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, JULY 21, 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  
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 - 6/21/26 - 7/04/26  
26-1257  
26-1238  
AUDITOR’S CLAIMS  
a) Court Operations, 2017-53230, Don Stembridge, Ph.D., $962.50  
b) Court Operations, 2026-53221, Benjamin E. Magid, $2,032.00  
3.  
4.  
AUDITOR’S CLAIMS  
26-1266  
a) Court Operations, 2026-53221, A B Williams Professional Corporation, $1,048.00  
b) Court Operations, 2026-53221, A B Williams Professional Corporation, $1,412.80  
c) Court Operations, 2026-53221, John Hamel & Associates, $3,087.50  
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE  
26-1230  
a) AGREEMENT - Request approval and authorization for the Agricultural  
Commissioner to sign Cooperative Agreement 26-0134-000-SA with the California  
Department of Food and Agriculture for providing soil and commodities treatment  
supervision and/or soil sampling as required by laws pertaining to the nematode control  
program in an amount not to exceed $2,160, effective 7/1/26 and shall terminate  
6/30/27  
5.  
6.  
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE  
26-1252  
a) AGREEMENT- Request approval for the Agricultural Commissioner to sign  
Cooperative Agreement No.26-0305-000-SA with the California Department of Food  
and Agriculture for the provision of costs incurred relative to enforcement activities of  
the California Organic Foods and Farming Act in an amount not to exceed $4,225,  
effective 7/1/26 through 6/30/27  
PROBATION  
26-1259  
a) AGREEMENT- Approval and authorization for Chief Probation Officer to sign  
Amendment No. 1 to Agreement 2026-013 with Northern Valley Catholic Social  
Services to adjust the contract term from 1/1/26 through 12/31/26 to a new term of  
3/21/26 to 4/1/27, in the amount not to exceed $96,188. All other terms and conditions  
of Agreement 2026-013 shall remain in full force and effect (Subject to receipt of  
required insurance documentation)  
7.  
8.  
9.  
SOCIAL SERVICES  
26-1233  
a) AGREEMENT - Request approval and authorization for the Social Services Director  
to sign the Agreement with Express Services Inc. dba, Express Employment  
Professionals, for the purpose of administering a subsidized employment program for  
eligible CalWORKs participants, with maximum compensation not to exceed $450,000,  
effective 7/1/26 and shall terminate 6/30/27  
SOCIAL SERVICES / DISTRICT ATTORNEY  
26-1219  
a) AGREEMENT - Request approval and authorization for the Social Services Director,  
or Designee, and the District Attorney to sign the Interagency Memorandum Of  
Understanding (MOU) for the purpose of investigations of Welfare and IHSS fraud  
through the Special Investigations Unit, for the rates as set forth in Exhibit “D” with  
maximum compensation not to exceed $505,000, effective 7/1/26 through 6/30/27  
PERSONNEL / HEALTH SERVICES AGENCY  
26-1241  
a) Request approval of new classification specifications of Community Health Worker  
I/II and Peer Support Specialist within the Joint Council bargaining unit, effective  
retroactively to 1/1/25  
b) RESOLUTION - Request adoption of a Resolution amending the FY 24/25 Position  
Allocation List (PAF), (Reso #2024-080) and the FY 25/26 Position Allocation List  
(PAL), (Reso #2025-074) by deleting nine (9.00 FTE) Psychiatric Aide I/II allocations,  
deleting two (2.00 FTE) Drug/Alcohol Aide allocations, adding five (5.00 FTE)  
Community Health Worker I/II allocations, and adding six (6.00 FTE) Community  
Health Worker I/II or Peer Support Specialist allocations, effective retroactively to  
1/1/25  
c) Request approval to reclassify one (1.00 FTE) Drug/Alcohol Aide incumbent as a  
Community Health Worker II, five (5.00 FTE) Psychiatric Aide incumbents to  
Community Health Worker II, and one (1.00 FTE) Psychiatric Aide II incumbent to  
Community Health Worker I, effective retroactively to 1/1/25  
10.  
11.  
HEALTH SERVICES AGENCY / PUBLIC HEALTH  
26-1242  
a) Request approval and authorization for the Interim Executive Director to sign and  
submit the application for the California Department of Public Health (CDPH), Public  
Health Emergency Preparedness (PHEP), State General Fund (GF) Pandemic  
Influenza (Pan Flu), and Hospital Preparedness Program (HPP) Funding Allocation in  
the amount of $335,274.00, effective for the term 7/1/26 through 6/30/27  
HEALTH SERVICES AGENCY / PUBLIC HEALTH  
26-1243  
a) APPLICATION - Confirmation of Letter of Intent to apply for the California  
Department of Public Health (CDPH) Oral Health Program (OHP) “Advancing Oral  
Health Equity in California” grant  
b) Request approval and authorization for the Interim Executive Director to sign and  
submit the application for the CDPH Advancing Oral Health Equity in California grant, in  
the amount of $240,741.00 for grant cycle 2027-2030  
12.  
13.  
HEALTH SERVICES AGENCY / DRUG & ALCOHOL  
26-1244  
a) AGREEMENT - Request approval and authorization for the Interim Executive  
Director to sign Amendment No.1 to Misc. Agreement 2022-145, with Coastal Business  
Systems, Inc. for the provision of the lease and maintenance of one (1) multifunction  
device located at 1850 Walnut St., Building G, Red Bluff, CA 96080, thereby increasing  
the maximum compensation amount to $29,000, effective 5/1/22 and shall terminate  
on 4/30/27  
HEALTH SERVICES AGENCY / MENTAL HEALTH  
26-1274  
a) AGREEMENT - Request approval and authorization for the Interim Executive  
Director to sign the Agreement with Community Behavioral Health for the purpose of  
locating and arranging for locum tenens Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist(s),  
Licensed Social Worker(s), Nurse Practitioner(s), Physician’s Assistant(s), Doctor(s) of  
Medicine (MD),and Doctor(s) of Osteopathic ("D.O.") (s) to provide behavioral health  
therapy or medical services for the rates as set forth in Exhibit “B” with maximum  
amount not to exceed of $3,500,000, effective 7/1/26 and shall terminate 6/30/28  
14.  
HEALTH SERVICES AGENCY / CLINIC  
26-1247  
a) AGREEMENT - Request approval and authorization for the Interim Executive  
Director to sign the Agreement with Hanes Flooring Inc. for the purpose of repairing  
and replacing flooring at the Tehama County Medical Clinic, with the maximum  
compensation not to exceed $69,870, effective upon signing and shall terminate upon  
project completion (Subject to receipt of required insurance documentation)  
15.  
16.  
COMMITTEES & COMMISSIONS  
26-1286  
a) RED BLUFF CEMETERY DISTRICT - Two (2) four-year appointments for Chris  
Carey and Carole May as Trustees of the District, with said new terms expiring 8/31/30  
(Interested persons: Chris Carey and Carole May)  
APPROVAL OF MINUTES  
26-1249  
a) Waive the reading and approve the minutes of the regular meetings held:  
1) 6/9/26  
2) 6/16/26  
3) 6/23/26  
4) 6/30/26  
5) 7/7/26  
REGULAR AGENDA  
17.  
18.  
RESOURCE CONSERVATION DISTRICT OF TEHAMA COUNTY -  
TinderSmart Tehama Wildfire County Coordinator Stephanie  
Dickerson  
26-0673  
a) INFORMATIONAL PRESENTATION - 2025 Wildfire County Coordinator Grant  
Program Overview and Update  
CORNING VETERANS HALL REMODEL PROJECT /  
26-0796  
ADMINISTRATION - Administrative Services Director Tom Provine  
a) Informational update and discussion on the progress of the Corning Veterans Hall  
Remodel Project  
b) Discussion and possible direction to staff regarding the proposed dedication plaque  
design and inscription for placement at the Corning Veterans Hall  
c) CHANGE ORDER - Request confirmation of Change Order No. 1 to the Agreement  
with Ginno Construction (Misc. Agree. #2026-003) for the Corning Veterans Hall  
Remodel Project, thereby allowing for changes as listed, for a contract increase in the  
amount of $105,168.11  
19.  
PROBATION - Chief Probation Officer Pamela Gonzalez  
26-1260  
a) AGREEMENT- Request approval and authorization for the Chief Probation Officer to  
sign the Agreement with SHIELD Regional Training Consortium with regard for the use  
of the SHIELD Regional Training Center, effective 7/1/26 through 6/30/27 (Subject to  
receipt of required insurance documentation)  
20.  
21.  
DISTRICT ATTORNEY - District Attorney Matthew D. Rogers  
26-1221  
a) APPLICATION - Request approval for the District Attorney or his designee to apply  
for the State of California Department of Justice Retail Tobacco Enforcement grant  
HEALTH SERVICES AGENCY - Interim Executive Director Michelle  
Schmidt  
26-1279  
a) AGREEMENT - Request approval and authorization for the Interim Executive  
Director to sign the Agreement with County of Butte, for the purpose of providing  
Psychiatric Inpatient Services, with maximum compensation not to exceed $50,000  
effective from date of execution and shall terminate 6/30/27  
22.  
HEALTH SERVICES AGENCY - Interim Executive Director Michelle  
Schmidt  
26-1280  
a) AGREEMENT - Request approval and authorization for the Interim Executive  
Director to sign the Agreement with Sierra Health Foundation: Center for Health  
Program Management, for the purpose of Tehama County Health Services Agency’s  
Behavioral Health and Substance Use Recovery divisions to conduct behavioral health  
functions necessary to meet Proposition 36 obligations, with maximum receivable  
compensation not to exceed $330,282.54, effective 3/1/26 and shall terminate 3/31/28  
23.  
PLANNING DEPARTMENT - Director of Planning Jessica Martinez  
26-1289  
a) AGREEMENT - Request approval and authorization for Director of Planning to sign  
the Agreement with Placeworks for the purpose of amending the General Plan with  
maximum compensation not to exceed $144,335, effective 7/21/26, and shall terminate  
upon completion and acceptance by the Governor’s Office of Land Use and Climate  
Innovation of the 2030-2050 General Plan update (Subject to receipt of required  
insurance documentation)  
24.  
25.  
PLANNING DEPARTMENT - Director of Planning Jessica Martinez  
26-1288  
a) STUDY SESSION - To review and receive input regarding Data Centers  
b) Discussion and possible direction to staff  
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS  
26-1320  
a) STUDY SESSION - Discuss potential funding strategies for the Countywide Radio  
System Upgrade, including options to compartmentalize project costs among  
Departments that will utilize the upgraded system  
26.  
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS  
26-1284  
a) Request approval and authorization for the Chair to sign the letters of support for  
Permanent Sheep/Goat Herder Wage Parity in the August Budget Trailer Bill  
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  
26-1114  
a) PERSONNEL / PUBLIC EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE EVALUATION (Government  
Code Section 54957)  
Title: Part 2 of the Social Services Director Annual Performance Evaluation Process  
28.  
29.  
CLOSED SESSION  
26-1248  
a) CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - ANTICIPATED LITIGATION (54956.9(d)  
(2) (One Case)  
CLOSED SESSION  
26-1253  
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  
30.  
31.  
CLOSED SESSION  
26-1254  
a) EMPLOYEE NEGOTIATIONS - CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATORS  
(Government Code Section 54957.6)  
Agency Negotiators: Che Johnson & Coral Ferrin  
Employee Organization: Management Employees Association  
CLOSED SESSION  
26-1255  
a) EMPLOYEE NEGOTIATIONS - CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATORS  
(Government Code Section 54957.6)  
Agency Negotiators: Che Johnson & Coral Ferrin  
Employee Organization: Deputy Sheriff’s Association  
32.  
33.  
CLOSED SESSION  
26-1256  
a) EMPLOYEE NEGOTIATIONS - CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATORS  
(Government Code Section 54957.6)  
Agency Negotiators: Che Johnson & Coral Ferrin  
Employee Organization: Peace Officers Association  
CLOSED SESSION  
26-1273  
a) EMPLOYEE NEGOTIATIONS - CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATORS  
(Government Code Section 54957.6)  
Agency Negotiators: TBD  
Employee: Elected Officials  
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