Local elected officials in Butte and Shasta Counties will consider a number of different issues when they meet Tuesday morning.
The Butte County Board of Supervisors is set consider a change in wording that would designate the county jail a mental health facility, at least as far as inmates are concerned. Officials pushing the concept say it will reduce lengthy trial competency delays. Currently those ruled incompetent to stand trial must wait for treatment in a state hospital, where few beds exist.
Supervisors will also consider supporting pending state legislation that would allow trash haulers to sue scavengers who take recyclable items from curbside bins. Recology says it is losing money collecting recyclables, and blames reduced loads on unauthorized haulers.
And after spending years and hundreds of thousands of dollars in legal fees trying to block it, the board is being asked to approve a letter to the state legislature pledging to negotiate fairly with the Mechoopda Indian Tribe of Chico Rancheria. The tribe has sought to open a new gambling casino between Chico and Oroville. The Governor’s office announced a gaming compact with the tribe last week.
The Shasta County Board of Supervisors is expected to hire Paul Hellman as Director of Resource Management, hear a report on fire damage and recovery efforts and continue emergency designations related to the Carr Fire.