The Shasta County Air Pollution Control Board on Tuesday, June 30, split a consent item and deferred a proposal that would have let the county CEO sign air-district agreements, contracts, amendments and related instruments.
According to the board’s meeting transcript, members and staff said the district’s memorandum of understanding with the county should be reviewed and clarified before any authority change. The discussion also centered on whether the air district, which was described in the meeting as an independent statutory district, should keep a separate signing structure rather than follow the county framework.
Bryce Ritchie of the county administrative office said the proposal was meant to align the district’s signing authority with county policy used for other boards and agencies. But board members and staff raised questions about how that would fit with the air district’s own legal status.
Chad Peterson, who identified himself as an employee of the Shasta County Air Quality Management District, told the board the proposal did not adequately account for the district’s independence. He urged the board to review the issue more thoroughly before taking action.
The board approved only the non-authority portion of the item and left the core contract-signing question for later consideration, the transcript shows.
In other business, the board approved the Air Quality Management District recommended budget for fiscal year 26-27. Sean Ewing, the air pollution control officer, said the budget had already been presented publicly on June 8 and had not changed before adoption.