Council authorizes HOME program income application, accepts DOJ tobacco enforcement grant and approves staffing changes
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Summary
Council approved a HOME program‑income application to preserve housing program continuity, accepted a $123,622 Department of Justice tobacco inspection grant, and approved a finance‑to‑IT position reassignment and a temporary engineering delegation to support staffing needs.
The Oroville City Council voted on several administrative and funding items to maintain city services and grant eligibility.
HOME program income: Housing staff said the HOME Investment Partnerships program had been paused and the city accrued more than $1.5 million in program income. Staff requested authority to submit a program‑income‑only application for up to $2,000,000 to account for anticipated payoffs and keep the local HOME program operative; council adopted Resolution 9427 to authorize submission.
DOJ tobacco grant: The council unanimously accepted a three‑year Department of Justice Tobacco Inspection Grant of $123,622 to fund monthly retailer inspections (38 retailers per month), training, administrative costs and benefits. Staff said the inspections will check compliance with city ordinances on flavored product bans, sales to minors, self‑service cigarettes and outlawed products.
Personnel and staffing: Council approved reassigning a vacant accounting technician position to an IT analyst to meet IT workload needs and approved a temporary appointment of Tim Caber as acting city engineer with 5% out‑of‑class compensation while recruitment continues.
Council indicated these actions preserve program compliance, expand enforcement capacity for public‑health ordinances, and address critical internal staffing needs.
