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 12, 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 - 4/19/26 - 4/25/26  
26-0671  
26-0660  
AUDITOR’S CLAIMS  
a) Court Operations, 2026-53221, Stone Law Office, $1,360.00  
b) Court Operations, 2026-53221, Stone Law Office, $1,440.00  
c) Court Operations, 2026-53221, Stone Law Office, $1,440.00  
3.  
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE / DIVISION OF ANIMAL SERVICES  
26-0652  
a) AGREEMENT - Request approval and authorization for the Director of Animal  
Services to sign the Reinstatement and Term Extension Agreement with the Regents  
of the University of California on behalf of its Davis Campus School of Veterinary  
Medicine and Koret Shelter Medicine Program, thereby reinstating and extending the  
term of Agreement #A71318/UCDPO00264758 (Misc. Agreement 2022-384) through a  
new expiration date of 12/31/26  
4.  
5.  
PROBATION  
26-0668  
a) TRANSFER OF FUNDS: PROBATION; B-64 - from CalAIM (2036-4505724), to  
Contingency (2002-59000), $11,945; and From Contingency (2002-59000) to  
Professional/Special Services (2036-53230), $11,945 (Requires a 4/5’s vote)  
SOCIAL SERVICES / PERSONNEL  
26-0674  
a) OTHER THAN “A” STEP - Request approval to appoint the applicant as Eligibility  
Specialist I, Range 17, Step B, effective 05/13/2026 or upon successful completion of  
all pre-employment requirements  
6.  
7.  
HEALTH SERVICES AGENCY / PERSONNEL  
26-0705  
a) Request approval to waive the physical examination requirement for one (1) Case  
Resource Specialist I  
HEALTH SERVICES AGENCY / MENTAL HEALTH  
26-0688  
a) AGREEMENT - Request approval and authorization for the Executive Director to  
sign Amendment No. 1 to the Agreement (Misc. Agreement 2023-306) with BHC Sierra  
Vista Hospital, Inc. for the purpose of providing psychiatric inpatient services, thereby  
amending the rates listed in Exhibit “A” for fiscal year 25/26, for a term of 7/1/23  
through 6/30/26 (Subject to receipt of required insurance documentation)  
8.  
HEALTH SERVICES AGENCY / MENTAL HEALTH  
26-0692  
a) AGREEMENT - Request approval and authorization for the Executive Director to  
sign Amendment No. 1 to the Agreement (Misc. Agreement 2023-305) with BHC  
Heritage Oaks Hospital, Inc. for the purpose of providing psychiatric inpatient services,  
thereby amending the rates listed in Exhibit “A” for FY 25/26 (Subject to receipt of  
required insurance documentation)  
9.  
HEALTH SERVICES AGENCY / MENTAL HEALTH  
26-0694  
a) AGREEMENT - Approval and authorization for the Executive Director to sign the  
Agreement with Vista Pacifica Enterprises, Inc. for the purpose of residential mental  
health treatment services with a total maximum compensation amount not to exceed  
$985,000, effective 7/1/26 and shall terminate 6/30/27  
10.  
HEALTH SERVICES AGENCY / MENTAL HEALTH  
26-0695  
a) AGREEMENT - Request approval and authorization for the Executive Director to  
sign the Agreement with Willow Glen Care Center, a California corporation for the  
purpose of providing community residential treatment services for the rates set forth in  
Exhibit “E”, with maximum compensation not to exceed $800,000 in any fiscal year with  
total contract amount not to exceed $1,600,000, effective 7/1/26 and shall terminate  
6/30/28 (Subject to receipt of required insurance documentation)  
11.  
HEALTH SERVICES AGENCY / DRUG & ALCOHOL  
26-0700  
a) AGREEMENT - Request approval and authorization for the Executive Director to  
sign Amendment No. 1 to the Agreement (Misc. Agreement 2023-126) with the  
Tehama County Department of Education (TCDOE), for the expanded provision of the  
Club Live and Friday Night Live programs, thereby increasing the maximum  
compensation amount to $88,073 per fiscal year, effective 7/1/23 and shall terminate  
6/30/26  
12.  
13.  
HEALTH SERVICES AGENCY / DRUG & ALCOHOL  
26-0702  
a) AGREEMENT - Request approval and authorization for the Executive Director to  
sign the Standard Agreement #26-60070 and all related documents with the California  
Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) for the County Performance Contract,  
effective 7/1/26 through 6/30/29  
ADMINISTRATION  
26-0677  
a) AGREEMENT - Request approval and authorization for the Chairman to sign the  
letter to KNVN Action News to exercise the option for one (1) extension to Misc.  
Agreement #2021-168, for an additional five (5) year term for leasing designated space  
on the Tuscan Butte radio tower, with maximum compensation not to exceed $42,000,  
effective 7/5/26 and shall terminate 7/4/31  
14.  
ADMINISTRATION  
26-0682  
a) Declare the following vehicle to be surplus County property:  
1) DISTRICT ATTORNEY - 2007 Ford Crown Victoria, VIN  
#2FAHP71W37X111069, County Inventory #26089, Stock #680  
b) Request authorization for Administration/Purchasing to dispose of the property in the  
manner that provides the highest possible return to the County  
15.  
16.  
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS  
26-0730  
a) LETTER - Request approval and authorization for the Chair to sign the letter of  
opposition to Senate Bill 1327  
COMMITTEES & COMMISSIONS / SPECIAL DISTRICT  
26-0039  
a) TEHAMA COUNTY INTEGRATED WASTE MANAGEMENT TASK FORCE (AB  
939) - Four (4) one-year appointments to fill the expired terms of Martha Vuist-Bruske,  
Bob Nolen, Steve Lindeman, and Robert Schmid with said new terms expiring 3/31/27  
(Interested persons: Martha Vuist-Bruske, Bob Nolen, Brett White, and Robert Schmid)  
b) TEHAMA COUNTY INTEGRATED WASTE MANAGEMENT TASK FORCE (AB  
939) - Two (2) one-year appointments to fill the expired terms of Amanda Garrett and  
Betty Morales as non-voting advisory members with said new terms expiring 3/31/27  
(Interested persons: Amanda Garrett and Kristopher Adair)  
17.  
COMMITTEES AND COMMISSIONS  
26-0689  
a) RURAL COUNTY REPRESENTATIVES OF CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL  
SERVICES JOINT POWERS AUTHORITY (RCRC ESJPA) - One (1) appointment to  
replace Supervisor Rob Burroughs as Alternate Director with no set term (Interested  
Person: Paul Freund)  
RECESS to convene as the Tehama County Air Pollution Control District  
18.  
19.  
20.  
TEHAMA COUNTY AIR POLLUTION CONTROL DISTRICT  
26-0679  
a) AGREEMENT - Request approval and authorization for the Air Pollution Control  
Officer to sign a FARMER Incentive Program Agreement with Cynthia Ward, in an  
amount up to $13,500, effective upon execution by both parties and terminates three  
years from the date of installation  
TEHAMA COUNTY AIR POLLUTION CONTROL DISTRICT  
26-0680  
a) AGREEMENT - Request approval and authorization for the Air Pollution Control  
Officer to sign a FARMER Incentive Program Agreement with J. Garcia Olive  
Company, in an amount up to $37,818, effective upon execution by both parties and  
terminates three years from the date of installation  
TEHAMA COUNTY AIR POLLUTION CONTROL DISTRICT  
26-0681  
a) AGREEMENT - Request approval and authorization for the Air Pollution Control  
Officer to sign a FARMER Incentive Program Agreement with Kevin Hebrew, in an  
amount up to $34,130, effective upon execution by both parties and terminates six  
years from the date of installation  
ADJOURN to reconvene as the Tehama County Board of Supervisors  
REGULAR AGENDA  
21.  
22.  
PUBLIC WORKS - Interim Director Tom Provine  
26-0595  
a) PROCLAMATION - Request adoption of a Proclamation proclaiming the week of  
May 17-23, 2026, as “National Public Works Week” in Tehama County  
HEALTH SERVICES AGENCY - Executive Director Jayme Bottke  
26-0696  
a) APPLICATION - Request approval and authorization for the Executive Director to  
submit the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) Sexually Transmitted  
Diseases Control Branch (STDCB) Sexually Transmitted Infections (STI) Prevention  
and Collaboration Allocations application for grant funding in the amount of $364,930,  
for the grant funding period of 7/1/26 through 6/30/31  
23.  
INFORMATION SYSTEMS - Manager David Bliss  
26-0669  
a) AGREEMENT - Request approval and authorization for the Purchasing Agent to sign  
the Master Services Agreement with Vertical Communication Inc. and further authorize  
the Purchasing Agent to sign all future documents to allow County Departments to opt  
in for services at the negotiated rates  
10:00 A.M.  
24.  
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE - Agricultural Commissioner  
Thomas A. Moss  
26-0641  
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) RESOLUTION - Request adoption of a Resolution approving the establishment and  
ongoing operation of an Integrated Wildlife Damage Management Program within  
Tehama County and authorizing the Tehama County Department of Agriculture to  
administer the program  
25.  
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE / PERSONNEL - Ag  
26-0685  
Commissioner / Sealer of Weights & Measures Thomas Moss  
a) Request approval of a new classification of Wildlife Specialist / Liaison within the  
Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between Tehama County and the Joint Council  
bargaining unit, Salary Range 39, effective 5/12/26  
b) RESOLUTION - Request adoption of a Resolution amending the FY 2025/26  
Position Allocation List (PAL), Reso #2025-074, by adding one (1.00 FTE) Wildlife  
Specialist / Liaison, effective 5/12/26  
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.  
26.  
CLOSED SESSION  
26-0667  
a) Liability Claims Pursuant to Government Code 54956.95  
Claimant: Lois Rhodes  
Agency claimed against: Tehama County  
27.  
CLOSED SESSION  
26-0687  
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  
28.  
CLOSED SESSION  
26-0690  
a) EMPLOYEE NEGOTIATIONS - CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATORS  
(Government Code Section 54957.6)  
Agency Negotiators: Che Johnson & Coral Ferrin  
Employee Organization: Deputy Sheriffs Association  
29.  
30.  
31.  
CLOSED SESSION  
26-0691  
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  
26-0693  
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  
26-0717  
a) PERSONNEL / PUBLIC EMPLOYEE APPOINTMENT OR EMPLOYMENT  
(Government Code Section 54957)  
Title: Interim Executive Director, Health Services Agency  
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