TEHAMA COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS  
Robert Burroughs, District 1  
Gabriel Hydrick  
Tom Walker, District 2  
Chief Administrator  
Pati Nolen, District 3, Vice Chair  
Matt Hansen, District 4, Chairman  
Greg Jones, District 5  
Margaret Long  
County Counsel  
Sean Houghtby  
Clerk of the Board  
(530) 527-3287  
Board Chambers  
727 Oak Street, Red Bluff, CA 96080  
(530) 527-4655  
http://www.tehama.gov  
AGENDA FOR TUESDAY, OCTOBER 28, 2025  
The Board of Supervisors welcomes you to their meetings which are regularly scheduled for  
each Tuesday. Your participation and interest are encouraged and appreciated. Members of  
the public may address the Board from the podium on items on the agenda when the matter is  
called. The Board reserves the right to limit the time devoted to any item on the agenda and to  
limit the time of any speaker.  
The Board wishes to ensure that business is conducted in an orderly fashion and the public is  
asked to be courteous and polite when addressing the Board and to be respectful to others  
attending the Board meeting. The Board has adopted a Code of Conduct for the public  
attending these meetings. The Code of Conduct is posted in the Chambers and online at  
https://www.tehama.gov/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/PUBLIC-CODE-OF-CONDUCT.pdf.  
Any disorderly conduct which disrupts, disturbs, or otherwise impedes the orderly conduct of  
the Board meeting is prohibited.  
Members of the public who are unable to attend in person may participate, listen and watch in  
the following ways:  
1) To participate in the Board meeting, the public may listen and comment over the phone by  
calling: (530) 212-8376, conference code 933876. Press 5* to raise your hand to  
comment.  
2) Members of the public who are unable to attend in person may watch and listen via the  
web at: https://tehamacounty.legistar.com/Calendar.aspx. To comment on an upcoming  
agenda item, call (530) 212-8376, conference code 933876. Press 5* to raise your  
hand to comment at the time the item is called.  
The audio and live video streaming is being offered as a convenience. The Board meeting will  
continue even if there is a disruption. If there is a disruption, the public is encouraged to  
consider an alternate option listed above. If you have trouble connecting or accessing the  
meeting, contact the Board office for assistance at (530) 527-4655.  
Please refer to the last page of the agenda for information on how to participate in the  
meeting, as well as the various options being made available for members of the public to  
provide comment.  
The County of Tehama does not discriminate on the basis of disability in admission to, access  
to, or operation of its buildings, facilities, programs, services, or activities. Questions,  
complaints, or requests for additional information regarding the Americans with Disabilities Act  
(ADA) may be forwarded to the County’s ADA Coordinator: Tom Provine, County of Tehama,  
727 Oak St., Red Bluff, CA 96080, Phone: (530) 527-4655. Individuals with disabilities who  
need auxiliary aids and/or services or other accommodations for effective communication in  
the County’s programs and services are invited to make their needs and preferences known  
to the affected department or the ADA Coordinator. For aids or services needed for effective  
communication during Board of Supervisors meetings, please contact the ADA Coordinator  
two business days prior to the day of the meeting. This notice is available in accessible  
alternate formats from the affected department or the ADA Coordinator.  
The Agenda is divided into two sections:  
CONSENT AGENDA:  
These items include routine financial and administrative actions and are usually approved by  
a single majority vote. Any Board member, staff member or interested person may request  
that an item be removed from the Consent Agenda for discussion on the Regular Agenda.  
REGULAR AGENDA:  
These items include significant financial and administrative actions of special interest that are  
usually approved individually by a majority vote. The Regular Agenda also includes noticed  
hearings and public hearings. The times on the agenda are approximate.  
9:00 AM CALL TO ORDER / PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE  
REMINDER - The November 4th and November 11th Board meetings are  
cancelled pursuant to Board policy.  
PLEASE TURN OFF OR MUTE YOUR CELL PHONE  
PUBLIC COMMENT  
This is a time set aside for members of the public to directly address the Board of Supervisors  
on any item of interest to the public that is within the subject matter jurisdiction of this board.  
No action shall be taken on any item not appearing on the agenda unless the action is  
otherwise authorized by subdivision (b) of section 54954.2 of the government code. This  
board has chosen to exercise its discretion and limit each speaker to three (3) minutes.  
Public Comment may be limited to the first 30 minutes of the meeting and if there are more  
speakers than this time limit will allow, the Chair may request that remaining speakers wait  
until the end of the meeting, at which point public comment may be reopened.  
Members of the public will be allowed to address the Board of Supervisors regarding items  
appearing on the agenda at the time the item is called.  
ANNOUNCEMENT OF AGENDA CORRECTIONS  
PREVIOUS REPORTABLE ACTIONS FROM CLOSED SESSION  
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS STANDING AND AD HOC COMMITTEE  
Receive reports from the following standing and ad hoc committees, and discussion and  
possible direction to the committees regarding future meetings and activities within each  
committee's assigned scope:  
Public Works Committee (Standing) (Hansen, Walker)  
Veterans Halls Advisory Committee (Standing) (Burroughs, Jones)  
Public Safety Tax Initiative Working Group (Burroughs, Jones)  
Personnel Procedures & Guidelines Ad Hoc Committee (Burroughs, Walker)  
City of Red Bluff/Tehama County Ad Hoc Committee (Walker, Burroughs)  
Rent Control Ordinance Ad Hoc (Jones, Nolen)  
REPORTS OF MEETINGS ATTENDED INCLUDING AB1234  
ANNOUNCEMENTS BY COUNTY DEPARTMENTS  
This is an opportunity for a County Department to provide information to the Board and the  
general public. These announcements are to be as brief and concise as possible and not  
used to seek direction from the Board.  
CONSENT AGENDA  
1.  
2.  
GENERAL WARRANT REGISTER - 10/5/25 - 10/11/25  
25-1812  
25-1834  
AUDITOR’S CLAIMS  
a) Court Operations, 2026-53221, Forensic Analytical Crime Lab, $6,745.00.  
3.  
DISTRICT ATTORNEY/ SHERIFF’S OFFICE/ FACILITIES  
MAINTENANCE/ PUBLIC WORKS/ FIRE/ PROBATION/ HEALTH  
SERVICES AGENCY  
25-1787  
a) Request approval of certificates recognizing the following employees for their years  
of faithful and dedicated service to the County of Tehama:  
1) DISTRICT ATTORNEY - Jacob Rickey, 10 years  
2) SHERIFF’S OFFICE - Margaret Arano, 20 years  
3) FACILITIES MAINTENANCE - Hugo Chavez, 10 years  
4) PUBLIC WORKS - Will Pike, 15 years  
5) FIRE - David Haugen, 15 years  
6) PROBATION  
a) Glennda Allen, 25 years  
b) Todd Hansen, 10 years  
b) Request approval of a retirement award recognizing the following employee for their  
many years of faithful and dedicated service to the County of Tehama:  
1) HEALTH SERVICES AGENCY  
a) Michael Nystrom  
4.  
5.  
HEALTH SERVICES AGENCY / MENTAL HEALTH  
25-1875  
a) OTHER THAN "A" STEP - Request approval to appoint the applicant as a  
Psychiatric Aide II, Range 11, Step B, effective 11/2/25, or upon successful completion  
of all pre-employment requirements  
HEALTH SERVICES AGENCY / ADMINISTRATION  
25-1829  
a) AGREEMENT - Request approval and authorization for the Executive Director to  
sign the Agreement with Express Services Inc. dba Express Employment  
Professionals, for the purpose of providing temporary employees, for the rates as set  
forth in Exhibit “B”, with maximum compensation not to exceed $900,000, effective  
10/1/25 and shall terminate 6/30/28  
6.  
7.  
SOCIAL SERVICES  
25-1813  
a) AGREEMENT - Request approval and authorization for the Director of Social  
Services to sign the agreement with Grand Canyon University for Social Work Intern  
experience with Tehama County Social Services for the term of 8/14/25 through  
8/13/28 (Subject to receipt of required insurance documentation)  
PERSONNEL  
25-1778  
a) AGREEMENT - Request approval and authorization for the Chairman of the Board  
to sign the second Amendment to Purchasing Agreement 370PA24, as amended by  
Misc. Agree 2025-031, with Van Dermyden Makus Law Corporation for the purpose of  
conducting independent, impartial and objective investigations of County employees,  
thereby increasing the maximum compensation not to exceed $200,000, and extending  
the term effective 11/15/24 and shall terminate 11/15/26 (Subject to receipt of required  
insurance documentation)  
8.  
9.  
SHERIFF’S OFFICE  
25-1839  
a) TRANSFER OF FUNDS: SHERIFF, B-13 - From CALAIM (2032-4505723), to  
Contingency (2002-59000), $46,271.56; and from Contingency (2002-59000) to  
Professional/Special Services (2032-53230), $46,271.56 (Requires a 4/5’s vote)  
CLERK OF THE BOARD  
25-1811  
a) AGREEMENT - Request approval and authorization for the Chair to sign the  
agreement between the County of Tehama and Granicus, LLC for the purpose of  
providing meeting management software with hosted services, to be effective 5/1/26  
and shall terminate 4/30/29, for a total not to exceed amount of $94,259.54 (Subject to  
receipt of required insurance documentation)  
10.  
11.  
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS  
25-1855  
a) Determine that there is a need to continue the emergency proclamation,  
proclaiming the existence of the local emergency in Tehama County caused conditions  
of peril  
APPROVAL OF MINUTES  
25-1832  
a) Waive the reading and approve the minutes of the regular meeting held  
1) 09/16/2025  
2) 09/23/2025  
3) 09/30/2025  
4) 10/07/2025  
REGULAR AGENDA  
12.  
SOCIAL SERVICES/ HEALTH SERVICES AGENCY/ PROBATION  
25-1760  
a) Request approval of certificates recognizing the following employees for their years  
of faithful and dedicated service to the County of Tehama:  
1) SOCIAL SERVICES - Alaina Imhoff, 10 years  
2) HEALTH SERVICES AGENCY - Jamie Castro, 15 years  
b) Request approval of a retirement award recognizing the following employees for  
their many years of faithful and dedicated service to the County of Tehama:  
1) PROBATION - Margy Clifford  
13.  
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS  
25-1708  
a) INFORMATIONAL PRESENTATION - United Way of Northern California to present  
information detailing its disaster services programs across the different phases of a  
disaster  
RECESS to convene as the Tehama County Air Pollution Control District  
14.  
TEHAMA COUNTY AIR POLLUTION CONTROL DISTRICT - Air  
Pollution Control Officer Joseph Tona  
25-1819  
a) Request confirmation and authorization for the Air Pollution Control Officer to sign  
and submit the FY 25/26 subvention application and supporting budgets to the  
California Air Resources Board  
ADJOURN to reconvene as the Tehama County Board of Supervisors  
15.  
PROBATION / PERSONNEL - Chief Probation Officer Pamela  
Gonzalez  
25-1754  
a) RESOLUTION - Request adoption of a resolution to amend the FY 2025-26 Position  
Allocation List (PAL), (Reso #2025-074), by increasing the number of bilingual  
designations in Budget Unit 2037 - Probation from 4.5 FTE to 6.0 FTE effective  
10/28/25  
10:00 A.M.  
RECESS to convene as the Tehama County Board of Equalization  
16.  
TEHAMA COUNTY BOARD OF EQUALIZATION - County Assessor  
Burley Phillips  
25-1847  
a) Request approval of the following stipulations as recommended by the County  
Assessor:  
1) Assessment Appeal No. 15-2024, Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.  
2) Assessment Appeal No. 02-2025, Robert H. Goren  
b) Request approval of the following withdrawals as recommended by the County  
Assessor:  
1) Assessment Appeal No. 21-2023 (A-B) & 16-2024 (A-B), Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.  
ADJOURN to reconvene as the Tehama County Board of Supervisors  
17.  
PURCHASING / PUBLIC WORKS - Interim Director Tom Provine  
25-1814  
a) Request to award the bid for one (1) new ½ ton 4x4 Extended Cab Standard Bed  
Pickup Truck to Corning Ford in the amount of $47,950 and further authorize the  
Purchasing Agent to sign a purchase order for the acquisition  
18.  
PUBLIC WORKS - Interim Director Tom Provine  
25-1828  
a) BID AWARD - Request to award the following two contracts for the bid for Job Order  
Contracting General Civil Services 2025:  
1) North Star Construction & Engineering, Inc. with a weighted Adjustment  
Factor of 1.3720  
2) Dirt Dynasty, Inc. with a weighted Adjustment Factor of 1.4000  
b) ROAD AGREEMENTS - Request approval and authorization for the Interim Director  
to sign the following agreements, with maximum compensation of $1,500,000 for each  
contract:  
1) ROAD AGREEMENT - North Star Construction & Engineering, Inc. (Subject  
to receipt of required insurance documentation)  
2) ROAD AGREEMENT - Dirt Dynasty, Inc. (Subject to receipt of required  
insurance documentation)  
19.  
PUBLIC WORKS / ADMINISTRATION / PERSONNEL - Chief  
Administrator Gabriel Hydrick  
25-1868  
a) Request approval and authorization to re-recruit for the Director of Public Works with  
a salary range of $181,489 - $220,601 (Steps A - E) per year and an additional $3,000  
per year ($250 per month) for duties performed as Road Commissioner  
20.  
21.  
SHERIFF / PERSONNEL - Sheriff Dave Kain  
25-1805  
a) OTHER THAN “A” STEP - Request approval to appoint applicant as Correctional  
Deputy I, Range 28, Step 3, upon successful completion of all pre-employment  
requirements.  
SHERIFF’S OFFICE - Sheriff Dave Kain  
25-1820  
a) RESOLUTION - Request adoption of the resolution authorizing signatory authority  
for the Sheriff, Undersheriff, and Captain for the purpose of participating in the JAG  
Equipment and Training Program supported by the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice  
Assistance Grant Program and Administered by the Board of State Community  
Corrections (BSCC)  
b) AGREEMENT - Request approval and authorization for the Sheriff to sign Standard  
Agreement #BSCC 1547-25 with the State of California Board of State and Community  
Corrections to accept grand funding for the Tehama County Sheriff’s Office to be  
utilized for the purchase of a portable drug identification tester in the amount of  
$50,551, effective 10/1/25 through 09/30/26  
22.  
23.  
ADMINISTRATION - Chief Administrator Gabriel Hydrick  
25-1852  
a) STUDY SESSION - Presentation of the Strategic Plan and possible direction to staff  
for Strategic Plan modifications in preparation for the coming budget cycle  
COMMITTEES / COMMISSIONS - Board of Supervisors  
25-1745  
a) Request to appoint one (1) representative of the Board of Supervisors and one (1)  
alternate to serve on the California State Association of Counties (CSAC) Board of  
Directors for the 2025-2026 term, effective 12/1/2025  
(Incumbents: Pati Nolen, Alternate: Tom Walker)  
24.  
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS  
25-1869  
a) Request formal direction to staff to draft and sign the agreement with TeamCivX for  
services related to the Public Safety Tax Initiative  
b) TRANSFER OF FUNDS: PROFESSIONAL COUNTY SERVICES, B-15- From Fund  
Balance (101-301900) to Contingency (1109-59000) $46,750.00; and From  
Contingency (1109-59000) to Professional Services (1105-53230), $46,750.00  
(Requires 4/5’s vote)  
25.  
26.  
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS  
25-1808  
a) Board discussion and direction to staff regarding the drafted 2026 Regular Board  
meeting schedule  
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS  
25-1861  
a) Discussion and announcement regarding the 3rd Annual Tehama County Holiday  
Lights Contest  
FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS  
Future Agenda Items is an opportunity for a Board member to present a topic to the full Board  
and County Departments and allow the Board to express majority that staff should be directed  
to address the issue and bring it back to the full Board as an agendized matter. This is not a  
time for the Board to address the merits or express their opinions on the issue but solely to  
decide if staff should expend resources in researching and preparing documents for  
consideration at a public board meeting. More complex issues may result in a future study  
session.  
CLOSED SESSION  
Members of the public may address the Closed Session matters at the time the closed  
session is announced.  
27.  
CLOSED SESSION  
25-1592  
a) PERSONNEL / PUBLIC EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE EVALUATION (Government  
Code Section 54957)  
Title: Part One of the Health Services Agency Director Annual Performance Evaluation  
Process  
28.  
29.  
CLOSED SESSION  
25-1790  
a) Liability Claims Pursuant to Government Code 54956.95  
Claimant: Pati Nolen  
Agency claimed against: Tehama County  
CLOSED SESSION  
25-1860  
a) CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - EXISTING LITIGATION (Paragraph (1)  
of subdivision (d) of Government Code Section 54956.9). Name of Case: Poland et al  
v. Tehama County Board of Supervisors (Discussion and possible action relative to  
existing litigation.)  
REPORTABLE ACTIONS FROM CLOSED SESSION  
ADJOURN  
Any written materials related to an open session item on this agenda that are submitted to the  
Board of Supervisors, and that are not exempt from disclosure under the Public Records Act,  
will be made available for public inspection at the Tehama County Clerk of the Board of  
Supervisors Office, 633 Washington St., Rm. 12 (P.O. Box 250), Red Bluff, California, 96080,  
(530) 527-3287 during normal business hours.  
The deadline for items to be placed on the Board’s agenda is 5 p.m. on the Wednesday  
Thirteen days prior to the meeting on Tuesday, unless a holiday intervenes. Items not listed  
on the Agenda can only be considered by the Board if they qualify under Government Code  
Section 54954.2(b) (typically this applies to items meeting criteria as an off-agenda  
emergency).  
DISCLOSURE OF CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTIONS PURSUANT TO  
GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 84308:  
Members of the Board of Supervisors are disqualified and not able to participate in any  
agenda item involving contracts (other than competitively bid, labor, or personal employment  
contracts), franchises, discretionary land use permits and other entitlements if the Board  
member received more than $250 in campaign contributions from the applicant or contractor,  
an agent of the applicant or contractor, or any financially interested participant who actively  
supports or opposes the County’s decision on the agenda item since January 1, 2023.  
Members of the Board of Supervisors who have received, and applicants, contractors or their  
agents who have made, campaign contributions totaling more than $250 to a Board member  
since January 1, 2023, are required to disclose that fact for the official record of the subject  
proceeding. Disclosures must include the amount of the campaign contribution and identify  
the recipient Board member and may be made either in writing to the Clerk of the Board of  
Supervisors prior to the subject hearing or by verbal disclosure at the time of the hearing.  
WAYS TO PARTICIPATE, WATCH AND LISTEN DURING THE MEETING:  
1) Attend in person in Board Chambers, Tehama County Administration Building, 727 Oak  
St., Red Bluff, CA 96080.  
2) Listen and comment over the phone by calling: (530) 212-8376, conference code 933876.  
Press 5* to raise your hand to comment.  
3) Watch live video and listen at: https://tehamacounty.legistar.com/Calendar.aspx. To  
comment on an upcoming agenda item, call (530) 212-8376, conference code 933876. Press  
5* to raise your hand to comment at the time the item is called.  
The audio and live video streaming is being offered as a convenience. The Board meeting will  
continue even if there is a disruption. If there is a disruption, the public is encouraged to  
consider an alternate option listed above. If you have trouble connecting or accessing the  
meeting, contact the Board office for assistance at (530) 527-4655.  
PROVIDE PUBLIC COMMENT BEFORE THE MEETING BY:  
1) Writing a letter to the Board of Supervisors at PO Box 250, Red Bluff, CA 96080.  
2) Emailing: tcbos@tehama.gov. Written or emailed public comments received by 4:00 p.m.  
the day prior to the meeting will be provided to the Board members electronically or in written  
format and will become part of the public record.  
PROVIDE PUBLIC COMMENT DURING THE MEETING BY:  
1) In-Person: Board Chambers, Tehama County Administration Building, 727 Oak St., Red  
Bluff, CA 96080: Members of the public can provide comment in-person inside the Board of  
Supervisors’ Chambers.  
2) Over the Phone: Members of the public can call (530) 212-8376, conference code 933876.  
Press 5* to raise your hand to comment. The public will be placed in a call-in queue until they  
are permitted into the meeting for comment.  
COMMUNICATIONS received by the Board of Supervisors are on file and available for review  
in the Office of the Clerk of the Board.  
MINUTES, AGENDAS, AGENDA MATERIAL, and ARCHIVED MATERIAL is available on our  
website at https://tehamacounty.legistar.com/Calendar.aspx