Votes at a glance: Placer County board approves contracts, code amendments and speed-limit updates
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Summary
At its Jan. 6 meeting the Placer County Board of Supervisors approved a $500,000 contract for day treatment mental‑health services, amended Veterans Advisory Council code language, adopted speed‑survey recommendations including a reduction on Soda Springs Road, accepted the development impact fee report, and introduced a position allocation ordinance.
The Placer County Board of Supervisors took multiple formal actions during its Jan. 6, 2026 meeting. Highlights and outcomes are listed below.
• Selection of officers: The board selected Supervisor Shanti Landon as chair and Supervisor Gustafson as vice chair. Motion carried by voice vote.
• Consent agenda and item continuances: The board approved the consent agenda by roll call and voted to continue items 11C and 11D to the Jan. 20, 2026 hearing.
• Development impact fee annual report (Item 13F): The board adopted a resolution accepting the FY24‑25 development impact fee annual report for the affordable housing and employee accommodation fee programs. Staff noted $309,122.96 collected for the year and roughly $1.6 million total since 2021.
• Agreement with BHC Heritage Oaks Hospital (Item 5A): The board approved a contract not to exceed $500,000 for day treatment, intensive and rehabilitative services for 01/06/2026–06/30/2027, with delegated amendment authority up to $50,000 (total possible $550,000). The contract will be funded within the 25/26 Adult System of Care budget; no extra general‑fund impact was reported.
• Veterans Advisory Council ordinance (Item 5B): The board approved amendments to Chapter 2, Article 2.8 of the County Code to dissolve redundant VAC bylaws, permit more inclusive appointment language, set a maximum membership (20), and allow each supervisor to appoint a representative. Staff reported no fiscal impact.
• 2025 engineering and traffic survey (speed limits): Staff recommended, and the board adopted, updates including lowering Soda Springs Road from 35 to 25 mph (radar enforcement) and revising Meadowlark Lane from 25 to 35 mph (radar enforcement), among other minor code deletions for annexed roads.
• FY25‑26 allocation ordinance (Item 6A): The board introduced and approved an uncodified allocation ordinance that added a net of 10 positions for FY25‑26 and created a new Department of General Services with 115 allocations resulting from organizational realignment.
• Placer Vineyards amendment (Item 3A): The board adopted a third amendment to the development agreement for Property 1A (see separate article). The motion included delegating limited extension authority to the county executive officer.
• Closed session: The board met in closed session on existing litigation (Rey Mosquito fire litigation et al. v. PG&E), heard a report and provided direction on a 5–0 vote.
Voting notes: Most items passed on unanimous voice or roll‑call votes recorded in the meeting transcript. Where available, motions were recorded as moved and seconded (for example: BHC contract moved by Supervisor Gustafson, seconded by Supervisor Jones).
