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, FEBRUARY 3, 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 - 1/11/26 - 1/17/26  
26-0084  
26-0098  
COMMITTEES AND COMMISSIONS  
a) PLANNING COMMISSION - One appointment to fill the vacancy for District 3  
representative with said term expiring 1/5/27  
(Interested person: Tim Potanovic)  
3.  
4.  
5.  
HEALTH SERVICES AGENCY / MENTAL HEALTH  
26-0065  
a) AGREEMENT - Request approval and authorization for the Executive Director to  
sign the Agreement with Dr. Heather O’Connell, Ph.D., for the purpose of providing  
Lanterman-Petris-Short (LPS) conservatorship evaluations for the rates as stated in  
Exhibit “B” with maximum compensation not to exceed $100,000, effective 1/1/26 and  
shall terminate 6/30/28  
HEALTH SERVICES AGENCY / MENTAL HEALTH  
26-0096  
a) AGREEMENT - Approval and authorization for the Executive Director to sign  
Amendment No. 1 to the Misc. Agreement 2024-189 with Vista Pacifica Enterprises,  
Inc. for the purpose of residential mental health treatment services not to exceed  
$950,000 during any fiscal year with a total maximum compensation amount not to  
exceed $1,900,000, effective 7/1/24 and shall terminate 6/30/26  
PROBATION  
26-0091  
a) AGREEMENT- Request approval and authorization for the Chief Probation Officer to  
sign the Agreement with the Yuba County Maxine Singer Youth Guidance Center  
Youth Housing Agreement for the treatment of wards of the juvenile court for the  
maximum amount of $185,000, effective 7/1/25 through 6/30/28 (Subject to receipt of  
required insurance documentation)  
6.  
7.  
DISTRICT ATTORNEY  
26-0093  
a) AGREEMENT - Request approval and authorization for the District Attorney to sign  
the two-year agreement with KARPEL Solutions Inc. for the annual routine software  
maintenance of copyrighted modern case management and annual hosting of the  
software program known as PROSECUTOR by Karpel in the amount of $68,800,  
effective 3/1/26 and shall terminate 2/28/28. (Subject to receipt of required insurance  
documentation)  
APPROVAL OF MINUTES  
26-0101  
a) Waive the reading and approve the minutes of the regular meetings held:  
1) 12/16/2025  
2) 12/16/2025 - Special Meeting  
3) 12/30/2025  
REGULAR AGENDA  
8.  
9.  
PROBATION / PERSONNEL- Chief Probation Officer Pam Gonzalez  
26-0103  
26-0089  
a) OTHER THAN “A” STEP- Request approval to appoint applicant as Deputy  
Probation Officer II, Range 33, Step 3, upon successful completion of all  
pre-employment requirements  
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE / DIVISION OF ANIMAL SERVICES  
- Director of Animal Services Thomas Moss and Animal Care Center  
Manager Christine McClintock  
a) OTHER THAN “A” STEP - Request approval to appoint a candidate as Registered  
Veterinary Technician - Extra Help at Range 22, Step E, effective retroactively from  
11/14/25  
10.  
PURCHASING / HEALTH SERVICES AGENCY - Executive Director  
Jayme Bottke  
25-2168  
a) Bid Waiver-  
1) Request that Risk Management and Purchasing follow Trindel Insurance’s bidding  
guidelines for a replacement vehicle following an accident with total loss  
2) Request to find it in the best interest of the County to waive the formal bid process  
for the acquisition of one (1) new 2025 Ford Escape  
b) TRANSFER OF FUNDS: HEALTH SERVICES AGENCY, B-39 - Request approval  
for the increase to revenue budget 40131-471126 Insurance Settlements in the amount  
of $38,806.10 and increase to the expenditure budget 40131-57605 Vehicles in the  
amount of $38,806.10. (Requires a 4/5’s vote)  
c) Request authorization for the Purchasing Agent to sign the purchase order for the  
acquisition of one (1) new 2025 Ford Escape from Corning Ford in the amount of  
$38,806.10  
11.  
HEALTH SERVICES AGENCY - Executive Director Jayme Bottke  
26-0095  
a) AGREEMENT - Request approval and authorization for the Executive Director to  
sign the agreement with Compassion Pathway Behavioral Health, LLC for the purpose  
of providing community residential treatment services for the rates set forth in Exhibit  
“B” with maximum compensation not to exceed $1,800,000, effective 2/1/26 and shall  
terminate 6/30/28 (Subject to receipt of required insurance documentation)  
12.  
13.  
DISTRICT ATTORNEY - District Attorney Matthew D. Rogers  
26-0081  
a) TRANSFER OF FUNDS: DISTRICT ATTORNEY, B-38 - From Salary/Wages (2013  
-51010), $67,000, to Computers (2013-57603), $67,000. (Requires a 4/5’s vote)  
SHERIFF / PURCHASING - Sheriff Dave Kain  
26-0092  
a) Bid Waiver-  
1) Request to adopt the finding that California State Contract 1-22-23-20F with  
Downtown Ford for the acquisition of (1) one new 2025 Ford F150 Police  
Responder 4X4 meets all Tehama County bidding criteria and allow the County to  
take advantage of special low pricing without the time and expense involved with  
conducting a formal bid process  
2) Request to find it in the best interest of the County to waive the formal bid  
process for the acquisition of (1) one new 2025 Ford F150 based on the finding  
b) TRANSFER OF FUNDS: SHERIFF, B-37 - From Public Safety (106-301900), to  
Contingency (2002-59000), $52,116.16; and From Contingency (2002-5900), to  
Vehicles (2027-57605), $52,116.16 (Requires a 4/5’s vote)  
c) Request authorization for the Purchasing Agent to sign a purchase order to  
Downtown Ford for the acquisition of (1) one new 2025 Ford F150 Police Responder  
4X4 in the amount of $52,116.16  
14.  
PUBLIC WORKS - Interim Director Tom Provine  
26-0070  
a) CHANGE ORDER - Authorize the Interim Director to issue Change Order No. 26, to  
the Agreement with S.T. Rhoads Inc. (Road Agreement #2024-03) for the 99W &  
South Main Street Project, to make final contract item quantity adjustments in an  
amount equal to $78,973.20  
1:30 P.M.  
15.  
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS  
a) STUDY SESSION- Regarding Tehama County Tax Voter Survey  
26-0135  
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.  
16.  
17.  
CLOSED SESSION  
26-0107  
a) CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - ANTICIPATED LITIGATION (54956.9  
(d) (2) (One Case))  
CLOSED SESSION  
26-0117  
a) CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL- EXISTING LITIGATION (Paragraph (1) of  
subdivision (d) of Government Code Section 54956.9). Name of the Case:  
OmegaWaste v County of Tehama 19CI000131; People v. Bucky Lee 19CR-002563,  
19CR-002564; People v. OConnor 20CI000041; People v. Bucky Lee 23CI000349; In  
Re Bucky Lee, Inc. 25-22736 and In Re Bucky Lee, Inc 25-10332-CN (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