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, JANUARY 27, 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:  
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, VACANT)  
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 12/28/25-01/10/26  
26-0043  
26-0054  
AUDITOR’S CLAIMS  
a) Court Operations, 2026-53221, Stone Lae Office, Lindsay T. Stone, $4,240.00  
b) Court Operations, 2021-53160, Ruth Ballard, PH.D., Inc., $2,000.00  
c) Court Operations, 2021-53160, Ruth Ballard, PH.D., Inc., $1,200.00  
3.  
4.  
SOCIAL SERVICES  
26-0020  
a) AGREEMENT - Request approval and authorization for the Director of Social  
Services to sign Amendment No.1 to Agreement 2025-278 for the omission of the  
following clause in Exhibit A under Professional Liability: “If Contractor maintains  
higher limits than the minimums shown above, County shall be entitled to coverage for  
the higher limits maintained by Contractor”  
HEALTH SERVICES AGENCY / MENTAL HEALTH  
25-1968  
a) AGREEMENT - Request approval and authorization for the Executive Director to  
sign Amendment No. 1 to Misc. Agreement 2025-195 with LocumTenens.com, LLC, for  
the purpose of locating and arranging for locum tenens Psychiatrists, Psychiatric Nurse  
Practitioners, Physician's Assistants, Psychologists, and Licensed Clinical Workers to  
provide medical services thereby amending the rates set forth in Exhibit “A”, with  
maximum compensation not to exceed $600,000 in any one fiscal year, effective 7/1/25  
and shall terminate 6/30/28  
5.  
HEALTH SERVICES AGENCY / MENTAL HEALTH  
26-0063  
a) AGREEMENT - Request approval and authorization for the Executive Director to  
sign the Amendment No. 1 to the Misc. Agreement 2025-345 with AB Staffing for the  
purpose of locating and arranging for locum tenens Psychiatrists, Psychiatric Nurse  
Practitioners, Physician Assistants, Licensed Clinical Social Workers and Licensed  
Marriage and Family Therapists to provide medical services, thereby updating the  
Exhibit B to remove the rates for “Travel/Lodge”, with maximum compensation not to  
exceed $600,000 in any one fiscal year, effective 12/1/25 and shall terminate 6/30/28  
6.  
TEHAMA COUNTY COMMUNITY ACTION AGENCY  
26-0044  
a) AGREEMENT - Request approval and authorization for the Executive Director or  
designee to sign Amendment No. 1 to Misc. Agreement #2025-382 with Partnership  
HealthPlan of California to replace existing language regarding the Enhanced Care  
Management Quality Incentive Program, effective from date of approval and will  
automatically renew at the end of one year and annually thereafter unless terminated  
sooner  
7.  
PROBATION  
26-0073  
a) TRANSFER OF FUNDS: PROBATION, B-35- From CalAIM (2036-4505724), to  
Contingency (2002-59000), $18,058.75; and From Contingency (2002-59000) to  
Professional/Special Services (2036-53230), $18,058.75 (Requires a 4/5’s vote)  
8.  
PROBATION  
26-0034  
a) TRANSFER OF FUNDS: PROBATION, B-33 - From CalAIM (2036-4505724) to  
Contingency (2002-59000), $19,931.00; and From Contingency (2002-59000) to  
Professional Services (2036-53230), $19,931.00 (Requires a 4/5’s vote).  
9.  
SHERIFF’S OFFICE  
26-0032  
a) TRANSFER OF FUNDS: SHERIFF, B-32- From Public Safety (106-301900), to  
Contingency (2002-59000), $35,185.00; and From Contingency (2002-59000) to  
Professional/Special Services (2027-53230), $35,185.00 (Requires a 4/5’s vote)  
10.  
11.  
SHERIFF’S OFFICE  
26-0058  
a) TRANSFER OF FUNDS: SHERIFF, B-34 - From CALAIM (2032-4505723), to  
Contingency (2002-59000), $9,417.50; and from Contingency (2002-59000) to  
Professional/Special Services (2032-53230), $9,417.50 (Requires a 4/5’s vote)  
PERSONNEL  
26-0019  
a) Request approval of compensation in lieu of Vacation/PTO time off during the 2026  
calendar year for the employees listed on the attachment, in accordance with  
applicable MOU and contract provisions  
REGULAR AGENDA  
12.  
SHERIFF’S OFFICE / PUBLIC WORKS / ASSESSOR / SOCIAL  
SERVICES / HEALTH SERVICES AGENCY / ANIMAL SERVICES  
26-0040  
a) Request approval of certificates recognizing the following employees for their years  
of faithful and dedicated service to the County of Tehama:  
1) SHERIFF’S OFFICE - Christopher Thomas, 20 years  
2) PUBLIC WORKS - Daniel Hencratt, 25 years  
3) ASSESSOR - Burley Phillips, 10 years  
4) SOCIAL SERVICES - Glen Capobianco, 15 years  
5) HEALTH SERVICES AGENCY - Afton Williams, 10 years  
6) ANIMAL SERVICES - Shawnee Winterson, 10 years  
13.  
ELECTIONS - Registrar of Voters Sean Houghtby  
26-0051  
a) Declare 3 vacancies for the position of Thomes Creek Water District Director  
b) Board discussion and direction to staff regarding the candidate selection process to  
fill the vacancies  
14.  
15.  
VETERAN SERVICES - Veteran Services Officer Shawn Bondon  
26-0017  
a) INFORMATIONAL PRESENTATION - Regarding the Tehama County Veteran  
Services January 2026 Report for the Board of Supervisors  
PROBATION - Chief Probation Officer Pam Gonzalez  
26-0047  
a) AGREEMENT - Request approval and authorization for Chief Probation Officer to  
sign the agreement with Northern Valley Catholic Social Services for the purpose of  
providing Social Emotional Competency workshops to juveniles served by the Tehama  
County Juvenile Justice Center and Juvenile Detention Facility, with maximum  
compensation not to exceed $96,188, effective 1/1/26 and shall terminate 12/31/26  
10:00 A.M.  
16.  
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE - Agricultural Commissioner  
Thomas A. Moss  
26-0041  
a) PRESENTATION - Review facts presented in the attached Environmental Checklist  
for California Counties Wildlife Damage Management Programs for Tehama County  
and the 2024 California Wildlife Damage Management EIR/EIS report  
b) PUBLIC HEARING - Conduct a public hearing to determine whether further CEQA  
review is necessary  
c) Request the Board take the following actions  
1. Adopt the following findings:  
a. The 2024 California Wildlife Damage Management EIR/EIS was  
prepared for this project pursuant to the provisions of CEQA  
b. When reviewing the 2024 California Wildlife Damage Management  
EIR/EIS, the State adopted a statement of overriding considerations;  
c. The Tehama County Wildlife Damage Management Program  
(hereinafter referred to as the project or program) is within the scope  
of the 2024 California Wildlife Damage Management EIR/EIS  
d. The 2024 California Wildlife Damage Management EIR/EIS describes  
the project for the purposes of CEQA  
e. The project will not have any new or more severe impacts on the  
environment beyond what was already identified in the 2024 California  
Wildlife Damage Management EIR/EIS  
f. Mitigation measures found in the 2024 California Wildlife Damage  
Management EIR/EIS are a condition of the approval of this project  
2. Adopt mitigation report or monitoring plans for the project as described in  
the 2024 California Wildlife Damage Management EIR/EIS  
3. Authorize the Agricultural Commissioner to execute the Notice of  
Determination that the activity is covered under the 2024 California  
Wildlife Damage Management EIR/EIS and take all steps necessary to  
meet the County’s CEQA requirements to proceed with the program  
d) AGREEMENT - Request approval and authorization for the Chairman to sign  
Cooperative Service Agreement (CSA) No. 26-7306-7593-RA with the US  
Department of Agriculture (USDA), Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service  
(APHIS), Wildlife Services (WS) to establish and maintain a USDA-APHIS-WS  
Integrated Wildlife Damage Management (IWDM) program in Tehama County,  
effective 1/1/2026 through 6/30/2030 and the attached Work and Financial Plan  
with USDA-APHIS-WS with a maximum compensation in an amount not to  
exceed $24,599.84 to provide wildlife management services for the period of  
1/1/2026 through 6/30/2026  
17.  
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE / DIVISION OF ANIMAL SERVICES  
26-0064  
a) AGREEMENT - Request approval and authorization for the Director of Animal  
Services to sign Amendment No. 1 to the Agreement #UCDPO00007561 (Misc. Agree.  
2024-019) with The Regents of the University of California on behalf of its UC Davis  
Campus School of Veterinary Medicine on behalf of its Koret Shelter Medicine  
Program, thereby extending the expiration date to 6/30/26  
b) TRANSFER OF FUNDS: ANIMAL SERVICES, B-36- From Misc. Grants  
(2078-466081), $4,743.55; and from Other Government Agencies (2078-450740),  
$26,873.45 to Contingency (1109-59000); and from Contingency  
(1109-59000),$31,617 to Salary & Wages (2078-51010), $26,562; PERS Retirement  
(2078-51020), $2,582; OASDI (2078-51021), $2,059; Unemployment Insurance  
(2078-51031), $54; and to Deferred Comp (2078-51050), $360 (Requires 4/5’s vote)  
18.  
AUDITOR / CONTROLLER - Auditor / Controller Krista Peterson  
26-0042  
a) Request approval and authorization for the Chair to sign the audit letter requesting  
information from County Counsel with regards to contingencies related to litigation,  
claims, and assessments, thereby giving consent for County Counsel to provide the  
requested information to the audit firm of CliftonLarsonAllen, LLP  
RECESS to convene as the Tehama County Air Pollution Control District  
19.  
TEHAMA COUNTY AIR POLLUTION CONTROL DISTRICT - Air  
Pollution Control Officer Joseph Tona  
26-0004  
a) AGREEMENT - Request approval and authorization for the Air Pollution Control  
Officer to accept and sign the Greenhouse Gas Emission Standards for Crude Oil and  
Natural Gas Facilities- Implementation and Enforcement Grant Award Agreement from  
the California Air Resources Board (CARB) in the amount of $15,000, effective 1/1/26  
through 12/31/26  
ADJOURN to reconvene as the Tehama County Board of Supervisors  
20.  
SOCIAL SERVICES / PERSONNEL - Social Services Director Bekkie  
Emery  
26-0013  
a) OTHER THAN “A” STEP - Request approval to appoint the applicant as Eligibility  
Specialist I, Range 17, Step C, effective 01/28/2026 or upon successful completion of  
all pre-employment requirements  
21.  
SHERIFF’S OFFICE - Sheriff Dave Kain  
26-0069  
a) AGREEMENT - Request approval and authorization for the Sheriff to sign the  
Cooperative Law Enforcement Agreement No. 26-LE-11052560-016 with the United  
States Forest Service (USFS) to accept funding to be used for summer camp ground  
patrol and location and eradication of illicit cannabis plants, in the amount of $45,000,  
effective upon date of approval by the Board and shall terminate 9/30/30  
22.  
23.  
SHERIFF / PERSONNEL - Sheriff Dave Kain  
26-0014  
a) OTHER THAN “A” STEP - Request approval to appoint applicant as Deputy Sheriff,  
Range 40, Step 5, upon successful completion of all pre-employment requirements  
SHERIFF / PERSONNEL - Sheriff Dave Kain  
26-0062  
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  
24.  
HEALTH SERVICES AGENCY / PERSONNEL / ADMINISTRATION -  
Chief Administrator Gabriel Hydrick  
25-2233  
a) AGREEMENT - Request approval and authorization for the Chairman to sign an  
Amendment to the Employment Agreement with Jayme Bottke (Misc. Agree. 2024-352)  
for the position of Executive Director, Health Services Agency, thereby amending the  
annual salary from Salary Range 72 to Salary Range 74, effective 11/16/24  
b) RESOLUTION - Request adoption of a resolution amending Reso 2025-074, the FY  
25/26 Position Allocation List (PAL) and the Master Salary Schedule, by amending the  
salary range for the Executive Director, Health Services Agency from Salary Range 72  
to Salary Range 74, effective 11/16/24  
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.  
25.  
CLOSED SESSION  
26-0049  
a) PERSONNEL / PUBLIC APPOINTMENT OR EMPLOYMENT (Government Code  
Section 54957)  
Title: Director of Public Works  
26.  
CLOSED SESSION  
26-0087  
a) CONFERENCE WITH REAL PROPERTY NEGOTIATORS (Government Code  
Section 54956.8)  
1) Property: APN 029-412-016-000  
Agency Negotiator: Gabriel Hydrick  
Negotiating Party: City of Red Bluff  
Under Negotiation: Terms of Payment  
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