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Recent budget coverage from Humboldt County, including local decisions, public meetings, and civic updates.
Minutes from the Sept. 14 meeting say the district could face two more years of liability tied to a 2024–25 NCSMIG assessment true-up, but do not detail the payment schedule or underlying records.
A financial statement included in the district’s Sept. 8 board packet projects $33.56 million in revenue against $35.64 million in expenditures, while leaving combined general-fund and special-reserve balances at about $8.52 million.
The 2026-31 plan identifies 25 potential actions and five near-term priorities, but implementation staffing and funding still need to be worked out.
The 5-0 action adds one sheriff sergeant and one deputy sheriff position effective immediately, but the county record does not specify the funding split or assignments.
Council is scheduled to consider awarding the next phase of the city’s Operations Complex project to Adams Commercial General Contracting Inc., along with related contingency and budget authority.
Council approved Resolution 1683-2026 and authorized city staff to finish the kennel project before winter, citing donations already in hand and more cost savings ahead.
A Sept. 9 commission packet shows the agency poised to trim funding for a Mendocino Substation long-duration storage demo and reduce the project’s planned size.
The commission adopted its annual AB 209 report on Sept. 9 and directed staff to finalize it, send it to the Legislature and post it publicly.
The agenda item pairs intergovernmental agreements with the state health department and supplemental budgets for behavioral health and substance-use programs.
The Sept. 15 agenda would award the Sheriff’s Main Station Office Remodel Project to Adams Commercial General Contracting, Inc. and add two related budget transfers totaling $812,445.
The commission approved the 2025 report at its Sept. 9 business meeting and directed staff to send it to the Legislature and post it publicly.
Council reviewed a draft agreement that would create a regional climate committee and shared program manager, while deferring the city’s first payment until FY 2027/28.
The board tied the Sept. 1 rate change to a $26 million cash-reserve minimum as it warned of PCIA pressure and market volatility.
The board’s Sept. 9 meeting agenda includes a public hearing on instructional materials, a related resolution and an action item to set the superintendent’s 2026-27 salary.
The Sept. 8 draft agenda includes proposed new reading and math curricula, handbook updates, an LCAP revision and an ELOP-linked classified pay schedule change.
Late-night testimony on Aug. 30 described SB 187 as a budget bill with a $70 million dialysis program, child care reporting changes and a specialized LGBTQ+ suicide prevention line process.
A staff report asks council to approve a contract with R.A.O. Construction Co. for Arcata’s 2026 annual paving project, which includes work on several city streets.
RCEA said the Sept. 1 increase would help keep reserves at a minimum $26 million and limit larger future rate hikes.
Supervisors approved the 10-month contract with SVT Gruppe, Inc. after a board discussion raised questions about why the selected bid was well above lower offers.
Council signed off on two more spending increases tied to the wastewater treatment facilities upgrade, one for construction and one for engineering.
The Sept. 1 agenda also includes a public hearing on zoning changes for about 750 acres and other board actions.
Draft minutes in the Aug. 27 board packet say directors adopted a rate strategy and amended budget built around the surcharge, which staff said would add about $2 a month for an average customer.
The Aug. 4 council agenda and meeting summary show approval of an added $602,396.25 for the GHD sewer evaluation study, extending the work through Dec. 1, 2027.
Council amended the wastewater capital budget Aug. 18 to replace failed biosolid dryer rotary units and 24-hour packs after staff said the equipment had been offline for weeks.
