Legislation Details

File #: 26-268    Version: 1 Name:
Type: Informational Report Status: Passed
File created: 3/24/2026 In control: County Administrative Office
On agenda: 4/21/2026 Final action: 4/21/2026
Title: Fiscal Year (FY) 2026-27 Measure Z Recommendations
Strategic Framework: 1000 - SAFE AND HEALTHY COMMUNITIES, 1001 - Support and sustain partnerships between public safety and partner agencies to enhance public safety in our communities
Attachments: 1. Staff Report, 2. 1.1 Letter from Chair Trent, 3. 1.2 2026 Application Rankings, 4. 2.1 - Fortuna Police 249,962, 5. 2.2 - Boys and Girls Club Teen Court 20,000, 6. 2.3 - Dept. of Aviation 68,827, 7. 2.4 - Hoopa Valley Tribal Police 84,506.63, 8. 2.5 - Arcata Police 198,941, 9. 2.6 - North Coast Rape Crisis Team 57,900, 10. 2.7 - City of Trinidad 17,000, 11. 2.8 - Humboldt County Drug Task Force 80,872, 12. 2.9 - Humboldt County Fire Chiefs 1,034,018, 13. 2.10 - Department of Aviation 23,337, 14. 2.11 - Southern Humboldt Community Healthcare District 29,000, 15. 2.12 - Access Humboldt 80,680, 16. 2.13 - Bear River Band of the Rohnerville Rancheria 130,036, 17. 2.14 - Kimaw Medical Center 570,914.09
Previous Action/Referral: 23-1456, 25-373

To: Board of Supervisors

From: County Administrative Office

Agenda Section: Departmental

Vote Requirement: Majority

SUBJECT:
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Fiscal Year (FY) 2026-27 Measure Z Recommendations
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RECOMMENDATION(S):
Recommendation
That the Board of Supervisors:
1. Review and provide direction on the priority list from the Citizens' Advisory Committee on Measure Z Expenditures for FY 2026-27; and
2. Re-authorize the County Administrative Officer, or a designee thereof, to execute any and all future memorandums of understanding regarding the allocation of Measure Z funding following the Board's annual funding recommendations, and any amendments thereto, after review and approval by County Counsel and Risk Management; and
3. Provide other direction as needed.

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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:
Summary
The Citizens' Advisory Committee on Measure Z Expenditures has provided its prioritized list of projects it recommends the Board of Supervisors funds in FY 2026-27 with the $1.65 million in discretionary funding that is available. This list, if followed, would fund five projects, leaving just over $1,000 available.

FY 2026-26 Applications
The Citizens' Advisory Committee on Measure Z Expenditures is tasked with receiving public input and recommending projects, programs or activities to be funded by the Board with revenue from Measure Z, a half-cent sales tax approved by voters in 2014. The committee uses an application process to develop recommendations and this year it received 14 applications requesting more than $2.6 million in funding. There is a total of $1.65 million available to be allocated in the upcoming FY 2026-27 budget cycle. The committee met in March to develop a prioritized list o...

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