TEHAMA COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS  
Robert Burroughs, District 1  
Gabriel Hydrick  
Tom Walker, District 2, Chairman  
Steve Zane, District 3  
Chief Administrator  
Matt Hansen, District 4  
Greg Jones, District 5, Vice Chair  
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, MAY 19, 2026  
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 May 26th Regular Meeting of the Board of Supervisors is  
cancelled pursuant to Board policy, a Special Meeting will be held on the  
same date at 9:00 a.m.  
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:  
Personnel Procedures & Guidelines Ad Hoc Committee (Burroughs, Walker)  
City of Red Bluff/Tehama County Ad Hoc Committee (Walker, Burroughs)  
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 - 4/26/26 - 5/02/26  
26-0718  
26-0750  
AUDITOR’S CLAIMS  
a) Court Operations, 2017-53230, Kent Caruso, Ph. D, $800.00.  
3.  
4.  
FIRE  
26-0707  
a) Request approval and authorization to establish a Cash Change Fund in the amount  
of $200 for the purpose of making change for cash transactions to customers who pay  
various fees within the Fire Marshal’s Office  
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE  
26-0735  
a) AGREEMENT - Request approval and authorization for the Agricultural  
Commissioner to sign Cooperative Agreement 25-0617-016-SF with the California  
Department of Food and Agriculture for the provision of costs incurred relative to the  
detection of the European Grape Moth in an amount not to exceed $8,356.00, effective  
3/1/26 and shall terminate 6/30/26  
5.  
6.  
SOCIAL SERVICES  
26-0444  
a) AGREEMENT - Request approval and authorization for the Social Services Director  
or Designee to sign the Agreement with California State Polytechnic University,  
Humboldt, for the purpose of providing social work students intern experience with  
Tehama County Social Services, effective 7/1/26, and shall terminate 6/30/31  
SOCIAL SERVICES  
26-0716  
a) DONATION - Request approval and authorization for the Director of Social Services  
or Designee to accept donations from the Red Bluff Elks Lodge #1250, consisting of  
$2,000 in Walmart gift cards and $2,000 in merchandise, including children’s clothing  
and other essential items for Child Protective Services  
7.  
8.  
SOCIAL SERVICES  
26-0721  
a) AGREEMENT - Request approval and authorization for the Chair and the Director of  
Social Services to sign the Memorandum of Understanding with the Tehama County  
Department of Education, Foster Youth Services Program for the purpose of  
coordinating Education Support for Dependent Youth, with a 50% Federal Funds pass  
through obligation of $222,009.90, effective 7/1/26 and shall terminate 6/30/27  
SHERIFF’S OFFICE  
26-0736  
a) AGREEMENT - Request approval and authorization for the Chair and the Sheriff to  
sign Amendment No.1 with Prestige Radiology Inc. (Purchasing Agree. #296PA25),  
thereby increasing the maximum compensation payable not to exceed $75,000,  
effective 8/1/25 and shall terminate 7/31/26 (Subject to receipt of required insurance  
documentation)  
REGULAR AGENDA  
9.  
SOCIAL SERVICES / ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH  
26-0701  
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 - Dawn Alves, 15 years  
2) ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH - Clint Weston, 10 years  
10.  
SOCIAL SERVICES - Director Bekkie Emery  
26-0729  
a) BID WAIVER  
1) Request to adopt the finding that the County of Riverside licensing solution  
provider contract ITARC-00929 with SHI International Corp. for the acquisition of  
Microsoft O365 software licensing meets all Tehama County bidding criteria and  
allows the County to take advantage of low pricing without the time and expense  
of a formal bid process  
2) Request to find it in the best interest of the County to waive the formal bid  
process for purchase of 200 user subscriptions of Microsoft O365 and server  
licensing. This is based on the finding that the Department needs to acquire  
Microsoft O365 to update software, increase security, remain in compliance with  
security agreements, and to utilize the State’s new Child Protective Services  
case management system that is expected in October 2026  
b) Request for authorization for the Purchasing Department to sign Purchase Order No.  
33235 to SHI International Corp. for the acquisition of Microsoft O365 software  
licensing with maximum compensation not to exceed $265,000 for a 3-year period  
beginning May 13, 2026, and ending May 14, 2029  
11.  
PLANNING DEPARTMENT - Planning Director Jessica Martinez  
26-0710  
a) TRANSFER OF FUNDS: PLANNING; B-65 - From Project Management  
(2077-532307) to Vehicles (2077-57605), $ 25,000; and from Maintenance of  
Equipment (2077-53170) to Vehicles (2077-57605), $8,886.75 (Requires a 4/5’s vote)  
b) Request to award the bid for one (1) new 4-wheel drive full-size sport utility vehicle  
(SUV) to Corning Ford in the amount of $33,886.75 and further authorize the  
Purchasing Agent to sign a purchase order for the acquisition  
12.  
TRANSIT AGENCY/TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION - Interim  
Public Works Director Tom Provine & Deputy Director Jessica  
Riske-Gomez  
26-0664  
a) AGREEMENT - Request approval and authorization for the Interim Public Works  
Director to sign the Intergovernmental Agreement between the County of Tehama and  
the City of Red Bluff, for the purpose of leasing the Rio & Walnut Red Bluff Transit  
Transfer Center, and further authorize the Interim Director of Public Works to sign any  
related documents for a maximum amount not to exceed $1.00 per fiscal year, effective  
6/30/26 and shall terminate 12/31/30  
10:00 A.M.  
13.  
TEHAMA COUNTY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT - Chamber of  
Commerce CEO Dave Gowan  
26-0728  
a) INFORMATIONAL PRESENTATION - Informational update regarding Economic  
Development activities in Tehama County  
14.  
ADMINISTRATION - Chief Administrator Gabriel Hydrick & Green  
Waste of Tehama District Manager Amanda Garrett  
26-0526  
a) INFORMATIONAL PRESENTATION - Regarding Green Waste’s Education  
Program for 2025, and overall program management and goal achievements related to  
residential and commercial solid waste management services in the unincorporated  
areas of Tehama County  
b) Board discussion and possible approval that Green Waste made a good faith effort  
to meet its 2025 minimum diversion goals  
15.  
16.  
COUNTY ADMINISTRATION / TREASURER / TAX COLLECTOR -  
Chief Administrator Gabriel Hydrick / Treasurer Parker Hunt  
26-0746  
a) RESOLUTION - Request adoption of a Resolution authorizing the Board of  
Supervisors to issue a Tehama County 2026-27 Tax and Revenue Anticipation Note  
(TRAN) and approving the sale of such note to the Tehama County Treasury  
Investment Pool and approving certain related matters therewith, not exceeding  
$24,000,000 with a mature date no later than 6/30/2027  
SHERIFF’S OFFICE / HEALTH SERVICES AGENCY - Sheriff Dave  
Kain  
26-0719  
a) AGREEMENT- Request approval and authorization for the Sheriff and the Health  
Services Executive Director to sign the Interagency Memorandum of Understanding  
(MOU) for the purpose of providing personnel-related investigation to pre-employment  
applicants and current employees who are being considered for work in the jail, in the  
amounts set forth in Exhibit “A”, with maximum compensation not to exceed $30,000  
per year, effective 7/1/25 through 6/30/31  
17.  
SHERIFF’S OFFICE - Sheriff Dave Kain  
26-0722  
a) AGREEMENT - Request approval and authorization for the Chair and the Sheriff to  
sign the Agreement with Ronald L. Clark, DDS, for the purpose of providing dental and  
medical services to inmates of the Tehama County Jail for the rates set forth in Exhibit  
“B”, with a not to exceed amount of $100,000.00, effective 7/1/26, and shall remain in  
effect until 6/30/27  
18.  
19.  
SHERIFF’S OFFICE - Sheriff Dave Kain  
26-0723  
a) AGREEMENT - Request approval and authorization for the Chair and the Sheriff to  
sign the Agreement with Ronald L. Clark, DDS, for the purpose of providing medical  
services to assist the Tehama County Coroners with decedent investigations, with a not  
to exceed amount of $25,000, effective 7/1/26, and shall remain in effect until 6/30/27  
SHERIFF’S OFFICE - Sheriff Dave Kain  
26-0734  
a) TRANSFER OF FUNDS: SHERIFF; B-66 - From Interfund Revenue (2027-461070),  
$343,050.00; to Contingency (2002-59000), $343,050.00; and from Contingency  
(2002-59000), $343,050.00; to Special Dept. Equipment (2027-57608), $343,050.00  
(Requires a 4/5’s vote)  
b) AGREEMENT - Request approval and authorization for the Chair and the Sheriff to  
sign an Agreement with ANDE Corporation, for the purpose of purchasing a rapid DNA  
testing ANDE 6C Instrument, testing consumables and extended three-year service  
warranty for the rates set forth in Exhibit “B”, with a not to exceed amount of $343,050,  
effective upon the date of signing and shall remain in effect for 48 months after the  
date of execution  
20.  
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS - Chief Administrator Gabriel Hydrick  
26-0731  
a) ORDINANCE- Request the adoption of an Ordinance amending Ordinance No.1922  
under Tehama County Code §2.02.020(C) - Compensation to replace the existing $500  
monthly automobile allowance with a flat monthly allowance equal to the value of one  
thousand (1,000) miles at the County’s adopted Internal Revenue Service (IRS)  
standard mileage reimbursement rate  
1) Waive the second reading  
2) Adopt the ordinance  
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.  
21.  
CLOSED SESSION  
26-0781  
26-0782  
a) PERSONNEL / PUBLIC EMPLOYEE APPOINTMENT OR EMPLOYMENT  
(Government Code Section 54957)  
Title: Interim Executive Director, Health Services Agency  
22.  
CLOSED SESSION  
a) EMPLOYEE NEGOTIATIONS - CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATORS  
(Government Code Section 54957.6)  
Agency Negotiators: Che Johnson & Coral Ferrin  
Employee Organization: Management Employees Association  
23.  
24.  
CLOSED SESSION  
26-0784  
a) EMPLOYEE NEGOTIATIONS - CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATORS  
(Government Code Section 54957.6)  
Agency Negotiators: Che Johnson & Coral Ferrin  
Employee Organization: Deputy Sheriffs Association  
CLOSED SESSION  
26-0786  
a) EMPLOYEE NEGOTIATIONS - CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATORS  
(Government Code Section 54957.6)  
Agency Negotiators: Che Johnson & Coral Ferrin  
Employee Organization: Joint Council of IUOE, Local 39  
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