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Votes at a glance: Fresno County Board approves funding, fee changes and contract amendments
Summary
At its June 10 meeting the Fresno County Board of Supervisors approved a series of consent and regular-agenda items including a legal services contract amendment, a $6.6 million Behavioral Health Innovations Phase 2 project, adoption of a CAL FIRE hazard map ordinance and a water and sewer fee increase for County Service Area 47 (Quail Lakes).
The Fresno County Board of Supervisors approved a bundle of consent and regular-agenda items during its June 10 meeting, including contract amendments, a behavioral-health funding plan, adoption of a state fire-hazard map and a utility fee increase for County Service Area 47 (Quail Lakes).
Board action highlights included the following items approved on motion: an amendment to a legal services agreement with McCormick Barstow; an Innovations Phase 2 contract in Behavioral Health with a three‑year commitment for about $6,600,000; adoption of CAL FIRE’s 2025 fire hazard severity zone map into Fresno County code; and the conclusion of a public protest hearing for CSA 47 that cleared the way for a proposed water and sewer fee change.
The board handled several pulled-consent items separately because three supervisors recused themselves from at least one item under the county’s Levine Act procedures. For one recused item (agenda item 60), the board drew lots and Supervisor Pacheco served under the rule of necessity so a quorum could act. Where motions were made, the clerk recorded unanimous "aye" votes or no opposition; the meeting transcript does not provide roll-call tallies by individual supervisor for each vote.
Votes and key context
- Item 25 — Amendment No. 2 to a legal services agreement (purchasing agreement PDASH23-696) with outside counsel McCormick Barstow: Approved. The board questioned why the contract increased from an initial $50,000 to roughly $500,000 in under two years; county counsel said outside counsel billing requires a board‑authorized contract and that litigation activity and approaching trial drove the higher amount.
- Item 33 — Behavioral Health Innovations Phase 2 (suspension of competition to encumber MHSA Innovation funds): Approved. Staff described the project as a low‑barrier, shelter‑like care model testing services for people with serious mental illness and substance-use disorders; the contract was described as a three‑year engagement with roughly $6.6 million in encumbrance. Staff said the Mental Health Services Act (MHSA) funding must be expended prior to changes under the Behavioral Health Services Act beginning July 2026.
- Item 24 — Microsoft enterprise agreement with Dell Inc., for the Sheriff-Coroner-Public Administrator: Approved. The item was pulled for recusal reasons but carried without further public comment.
- Item 9 — County Service Area 47 (Quail Lakes) water and sewer rate protest hearing: Staff reported 53 protest letters out of 711 possible property owners (about 7%), not a majority protest; the board approved staff’s recommended rate action.
- Item 6 — Ordinance updating Fresno County Code chapter 15.6 to adopt CAL FIRE’s 2025 fire hazard severity zones for local responsibility areas: Approved. Staff said the update is required by state Government Code following publication of the CAL FIRE map; no public comments on the map were received during the county’s comment period.
- Item 7 — Resolution authorizing participation in the California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) No Place Like Home program and directing staff to reallocate previously awarded funds to the Sanger Homekey Plus modular project: Approved. HCD authorized transfer of a tentative award originally tied to a different project to the Sanger Homekey Plus development.
Other procedural notes
Several items were pulled from consent for discussion and possible recusal. When three supervisors faced a potential conflict on an item (item 60), the board followed local practice of drawing lots to determine which supervisor would participate under the rule of necessity so a quorum could act.
Because most votes were recorded by voice (“aye,” no opposition) without roll-call tallies in the transcript, totals by individual supervisor are not available in the meeting record.
Ending
The board concluded the public portion of the meeting after multiple consent items and public hearings and recessed to closed session; county counsel announced no anticipated announcements from closed session.
