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 2, 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  
REMINDER - The April 9, 2024 Board of Supervisors meeting is cancelled pursuant to  
Board policy to cancel the second meeting in a non-holiday month.  
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 - 3/10-16/24  
24-294  
24-309  
ADMINISTRATION  
a) AGREEMENT - Request confirmation of Amendment No. 1 to Agreement  
#C9801112 with the State of California Department of Parks and Recreation for the  
2018 Parks Bond Act Per Capita Grant Program thereby amending the appropriation  
liquidation date to 6/30/28  
3.  
4.  
5.  
ADMINISTRATION  
24-343  
a) AGREEMENT - Request approval and authorization for the Chairman to sign the  
Amendment with Benjamin Magid for Defense of Indigent Persons under the Public  
Defense Pilot Program grant (Misc. Agree #2023-037), thereby extending the term  
through 6/30/24 (Subject to required insurance documentation)  
ADMINISTRATION / AUDITOR-CONTROLLER  
24-308  
a) AGREEMENT - Request approval and authorization for the Chairman to sign the  
Amendment to the Agreement with CliftonLarsonAllen, LLP (Misc. Agree. #2020-307),  
for the purpose of providing professional audit services for two additional fiscal years  
ending 6/30/24 and 6/30/25, thereby increasing the not to exceed amount to $348,050  
CLERK & RECORDER / ELECTIONS DEPARTMENT  
24-345  
a) RESOLUTION / AGREEMENT - Request adoption of a resolution approving and  
authorizing the County Clerk & Recorder to digitally execute Standard Agreement  
23G27152 with the Secretary of State for reimbursement of funds under the Help  
America Vote Act for costs associated with activities to improve the administration of  
elections for Federal office, including to enhance election technology and make  
election security improvements in an amount not to exceed $100,000, effective upon  
date of approval through 6/30/25  
6.  
CLERK & RECORDER / ELECTIONS DEPARTMENT  
24-346  
a) RESOLUTION / AGREEMENT - Request adoption of a resolution approving and  
authorizing the County Clerk & Recorder to digitally execute Standard Agreement  
23G26152 with the Secretary of State for reimbursement of funds under the Help  
America Vote Act to reimburse the County for costs associated with the improvement  
of the administration of elections in an amount not to exceed $20,000, effective upon  
date of approval through 6/30/25  
7.  
DISTRICT ATTORNEY  
24-285  
a) AGREEMENT - Request approval and authorization for the District Attorney to sign  
the Agreement with KARPEL Solutions Inc. for the annual routine software  
maintenance of the copyrighted modern case management software program know as  
PROSECUTOR by Karpel in the amount not to exceed $24,400, effective 3/1/24 and  
shall terminate 2/28/25 (Subject to receipt of required insurance documentation)  
b) AGREEMENT - Request approval and authorization for the District Attorney to sign  
the Agreement with KARPEL Solutions Inc. for the routine annual hosting of the  
software program know as PROSECUTOR by Karpel in the amount not to exceed  
$4,800, effective 3/1/24 and shall terminate 2/28/25 (Subject to receipt of required  
insurance documentation)  
8.  
9.  
HEALTH SERVICES AGENCY / PUBLIC HEALTH DIVISION  
24-318  
a) AGREEMENT - Approval and authorization for the Executive Director to sign the  
agreement with the City of Red Bluff for the purpose of providing Hepatitis A  
vaccination, Hepatitis B vaccination, and/or Tuberculin skin testing to certain  
employees of contractor determined to be at risk, for the cost of the vaccine plus an  
administration fee per injection as indicated in Exhibit B, for the term of 4/2/24, and  
shall terminate on 4/1/29  
SHERIFF’S OFFICE  
24-296  
a) AGREEMENT - Request approval and authorization for the Chair and Sheriff to sign  
the Agreement with the Red Bluff Round-Up Association for the purpose of providing  
Special Event supplemental law enforcement services at the 2024 Red Bluff Round-Up  
in the estimated amount of $10,867, effective 4/19/24 and shall terminate 4/21/24  
REGULAR AGENDA  
10.  
11.  
TEHAMA COUNTY 4KIDS - Child Abuse Prevention Coordinator  
Andrea Martin  
24-344  
a) PROCLAMATION - Request adoption of a Proclamation designating April 2024 as  
Child Abuse Prevention Month  
HEALTH SERVICES AGENCY / PUBLIC HEALTH ADVISORY BOARD  
- Executive Director Jayme Bottke, Public Health Director Minnie  
Sagar, and Chairperson Tina Brown  
24-303  
a) PROCLAMATION - Request adoption of a proclamation proclaiming the week of  
April 1-7, 2024 as “Public Health Week” in Tehama County  
b) INFORMATIONAL PRESENTATION - Regarding the Tehama County Public Health  
Advisory Board’s Annual Report for 2022-2023  
c) Presentation of the Community Health Hero Award  
12.  
13.  
DISTRICT ATTORNEY - District Attorney Matt Rogers  
24-315  
a) Request approval for out-of-state travel for a Victim Advocate and Victim Services  
Coordinator to travel to Washington D.C. on July 28 - August 2, 2024, to attend the  
National NOVA (National Organization for Victim Advocates) training  
SHERIFF / PERSONNEL - Sheriff Dave Kain  
24-284  
a) OTHER THAN “A” STEP - Request approval to appoint applicant as Deputy Sheriff,  
Range 40, Step E, upon successful completion of all pre-employment requirements  
RECESS to convene as the In-Home Supportive Services Public Authority  
14.  
TEHAMA COUNTY IN-HOME SUPPORTIVE SERVICES PUBLIC  
AUTHORITY - Public Authority Program Manager David Madrigal  
24-268  
a) Request adoption of a resolution approving the Memorandum of Understanding  
(MOU) between the Tehama County In Home Supportive Services Public Authority a  
the Service Employees International Union (SEIU), Local 2015, effective 3/19/24 to  
3/18/27  
b) Request authorization to submit the In-Home Supportive Services Public  
Authority/Non-Profit Consortium Rate package, which notifies California Department  
of Social Services of the wage increase for In-Home Supportive Services providers  
from $16.00 to $17.00 per hour plus estimated payroll taxes, and updates the  
Public Authority administrative rate from $.22 to $.24 per hour, with the requested  
effective date of 7/1/24  
ADJOURN to reconvene as the Tehama County Board of Supervisors  
15.  
INFRASTRUCTURE REPORT / PUBLIC WORKS - Director Jim  
Simon  
24-273  
a) INFRASTRUCTURE CONDITION REPORT - Per Resolution 2021-56 request  
acceptance of the Infrastructure Condition Report providing the results of the three  
most recently completed condition assessments, demonstrating the level at which  
infrastructure assets have been maintained and acceptance of $23 Million as the  
estimated amount needed to maintain 50% of the roads and 75% of the bridges  
and signs at a fair or better condition; and  
b) Pursuant to Resolution 2021-56 accept recommendation from Public Works to  
maintain 50% of the County’s roads, 75% of bridges, and 75% of signs at a fair or  
better condition  
16.  
17.  
PUBLIC WORKS - Director Jim Simon  
24-322  
a) RESOLUTION - Request adoption of a resolution confirming the County’s  
maintained mileage to consist of a total of 1086.12  
PUBLIC WORKS / PURCHASING- Director Jim Simon  
24-286  
a) Request approval of specifications for the purchase of three (3) New ¾ ton 4x2  
Extended Cab Long Bed Pickup Trucks  
b) Request authorization for Purchasing to solicit bids for three (3) New ¾ ton 4x2  
Extended Cab Long Bed Pickup Trucks with the bid opening set for 3pm on 4/15/24  
at Tehama County Administration,727 Oak St., Red Bluff, CA 96080  
18.  
PUBLIC WORKS / PURCHASING - Director Jim Simon  
24-287  
a) Request approval of the specifications for one (1) new mid-size AWD SUV to be  
utilized by the Public Works Department  
b) Request authorization for the Purchasing Department to solicit bids for one (1)  
new mid- size AWD SUV, with bid opening set for 3:00 pm on 4/15/24 at the  
Administrative Office, 727 Oak Street, Red Bluff CA.  
19.  
20.  
ADMINISTRATION / GOLDEN STATE CONNECT AUTHORITY -  
Administrative Services Director Dava Kohlman  
24-306  
a) Request approval and authorization for the Chief Administrator to sign the  
revised Low-Level Design - Hut Location Confirmation and submit to Golden State  
Connect Authority (GSCA)  
ADMINISTRATION / PERSONNEL - Chief Administrator Gabriel  
Hydrick  
24-091  
a) AGREEMENT - Request approval and authorization for the Chairman to sign the  
Amendment to the Employment Agreement for Melani Kain (formerly, Melani  
Rodrigue) (Misc. Agm #2021-222), thereby amending the annual salary, effective  
4/2/24 through 9/9/24  
b) RESOLUTION - Request adoption of a resolution to amend the FY 2023-24  
Personnel Allocation List (PAL), (Reso #2023-88) and Master Salary Schedule,  
amending the Salary Range for the Public Guardian/Public Administrator from  
Salary Range 52 to Salary Range 57, effective 4/2/24  
21.  
ADMINISTRATION / PERSONNEL / ELECTED OFFICIALS - Chief  
Administrator Gabriel Hydrick  
24-326  
a) ORDINANCE NO. 2134 - Establishing the salaries and compensation of certain  
elected officials of the County of Tehama, thereby adding a 7.5% stipend to the  
Auditor-Controller’s salary, if approved, the increase will be effective 30 days  
after the second reading  
1) Waive Second Reading  
2) Adopt the Ordinance  
22.  
CLERK & RECORDER / ELECTIONS DEPARTMENT - Clerk &  
Recorder Jennifer Vise  
24-347  
a) Receive and file the Certified Statement of All Votes Cast at the Presidential  
Primary Election held on March 5, 2024 under the Board's jurisdiction as set forth in  
the Statement of All Votes Cast  
b) Declare the winners for each office:  
1) Supervisor 1st District - Rob Burroughs  
2) Supervisor 2nd District - Tom Walker  
3) Supervisor 5th District - Gregory B. Jones, Jr.  
c) Declare as elected those candidates filing for the Tehama County Board of  
Education and the Democratic and Republican Central Committee positions  
pursuant to attached Certificate of Nomination  
23.  
APPROVAL OF MINUTES - Clerk & Recorder Jennifer Vise  
24-348  
a) Waive the reading and approve the minutes of the following meetings:  
1) Regular meeting held 2/6/24  
2) Regular meeting held 3/19/24  
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.  
24.  
CLOSED SESSION  
24-317  
a) CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - EXISTING LITIGATION (Board will be  
sitting as Tehama County Flood Control and Water Conservation District Board of  
Directors)  
(Paragraph (1) of subdivision (d) of Section 54956.9)  
Name of case: (Garst v. Tehama County Flood Control and Water Conservation  
District, 23CI-000079)  
25.  
26.  
27.  
CLOSED SESSION  
24-339  
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  
24-340  
a) EMPLOYEE NEGOTIATIONS - CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATORS  
(Government Code Section 54957.6)  
Agency Negotiators: Che Johnson & Coral Ferrin  
Employee Organization: Tehama County Peace Officers Association  
CLOSED SESSION  
24-341  
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  
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