TEHAMA COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS  
William Moule, District 1  
Gabriel Hydrick  
Candy Carlson, District 2  
Chief Administrator  
Pati Nolen, District 3  
Matt Hansen, District 4, Vice Chair  
John Leach, District 5, Chairman  
Margaret Long  
County Counsel  
Jennifer A. Vise  
Clerk of the Board  
(530) 527-3287  
Board Chambers  
727 Oak Street, Red Bluff, CA 96080  
(530) 527-4655  
http://www.co.tehama.ca.us  
AGENDA FOR TUESDAY, APRIL 16, 2024  
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. 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.  
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:  
Fire Committee (Standing) (Leach, Hansen)  
Public Works Committee (Standing) (Leach, Nolen)  
Veterans Halls Advisory Committee (Standing) (Carlson, Leach)  
Rescue Act Ad Hoc Committee (Carlson, Moule)  
Public Safety Tax Initiative Working Group (Hansen, Moule)  
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 - 3/17/24 - 3/30/24  
AUDITOR’S CLAIMS  
24-357  
24-337  
a) Court Operations, 2021-53160, Kent R Caruso, PH.D., $750  
b) Court Operations, 2021-53160, Kent R Caruso, PH.D., $1,000  
3.  
4.  
AUDITOR / EQUIPMENT INVENTORY REPORT  
24-371  
24-351  
a) SHERIFF  
1) Dell Equal Logic PS4100, Inventory #30040, Junked  
2) Exchange Server, Inventory #26435, Junked  
ADMINISTRATION / PURCHASING  
a) Declare the following vehicle to be surplus County property:  
1) PROBATION - 2019 Dodge Caravan SE Plus 4-door van, VIN  
#2C4RDGBG3KR608618, County Inventory #31878, Stock #004  
b) Authorize Administration/Purchasing to dispose of the property in the manner that  
provides the highest possible return to the County  
5.  
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE  
24-324  
a) AGREEMENT - Request approval and authorization for the Agricultural  
Commissioner to sign Standard Agreement No. 22-1694-039-SF, the Contractor  
Certification, and the Postconsumer-Content Certification with the California  
Department of Food and Agriculture for the provisions of the Statewide Exotic Pest  
Detection for placing and servicing traps for the detection of exotic insect pests which  
are considered hazardous to agriculture and to the economy of California, in an  
amount not to exceed $48,614, effective 7/1/23 through 6/30/24  
6.  
DISTRICT ATTORNEY  
24-338  
a) TRANSFER OF FUNDS: DISTRICT ATTORNEY - B-62 - From LATCF (Local  
Assistance and Tribal Consistency Fund) (2013-4507205) to Contingency (2002-  
59000), $7,143.85; and from Contingency (2002-59000) to Internal Assets (2013-  
53800) $957.83; and to Vehicles (2013-57605), $6,186.02 (Requires 4/5’s vote)  
7.  
8.  
DISTRICT ATTORNEY  
24-369  
a) TRANSFER OF FUNDS - DISTRICT ATTORNEY, B-64: From State Other (20135-  
450620) to Contingency (2002-59000), $1,360; and from Contingency (2002-59000) to  
Travel Expense (20135-53290), $1,360 (Requires 4/5’s vote)  
DISTRICT ATTORNEY  
24-372  
a) TRANSFER OF FUNDS - District Attorney, B-65: From State Other (20136-450620)  
to Contingency (2002-59000), $2,704; and from Contingency (2002-59000) to Office  
Expense (20136-53220), $264; and to Transportation Expense (20136-53291), $2,440  
(Requires 4/5’s vote)  
9.  
ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH DEPARTMENT  
24-299  
a) AGREEMENT - Request approval and authorization for the Director to sign the  
Grant Acceptance Agreement with California Conference of Directors of Environmental  
Health (CCDEH) for the purpose of implementing the MEHKO program, including  
program development, public outreach, offsetting permit fees and enforcement in the  
amount of $35,979.40 for the period of FY 2023/24 and FY 2024/25  
10.  
11.  
SHERIFF’S OFFICE  
24-365  
a) Request approval for out-of-state travel for two Coroners to travel to Las Vegas,  
Nevada 7/21/2024 through 7/25/2024 for the International Association of Coroners and  
Medical Examiners Annual Training Symposium  
DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES / HEALTH SERVICES  
AGENCY  
24-312  
a) AGREEMENT - Request approval and authorization for the Social Services Interim  
Director and the Health Services Agency Executive Director to sign the Interagency  
Memorandum of Understanding to provide nursing services to the Social Services Child  
Welfare Services division for the rates as listed in Exhibit C with maximum  
compensation not to exceed $573,202.97, effective 7/1/23 and shall terminate 6/30/26  
12.  
HEALTH SERVICES AGENCY / PUBLIC HEALTH  
24-374  
a) AGREEMENT - Request approval and authorization for the Executive Director to  
sign amendment #2 to the Agreement with Dignity Health dba St. Elizabeth Community  
Hospital (Misc. Agree. #2022-284 as amended by Misc. Agree #2023-128), for the  
purpose of amending the Hospital Preparedness Program (HPP) budget thereby  
carrying forward unused funds, in the amount of $20,918.39 from FY 2022-23 to FY  
2023-24 to purchase items as outlined in Exhibit G  
13.  
14.  
COMMITTEES & COMMISSIONS  
24-358  
a) TEHAMA COUNTY FISH & GAME COMMISSION - Three three-year appointments  
to fill the expired terms of Lorin Fleming as District 4 representative, Lee Morgan  
and Julie Sisneros as Public at-large representatives, with new said terms expiring  
4/15/27  
(Interested persons: Lorin Fleming, Lee Morgan and Julie Sisneros)  
COMMITTEES & COMMISSIONS  
24-407  
a) AIR POLLUTION CONTROL DISTRICT HEARING BOARD - One three-year  
appointment to fill the expired term of Steve Chamblin as Public Member  
Representative, with new said term expiring 3/31/27  
(Interested person: Steve Chamblin)  
REGULAR AGENDA  
15.  
16.  
EMPOWER TEHAMA - Outreach Coordinator Jennifer Moniz  
24-409  
a) PROCLAMATION - Request adoption of a proclamation proclaiming April 2024 as  
“Sexual Assault Awareness Month” in Tehama County  
ADMINISTRATION - Administrative Services Director Dava Kohlman  
and Lorie Adams, Adams Ashby Group  
24-335  
a) PRESENTATION - Receive presentation to affirmatively further fair housing through  
adoption of a resolution and dissemination of information provided  
b) RESOLUTION - Request adoption of a resolution by the Board of Supervisors of  
the County of Tehama, State of California, to adopt the resolution to affirmatively  
further fair housing  
17.  
18.  
ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH - Director Tia Branton  
24-373  
a) TRANSFER OF FUNDS: ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH, B-66: From Salary & Wages  
(4011-51010) to Professional Services (4011-53230), $76,000 (Requires 4/5’s vote)  
PERSONNEL / SOCIAL SERVICES - Interim Social Services Director  
Teresa Curiel  
24-334  
a) RESOLUTION - Request adoption of a resolution amending Resolution No. 2023-  
88, the FY 23/24 Position Allocation List (PAL), by deleting six (6.00 FTE) Eligibility  
Specialist I/II allocations and adding six (6.00 FTE) Eligibility Specialist Trainee/I/II  
Bilingual allocations, effective 4/16/24  
19.  
SHERIFF’S OFFICE - Sheriff Dave Kain  
24-327  
a) TRANSFER OF FUNDS: SHERIFF; B-61 - From OT Compensation (2032-51012),  
$18,926.18; to Maintenance of Structure (2032-53180), $18,926.18 (Requires 4/5’s  
vote)  
20.  
21.  
SHERIFF / PERSONNEL - Undersheriff Jeff Garrett  
24-319  
a) OTHER THAN “A” STEP - Request approval to appoint applicant as Sheriff’s  
Correctional Deputy I, Range 25, Step C, effective 4/7/24  
DISTRICT ATTORNEY - District Attorney Matt Rogers  
24-367  
a) TRANSFER OF FUNDS: DISTRICT ATTORNEY - B-63 - From State Asset Seizure  
Funds (2013-471122) to Contingency (2002-59000), $2,360; and From Contingency  
(2002-59000) to Special Department Expense (2013-53280), $2,360 (Requires 4/5’s  
vote)  
22.  
DISTRICT ATTORNEY - District Attorney Matt Rogers  
24-331  
a) AGREEMENT / RESOLUTION - Request adoption of a resolution authorizing the  
District Attorney to apply for, execute and administer the State of California Department  
of Insurance Workers' Compensation Insurance Fraud Grant including any extensions  
or amendments for fiscal year 2024/25 in the amount of $247,782, effective 7/1/24  
through 6/30/25  
23.  
24.  
HEALTH SERVICES AGENCY / MENTAL HEALTH - Executive  
Director Jayme Bottke  
24-388  
a) AGREEMENT - Request approval and authorization for the Executive Director to  
sign the Agreement and necessary attachments with Advocates for Human Potential,  
Inc. for the implementation of the Crisis Care Mobile Units Program (CCMU) grant in  
the amount of $1,000,227, effective 4/1/24 and shall terminate on 6/30/25  
HEALTH SERVICES AGENCY / MENTAL HEALTH - Executive  
Director Jayme Bottke  
24-389  
a) AGREEMENT - Request approval and authorization for the Executive Director to  
sign the Agreement and necessary attachments with Advocates for Human Potential,  
Inc. for the implementation of the Behavioral Health Bridge Housing Program (BHBH  
Program) in the amount of $2,371,591, effective 6/23/23 and shall terminate 6/30/27  
25.  
26.  
PUBLIC WORKS / TRANSPORTATION - Executive Director Simon  
and Deputy Director Riske-Gomez  
24-363  
a) RESOLUTION - Request adoption of a resolution approving the Paskenta Band of  
Nomlaki Indian Tribe National Tribal Transportation Facility Inventory (NTTFI) road list  
PERSONNEL / PUBLIC WORKS - Director Jim Simon  
24-092  
a) Request approval of the revised classification specification of Fleet Mechanic I/II/III  
within the Joint Council Bargaining Unit, effective 4/16/24  
b) RESOLUTION - Request adoption of a resolution amending Resolution 2023-88,  
the FY 23/24 Position Allocation List (PAL), by deleting four (4.00 FTE) Fleet Mechanic  
I, Fleet Mechanic II, or Fleet Mechanic III allocations, and adding four (4.00 FTE) Fleet  
Mechanic I/II/III allocations, effective 4/16/24  
27.  
PERSONNEL / PUBLIC WORKS - Director Jim Simon  
24-305  
a) Request approval to appoint the candidate as an Engineering Technician III at  
Salary Range 37, Step C, effective 4/21/24 or upon successful completion of all  
pre-employment requirements  
28.  
29.  
30.  
PERSONNEL - Director Coral Ferrin  
24-355  
a) Request adoption of proposed revisions to TCPR §3302: Bilingual Pay  
APPROVAL OF MINUTES - Clerk & Recorder Jennifer Vise  
24-402  
a) Waive the reading and approve the minutes of the regular meeting held 3/26/2024  
ADMINISTRATION / AUDITOR-CONTROLLER / TREASURER-TAX  
COLLECTOR - Chief Administrator Gabriel Hydrick  
24-329  
a) INFORMATIONAL PRESENTATION - To provide the Board with information  
regarding County Cash Balance, current process, and best practices that need to  
be implemented  
b) Request direction from the Board on actions necessary to move forward  
31.  
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS  
24-354  
a) STUDY SESSION - Board discussion regarding comparator counties  
Carlson  
Sponsors:  
FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS  
Future Agenda Items is an opportunity for one 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.  
32.  
33.  
34.  
CLOSED SESSION  
24-366  
a) EMPLOYEE NEGOTIATIONS - CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATORS  
(Government Code Section 54957.6)  
Agency Negotiators: Che Johnson & Coral Ferrin  
Employee Organization: Tehama County Deputy Sheriff's Association  
CLOSED SESSION  
24-368  
a) EMPLOYEE NEGOTIATIONS - CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATORS  
(Government Code Section 54957.6)  
Agency Negotiators: Che Johnson & Coral Ferrin  
Employee Organization: Tehama County Peace Officer’s Association  
CLOSED SESSION  
24-395  
a) CONFERENCE WITH REAL PROPERTY NEGOTIATORS (Government Code  
Section 54956.8)  
1) Property: APN 029-270-032-000  
Agency Negotiator: Gabriel Hydrick  
Negotiating Party: Red Bluff Joint Union High School District, Representative  
Todd Brose  
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@co.tehama.ca.us. 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 www.tehamacountyca.iqm2.com