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Board approves two ordinances, preliminary budget and letters to legislators
Summary
At its June 17 meeting the Trinity County Board of Supervisors adopted two ordinances (movable tiny homes and encampments on public property), approved a preliminary fiscal year 2025–26 budget resolution, approved the consent calendar, and authorized a letter supporting a wildfire county coordinators program with an expanded CC list.
Trinity County — The Trinity County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously on June 17 to adopt two ordinances, approve a preliminary fiscal-year budget and send a letter supporting a wildfire county coordinators program to state legislators and the governor.
The board approved enactment of Trinity County Code section 15.27 governing movable tiny homes and Trinity County Code section 8.41 addressing encampments on public property. The board also adopted a preliminary budget resolution for fiscal year 2025–26 and approved the consent calendar (all items except item D‑7 were approved in the first consent vote). Separately, the board approved a motion to send a letter in support of the wildfire county coordinators program to the listed state legislative leaders and to add Assembly Member Randy Voepel Rogers and Gov. Gavin Newsom to the CC list, as requested during the meeting.
Nut graf: These votes represent the board’s immediate operational and regulatory priorities: enacting local rules for tiny homes and encampments, meeting a statutory requirement to adopt a preliminary budget, and registering county support for state-level wildfire coordination funding.
Key outcomes and votes
- Ordinance: Trinity County Code section 15.27 (movable tiny homes). Outcome: adopted. Vote: Supervisor Cox — Aye; Supervisor Lutweiler — Aye; Supervisor Carpenter Harris — Aye.
- Ordinance: Trinity County Code section 8.41 (encampments on public property). Outcome: adopted (second reading). Vote: Supervisor Cox — Aye; Supervisor Lutweiler — Aye; Supervisor Carpenter Harris — Aye.
- Preliminary budget FY 2025–26 (resolution adopting preliminary budget and authorizing limited operations). Outcome: adopted. Vote: Supervisor Carpenter Harris — Aye; Supervisor Cox — Aye; Supervisor Lutweiler — Aye.
- Consent calendar (all items other than D‑7). Outcome: approved. Vote: Supervisor Cox — Aye; Supervisor Lutweiler — Aye; Supervisor Carpenter Harris — Aye.
- Letter supporting wildfire county coordinators program (item D‑7). The board amended the CC list to include Assembly Member Rogers and Gov. Newsom. Outcome: approved. Vote: Supervisor Lutweiler — Aye; Supervisor Cox — Aye; Supervisor Carpenter Harris — Aye.
Context and next steps
The preliminary budget adoption is a required procedural step that allows county operations to continue while staff completes more detailed department budget reviews; staff reported an approximate $3 million gap between department requests and expected revenues and said it will work through reductions and revenue adjustments before the final budget in the fall. Both ordinances will be processed per county code following the board’s formal enactment.
Ending: The board moved into closed session after completing the public meeting; staff said it will return with further budget and implementation details as part of the regular calendar in coming weeks.
