MENDOCINO COUNTY  
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS AGENDA  
REGULAR MEETING  
February 24, 2026 - 9:00 AM  
Meeting Location(s): 501 Low Gap Road, Room 1070, Ukiah, CA. 95482 (Board Chambers)  
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Supervisor Bernie Norvell (Chair, D4), Supervisor Ted Williams (Vice-Chair, D5)  
Supervisor Madeline Cline (D1), Supervisor Mo Mulheren (D2), Supervisor John Haschak (D3)  
Darcie Antle, Chief Executive Officer/Clerk of the Board | Katharine L. Elliott, Interim County Counsel  
OPEN SESSION (PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE AND ROLL CALL 9:00 A.M.)  
The Mendocino County Board of Supervisors meets concurrently as the Board of Directors of  
the: In Home Supportive Services Public Authority Governing Board; Mendocino County Air  
Quality Management District; Mendocino County Public Facilities Corporation; and the  
Mendocino County Water Agency.  
Roll Call  
Pledge of Allegiance  
PUBLIC EXPRESSION  
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CONSENT CALENDAR  
The Consent Calendar is considered routine and non-controversial and will be acted upon by  
the Board at one time without discussion. Any Board member may request that any item be  
removed from the Consent Calendar for individual consideration.  
See section at the end of this document for the full listing of Consent items.  
REGULAR CALENDAR  
R1  
Recommended Action:  
Accept  
any  
informational  
reports  
provided  
by  
the  
Assessor/Clerk-Recorder/Registrar of Voters, Auditor-Controller/Treasurer-Tax  
Collector, District Attorney, Sheriff and Various County Department Heads or  
Designee(s).  
R2  
Recommended Action:  
Adopt Resolution adopting the title change and salary revision from Director of  
Information  
Services/Chief  
Information  
Officer,  
$137,633.60 -  
$167,315.20/annually to Director of Information Services $145,849.60 -  
$177,299.20/annually, and amending the Position Allocation Table as follows:  
budget unit 1960 (Information Services), add 1.0 FTE, Director of Information  
Services, $145,849.60 - $177,299.20/annually; delete 1.0 FTE Business  
Systems Analyst, (position no. 4514) $79,726.40 - $96,907.20/annually; and  
authorize Chair to sign same.  
Attachments:  
R3  
Recommended Action:  
Approve or deny requests from Department Heads and Elected Officials  
regarding budget impacts, funding and recruitment of vacant or new positions  
following the strategic hiring process.  
Attachments:  
R4  
Recommended Action:  
Accept the Mid-Year Budget Report on the status of County departmental  
spending and revenues for Fiscal Year (FY) 2025-26; approve recommended  
budget adjustments and journal entries; approve Executive Office  
recommendations; adopt Resolution amending the FY 2025-26 Adopted Budget;  
and authorize Chair to sign same.  
Attachments:  
R5  
Recommended Action:  
Accept presentation on Mendocino County's preliminary Fiscal Year (FY)  
2026-27 budget; and provide possible direction to staff.  
Attachments:  
R6  
Recommended Action:  
Accept the presentation from Rural Communities Housing Development  
Corporation (RCHDC) on the Marigold Vistas project; and provide direction to  
staff to allocate approximately $300,000 receipted for the HOME Program  
Income to the Marigold Villas Project.  
Attachments:  
R7  
Recommended Action:  
(1) Adopt a Resolution Adopting an Addendum to the Environmental Impact  
Report for the Mendocino County General Plan and Approving the Amendments  
to Chapter 6 of the Mendocino County General Plan for the Community Specific  
Policies for the Community of Redwood Valley; and (2) Adopt a Proclamation  
Recognizing the Redwood Valley Municipal Advisory Council for its work on  
development of the Redwood Valley Community Action Plan; and authorize  
Chair to sign same.  
Attachments:  
R8  
Recommended Action:  
Accept the Chief Executive Officer's report.  
Attachments:  
R9  
Recommended Action:  
Provide direction to staff on matters of legislation.  
Recommended Action:  
Provide direction to staff on matters of legislation.  
Attachments:  
MODIFICATIONS TO AGENDA  
Items added to the agenda subsequent to agenda publication, up to 72 hours in advance of  
the meeting, pursuant to Government Code section 54954.  
CLOSED SESSION  
Any public reports of action taken in the closed session will be made in accordance with  
Government Code sections 54957.1.  
CONSENT CALENDAR - CONTINUED  
The Consent Calendar is considered routine and non-controversial and will be acted upon by  
the Board at one time without discussion. Any Board member may request that any item be  
removed from the Consent Calendar for individual consideration.  
ITEMS RECOMMENDED FOR APPROVAL:  
MINUTES  
C1  
Recommended Action:  
Approve minutes of February 3, 2026, regular meeting.  
Attachments:  
C2  
Recommended Action:  
Approve minutes of February 4, 2026, closed session meeting.  
Attachments:  
APPOINTMENTS  
C3  
Recommended Action:  
Approve the following appointments/reappointments:  
1. Christine Clark, Trustee, Anderson Valley Cemetery District;  
2. Dean Titus, Trustee, Anderson Valley Cemetery District;  
3. James Hill, Trustee, Anderson Valley Cemetery District;  
4. Victoria Center, Trustee, Anderson Valley Cemetery District;  
5. Lawrence Lucier, Trustee, Cemetery District of the Redwoods;  
6. Stephen White, County Representative, First 5 Mendocino;  
7. Mellisa Hannum, Ex-Officio County Librarian, Library Advisory Board;  
8. Nickie Willett, At-Large Member, Mendocino County Business Improvement  
District;  
9. Peter Bauer, Alternate Member, Round Valley Area Municipal Advisory  
Council; and  
10. Julie Golden, Food/Beverages Member, Mendocino County Tourism  
Commission  
*Appointment of Stephen White includes a residency waiver, as the applicant  
resides outside of Mendocino County but holds a role and/or has expertise  
specific to the seat.  
Attachments:  
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS  
C4  
Recommended Action:  
Adopt Resolution exempting the Potter Valley Cemetery District from the annual  
audit requirement and instead establishing an annual financial review pursuant  
to Government Code section 26909(c)(1); and authorize Chair to sign same.  
Attachments:  
C5  
C6  
C7  
Recommended Action:  
Adopt Proclamation recognizing February 2026 as Grand Jury Awareness  
Month; and authorize Chair to sign same.  
Attachments:  
Recommended Action:  
Adopt Proclamation recognizing February 2026 as African American/Black  
History Month in Mendocino County; and authorize Chair to sign same.  
Attachments:  
Recommended Action:  
Adopt Proclamation recognizing March 2026 as Women's History Month in  
Mendocino County; and authorize Chair to sign same.  
Attachments:  
EXECUTIVE OFFICE  
C8  
Recommended Action:  
Approve Agreement with Mendocino County Fire Chiefs Association in the  
amount of $461,701.19 in Measure D funding, to support fire prevention,  
suppression, rescue, emergency medical services, and related operational  
programs as authorized under Health and Safety Code Section 13860 et seq  
and as detailed in the attached County of Mendocino Funding Agreement,  
effective upon signing through June 30, 2029; authorize the Chief Executive  
Officer or designee to sign any future amendments that do not increase the  
maximum amount; and authorize Chair to sign same.  
Attachments:  
C9  
Recommended Action:  
Approve retroactive agreement with Canteen Services of Ukiah in the amount of  
$5,400 to maintain Avanti Micro-Markets in four county buildings, effective July  
01, 2025, through June 30, 2026; and authorize Chair to sign same.  
Attachments:  
Recommended Action:  
Ratify letter of opposition to the Draft Proposed Program for the 11th National  
Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) Oil and Gas Leasing Program.  
Attachments:  
Recommended Action:  
Ratify letter of support for Senate Bill 694 (Archuleta).  
Attachments:  
Recommended Action:  
Ratify letter of support for Senate Bill 936 (Blakespear).  
Attachments:  
Recommended Action:  
Ratify letter of support for SB501 (Allen) - Responsible Battery Recycling Act of  
2022- as amended January 5, 2026.  
Attachments:  
AIR QUALITY MANAGEMENT DISTRICT  
Recommended Action:  
Adopt resolution approving a new Mendocino County Air Quality Management  
District Seal; and authorize Chair to sign same.  
Attachments:  
AUDITOR-CONTROLLER TREASURER-TAX COLLECTOR  
Recommended Action:  
Approve Agreement with American Financial Credit Services, Incorporated in the  
amount of $1,000,000, paid directly by the taxpayer, to provide delinquent tax  
recovery services for collection of the County of Mendocino's delinquent  
unsecured property taxes, effective upon execution through June 30, 2030;  
authorize Treasurer-Tax Collector or designee to sign any future amendments  
that do not increase the maximum amount; and authorize Chair to sign same.  
Attachments:  
Recommended Action:  
Approve fourth amendment to BOS Agreement No. 24-141 with  
CliftonLarsonAllen, LLP., in the amount of $20,000 for a new total of $394,675,  
to provide independent audit services, effective September 10, 2024, through  
June 30, 2027; authorize Auditor-Controller or designee to sign any future  
amendments that do not increase the maximum amount; and authorize Chair to  
sign same.  
Attachments:  
BEHAVIORAL HEALTH AND RECOVERY SERVICES  
Recommended Action:  
Approve acceptance of California Department of Health Care Services allocation  
of Proposition 36 Behavioral Health Implementation funding in the amount of  
$458,944.09 for the time period of March 1, 2026 through March 31, 2028;  
authorize the Health Services Director, or designee, to accept the initial  
allocation and any additional allocation which may be disbursed from the  
Implementation Fund, to execute any amendments, and sign the forthcoming  
Agreement and any future Amendments.  
Attachments:  
Recommended Action:  
Ratify submission of grant application to the California Department of Health  
Care Services for the State Opioid Response IV Supplemental Recovery  
Housing Program; authorize the Health Services Director to execute the  
resulting grant Agreement, if Awarded, up to $237,738, for the project period of  
February 1, 2026 through September 30, 2026; and authorize the Health  
Services Director or designee to sign any amendments that do not increase the  
maximum amount.  
Attachments:  
Recommended Action:  
Ratify submission of grant application to the California Department of  
Transportation for the Clean California Community Cleanup and Employment  
Pathways Grant Program; authorize the Health Services Director to execute the  
resulting grant Agreement, if awarded, up to $305,000, for the project period of  
April 1, 2026, through April 1, 2027; and authorize the Health Services Director  
or designee to sign any amendments that do not increase the maximum amount.  
Attachments:  
COUNTY COUNSEL  
Recommended Action:  
Approve Agreement with McNamara, Ambacher, Wheeler, Hirsig & Gray LLP in  
the amount of $250,000, to provide legal services, effective upon full execution  
through June 30, 2027; and authorize Chair to sign same.  
Attachments:  
HUMAN RESOURCES  
Recommended Action:  
Adopt Resolution adopting the new classification and establishing the salary  
range of Payroll Analyst I, $65,686.40 - $79,830.40/annually, Payroll Analyst II,  
$70,532.80 - $85,737.60/annually, and Senior Payroll Analyst $82,284.80 -  
$100,027.20/annually; revise salary for Payroll Manager from $86,569.60 -  
$105,227.20/annually to $96,803.20 - $117,665.60/annually; amend Position  
Allocation Table as follows: budget unit 1140 (Payroll Administration) add 2.0  
FTE Sr. Payroll Analyst, delete 2.0 Conf Accountant-Auditor II (Position  
No.4525, 4619); reclassify incumbents; and authorize Chair to sign same.  
Attachments:  
Recommended Action:  
Adopt Resolution revising the salary range of Property Tax Technician from  
$43,825.60 - $53,268.00/annually to $49,712.00 - $60,403.20/annually; and  
authorize Chair to sign same.  
Attachments:  
Recommended Action:  
Adopt Resolution adopting the new classification and establishing the salary  
range of Integrated Services Coordinator I, $43,576.00 - $52,956.80/annually,  
Integrated Services Coordinator II, $46,841.60 - $59,929.60/annually, Senior  
Integrated Services Coordinator $50,356.80 - $61,193.60/annually; Client  
Services Representative $45,760.00 - $55,598.40/annually; amend Position  
Allocation Table as follows: budget unit 0418 (PH WIC) add 2.0 FTE Integrated  
Services Coordinator II, add 3.0 FTE Senior Integrated Services Coordinator,  
add 1.0 FTE Client Services Representative, delete 1.0 Staff Assistant III  
(position no.4694), delete 2.0 FTE Health Program Eligibility Worker (position  
no. 3770, 3772), delete 2.0 Senior Health Program Eligibility Worker (position  
no. 4301, 4302), delete 1.0 FTE Community Health Worker II (position no.  
1656), budget unit 4035 (Public Health) add 1.0 FTE Integrated Services  
Coordinator II, add 1.0 FTE Senior Integrated Services Coordinator, delete 1.0  
FTE Community Health Services Specialist II (position no. 4426), delete 1.0 FTE  
Senior Health Eligibility Worker (position no. 4333), budget unit 4049 (Substance  
Use Disorder Trtmnt) add 3.0 FTE Senior Integrated Services Coordinator, add  
2.0 FTE Client Services Representative, delete 3.0 FTE Senior Community  
Health Worker (position no. 2191, 4311, 4537), delete 2.0 FTE Staff Assistant III  
(position no. 3645, 3647), budget unit 4050 (Mental Health) add 1.0 FTE Client  
Services Representative, delete 1.0 FTE Staff Assistant III (position no. 3648);  
reclassify incumbents; and approve the abolishment of the following  
classifications: Community Health Worker I, Community Health Worker II, Senior  
Community Health Worker, Health Program Eligibility Worker, and Senior Health  
Program Eligibility Worker; and authorize Chair to sign same.  
Attachments:  
Recommended Action:  
Adopt Resolution revising the salary range of Substance Abuse Counselor I,  
from $47,340.80 - $57,574.40 to $52,624.00 - $63,939.20, Substance Abuse  
Counselor II, from $54, 828.80 - $66,643.20 to $56,617.60 - $68,827.20, Senior  
Substance Abuse Counselor from $60,465.60 - $73,486.40 to $60,944.00 -  
$74,089.60, Substance Abuse Treatment Supervisor from $65,062.40 -  
$79,081.60 to $67,059.20 - $81,515.20, Mental Health Clinician I from  
$64,355.20 - $78,228.80 to $74,276.80 - $90,313.60, Mental Health Clinician II  
from $74,464.00 - $90,500.80 to $79,518.40 - $96,657.60; and authorize Chair  
to sign same.  
Attachments:  
Recommended Action:  
Adopt Resolution approving new classification of Crisis Intervention Specialist,  
$62,108.80 - $75,504.00/annually and Supervising Crisis Intervention Specialist,  
$75,920.00 - $92,268.80; and amending the Position Allocation Table as follows:  
budget unit 4050 (Mental Health), add 2.0 FTE, Crisis Intervention Specialist;  
delete 2.0 FTE Mental Health Rehabilitation Specialist PN 3731 and PN 3735;  
and authorize Chair to sign same.  
Attachments:  
Recommended Action:  
Adopt Resolution amending Position Allocation Table: budget unit 2710  
(Agriculture), add 1.0 FTE, Agriculture/Measurement Standards Specialist I  
$53,310.40 - $64,792.00/annually; and authorize Chair to sign same.  
Attachments:  
Recommended Action:  
Adopt Resolution amending Position Allocation Table: budget unit 1130  
(Treasurer-Tax Collector), add 2.0 FTE, Senior Revenue Recovery Specialist  
$64,771.20 - $78,748.80/annually; and authorize Chair to sign same.  
Attachments:  
PLANNING AND BUILDING SERVICES  
Recommended Action:  
Authorize the issuance of Coastal Development Administrative Permit No.  
CDP_2025-0022 (Acker) to legalize an after-the-fact conversion of an existing  
640 square foot accessory structure into an Accessory Dwelling Unit (ADU)  
within a Highly Scenic area, located at 6001 S Hwy 1, Elk; APN: 127-190-10.  
Attachments:  
PROBATION  
Recommended Action:  
Accept communication of receipt of Annual Growth Funds for Community  
Corrections Partnership (CCP) for the FY 2025-26.  
SHERIFF-CORONER  
Recommended Action:  
Approve third amendment to BOS Agreement No. 22-147 Memorandum of  
Understanding (MOU) between the Sheriff's Office and the Superior Court of  
California, County of Mendocino, for court security services extending the end  
date from June 30, 2025, to June 30, 2027; and authorize Chair to sign same.  
Attachments:  
Recommended Action:  
Approve retroactive Cooperative Law Enforcement Revenue Agreement  
between the County of Mendocino and the USDA Forest Service, in the amount  
of $65,000 for the Sheriff's Office to provide law enforcement services in  
National Forest System lands within Mendocino County during the period of  
October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2030; authorize the Sheriff to sign any  
future amendments that do not affect the agreement total; and authorize Chair to  
sign same.  
Attachments:  
TRANSPORTATION/SOLID WASTE  
Attachments:  
Recommended Action:  
Authorize purchase of a replacement diesel woodchipper for Department of  
Transportation, in an amount not to exceed $80,000; and approve addition of  
diesel woodchipper to list of fixed assets (Countywide).  
Attachments:  
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