To: Board of Supervisors
From: Sheriff
Agenda Section: Consent
Vote Requirement: 4/5th
SUBJECT:
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Supplemental Budget in the Amount of $566,321 and Allocation of Positions for Fiscal Year 2026-27 for Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office (HCSO) and Department of Health and Human Services - Public Health Branch (DHHS-PH) Proposition 64 Cohort 4 Budgets (4/5 Vote Required)
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RECOMMENDATION(S):
Recommendation
That the Board of Supervisors:
1. Approve the Supplemental Budget in the amount of $566,321 in budget unit 1100-221960, Sheriff Operations - Prop 64 for Fiscal Year (FY) 2026-27 (Attachment 1). (4/5 Vote Required); and
2. Allocate 1.0 FTE Sheriff Sergeant (Class 0414, Range 497) effective immediately; and
3. Allocate 1.0 FTE Deputy Sheriff I/II (Class 0416A/B, Range 448/468) effective immediately.
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STRATEGIC PLAN:
This action supports the following areas of your Board’s Strategic Plan.
Area of Focus: Safe & Healthy Communities
Strategic Plan Category: 1001 -Support and sustain partnerships between public safety and partner agencies to enhance public safety in our communities
DISCUSSION:
On March 17, 2026, your Board authorized the HCSO and Department of Health and Human Services - Public Health Branch (DHHS-PH) to submit a joint application for the Proposition 64 Cohort 4 Public Health & Safety Grant program. The purpose of Prop 64 grant funding is to “assist with law enforcement, fire protection or other local programs addressing public health and safety associated with the implementation” of the AUMA (Rev. and Tax Code, Section 34019, subd. (f)(3)(C)). The code further states the Board of State and Community Corrections (BSCC) will prioritize local government grant applications that focus on illicit cannabis enforcement. In addition, your Board authorized the Sheriff or designee to sign the grant agreement (Attachment 2) upon award.
On June 26, 2026, the HCSO received notice that the grant application has been awarded. The grant will include funding over a five-year performance period. The HCSO and DHHS-PH did not budget for these grant funds with their Fiscal Year (FY) 2026-27 budget. Funding from this grant will be used to continue enforcement on the black-market cannabis industry by maintaining two 2.0 FTEs that were funded with the Prop 64 Cohort 1 and Cohort 3 grants. Funding additionally allows for the shift of 1.0 FTE Sheriff Sergeant position that was previously covered under another state grant that ended June 30, 2026 and deallocated in the FY 2026-27 budget, and creates 1.0 new FTE Deputy Sheriff position. The existing 1.0 FTE Deputy Sheriff position and 1.0 FTE Crime Analyst position are funded with Prop 64 Cohort 3 until April 30, 2028, at which time they will be shifted to Cohort 4. The 1.0 FTE Sheriff Sergeant position will lead the investigations of marijuana-related crimes, the 2.0 FTE Deputy Sheriff positions will assist with investigations and 1.0 FTE Crime Analyst position will assist with intelligence gathering and analysis to better inform the distribution of department resources and combat marijuana crimes. The additional financial support includes training, equipment, and personal protective equipment (PPE) for the Marijuana Enforcement Team (MET), and a vehicle for the new Deputy.
DHHS-PH will use funding from this grant to reduce cannabis use and substance-related school infractions for students 12-18 years old in Humboldt County school sites, with a focus on students who attend school sites in Southern Humboldt. This funding will enable DHHS-PH to maintain existing cannabis-specific education and continue the trauma-informed group and individual
counseling, family counseling, student development activities and support community events that support family systems.
Additionally, this funding will support funding for office space, hazard mitigation training and purchase of critical-need supplies, such as PPE. The HCSO is requesting a supplemental budget to recognize the additional grant funding and to allocate the 2.0 FTEs.
SOURCE OF FUNDING:
California Board of State and Community Corrections (BSCC)
FINANCIAL IMPACT:
|
Expenditures (1100,221960) |
FY26-27 |
FY27-28 Projected* |
FY 28-29 Projected* |
FY29-30 Projected* |
FY30-31 Projected* |
|
Budgeted Expenses |
$0 |
$541,431 |
$1,031,794 |
$1,114,760 |
$1,245,593 |
|
Additional Appropriation Requested |
$566,321 |
$0 |
$0 |
$0 |
$0 |
|
Total Expenditures |
$566,321 |
$541,431 |
$1,031,794 |
$1,114,760 |
$1,245,593 |
*Projected amounts are estimates and are subject to change.
|
Funding Sources (1100, 221960) |
FY26-27 |
FY27-28 Projected* |
FY 28-29 Projected* |
FY29-30 Projected* |
FY30-31 Projected* |
|
Fees/Other |
$566,321 |
$541,431 |
$1,031,794 |
$1,114,760 |
$1,245,593 |
|
Total Funding Sources |
$566,321 |
$541,431 |
$1,031,794 |
$1,114,760 |
$1,245,593 |
*Projected amounts are estimates and are subject to change.
Narrative Explanation of Financial Impact:
As this was not anticipated in the FY 2026-27 budget, the attached supplemental budget for includes HCSO annual salary and benefits for 1.0 FTE Sheriff Sergeant for 12 months at Step E for a total of $204,410 and 1.0 FTE Deputy Sheriff I/II for 12 months at Step E for a total of $180,366. The supplemental budget additionally includes DHHS-PH partial salary and benefits for the following positions: Translator/Interpreter, Program Coordinator, Senior Program Manager, Health Education Specialist I and Health Education Specialist II, HHS program Services Coordinator, and Administrative Analyst. The supplemental budget includes services and supplies that total $26,200, equipment for a total of $17,450, travel and fuel totaling $35,420, hazard materials training for a total of $1,000, and indirect costs for a total of $33,898. The total FY 2026-27 supplemental budget request is $457,946 in Fund 1100, Budget Unit 221960 and $108,375 in Fund 1175, Budget Unit 451.
This grant will be included in these budget units in future annual budget cycles.
STAFFING IMPACT:
|
Position Title |
Position Control Number |
Monthly Salary Range (1A-E Step) |
Additions (Number) |
Deletions (Number) |
|
Sheriff Sergeant |
221-0414-11 |
E |
1 |
0 |
|
Deputy Sheriff I/II |
221-0416A/B-42 |
E |
1 |
0 |
Narrative Explanation of Staffing Impact:
The allocated 1.0 FTE Sheriff Sergeant and 1.0 FTE Deputy Sheriff I/II will be dedicated to the Proposition 64 goals and objectives. The Deputy Sheriff I/II allocation will increase the number of Sheriff Deputies in budget 1100-221 from 41 to 42. The Sheriff’s Sergeant position was previously funded through June 30, 2026, by the Byrne JAG grant and was deallocated with the FY 2026-27 budget submission. This allocation of 1.0 FTE Sheriff Sergeant position retains the Sheriff Sergeant positions in budget 1100-221 at 11.
OTHER AGENCY INVOLVEMENT:
California Board of State and Community Corrections
Humboldt County Department of Health and Human Services - Public Health Branch
ALTERNATIVES TO STAFF RECOMMENDATIONS:
Your board could choose not to approve staff’s recommendations. This is not recommended as this grant is integral to the continuation of the county’s illicit marijuana control programs and to further support youth prevention and intervention of marijuana use.
ATTACHMENTS:
Attachment 1: Supplemental Budget
Attachment 2: Grant Agreement
PREVIOUS ACTION/REFERRAL:
Meeting of: 06/02/2020, 11/29/2022, 03/17/2026
File No.: 20-643, 22-1573, 26-254