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Lassen supervisors approve contracts, appointments and a road project; table rules change
Summary
The board approved the consent calendar and several contracts (road rehabilitation, behavioral-health coverage, EHR maintenance), appointed Andrew Platt as county counsel, and tabled a proposed change to reduce regular meetings from three to two pending further discussion.
At its meeting, the Lassen County Board of Supervisors approved multiple routine and contract items, confirmed a personnel appointment and deferred a rules change.
Consent calendar: The board approved the consent calendar by voice vote after Supervisor Bridges moved the motion and Supervisor Scanlon seconded.
Road contract (H1): Dan Biggar, director of public works, recommended awarding the Old Town (Westwood) road rehabilitation project to Digging Construction as the apparent low responsive bidder. Biggar announced a low bid of $545,012.92 during his presentation; when the motion to award was placed on the record later in the meeting the motion text referenced $545,492.50. The board approved awarding the contract and authorized change orders up to the stated contingency by voice vote. The transcript contains inconsistent bid figures; staff should confirm the correct contract award amount in the public record.
County counsel appointment (H2): County staff recommended appointing Andrew Platt (Prentice Long contract) as county counsel for the remainder of the contract term; Supervisor Balboa moved and Supervisor Bridges seconded the appointment and it passed by voice vote.
Behavioral-health and EHR contracts (H4-H6): Behavioral Health presented contracts for Echo Group (EHR maintenance) and Community Medical Specialists (after-hours psychiatric/telehealth coverage and on-site provider services) to maintain crisis and 5150 coverage amid staff shortages. The board approved the agreements and authorized the County Administrative Officer to execute the contracts.
Rules and procedures (H3): Staff proposed amending the rules to reduce the number of regular monthly meetings from three to two to improve consistency with legal counsel scheduling. Supervisors debated public access, staff time savings and operational impacts. The board reconsidered and ultimately tabled the item for further study and a future agenda.
Other items: The board approved a grant agreement with the California Department of Public Health for children and youth with special health care needs and received an update on the county's Tyler financial/HCM system cleanup.
