sudden death
The city said City Manager William Tarbox died unexpectedly Sunday and that the council will consider naming an interim manager Tuesday.
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Shasta County puts eminent-domain charter amendment on November ballot
Supervisors voted 3-2 to send the proposed charter change to the Nov. 3 general election after approving a resolution and ballot language.
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Shasta County advances charter rule for filling vacancies in elected department head offices
Supervisors are moving a charter amendment that would send some vacancies to special election and others to open-recruitment appointment, depending on how close the next election is.
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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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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