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Votes at a glance: Mendocino supervisors approve a set of budget and program directions, reaffirm fire funding formula and set cannabis code interpretation
Summary
The Mendocino County Board of Supervisors recorded multiple formal actions April 8, including unanimous direction for staff to produce a baseline FY 2025–26 budget without one‑time funds and a 4–1 vote to model a $1,000,000 one‑time roads pilot; the board also reaffirmed the county—s Prop. 172 formula for fire funding and affirmed the current cannabis code interpretation while asking staff to return with amendment options.
The Mendocino County Board of Supervisors recorded several formal actions April 8 in Willits. Below are the board’s formal votes and short descriptions of the outcomes and next steps.
1) Consent calendar (Item 3) — Approved, unanimous The board approved the consent calendar by roll call (unanimous). The consent calendar included multiple administrative approvals and grants. Supervisor Blazey Mulherin clarified on the record that a $2,168,000 airport apron item in the consent calendar represented grant funds (not County general fund) and that the local match was about $5,705. The board recorded the approval with a roll call vote.
2) Measure AJ (cannabis tax) — Direction to staff to provide detailed accounting and allocation plan — Approved, unanimous Motion summary: Supervisors directed staff to present historic accounting and a plan for allocating Measure AJ cannabis business tax revenues to the four categories laid out in the advisory measure (cannabis regulation/enforcement, roads, mental health services, fire & emergency medical services). Staff are to return with specific accounting of revenues to date and options for moving forward. The motion passed unanimously.
3) Budget directive — Staff to return with a Scenario A balanced budget and options to close a $17M shortfall — Approved, unanimous Motion summary: The board directed staff to draft a baseline FY 2025–26 budget that does not rely on one‑time funds (Scenario A) and to return with concrete options to close a projected $17,000,000 deficit, including quantified hiring freeze impacts, review of…
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