
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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Recent county-government coverage from Shasta County, including local decisions, public meetings, and civic updates.

Supervisors voted 3-2 to send the proposed charter change to the Nov. 3 general election after approving a resolution and ballot language.

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.

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.

The June 23 resolution rewrites parts of the county’s salary schedule and position allocation list, effective June 28.

The Board of Supervisors unanimously adopted a resolution framing artificial intelligence as a tool to ease vacancies, protect resident data and improve county services.