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San Benito supervisors set five unranked priorities for 2026, emphasizing finance and roads
Summary
The Board of Supervisors unanimously adopted five unranked policy priorities for 2026 — finances, roads, facilities, parks and public safety — and asked staff to focus work plans and budget discussions around those areas.
The San Benito County Board of Supervisors adopted five unranked top policy priorities for 2026 on Jan. 27, directing staff to shape work plans and budgets around these areas: finances (budget review, revenue generation and procurement reform), roads, facilities (including the library and courthouse), parks and public safety.
Supervisors emphasized that finance reform — including contract management, encumbrance and procurement policy updates — is foundational. “If we don’t solve our fiscal house, we won’t be able to move forward on other priorities,” a supervisor said during the discussion. Several board members also urged attention to employee retention as an operational cross-cutting issue tied to finances and recruitment for public-safety and planning staff.
The board agreed the five priorities are not ranked; rather they are collective focus areas for the year. The board approved the motion on a 5–0 roll call and asked staff to present budget and implementation plans that align with the adopted priorities during upcoming planning and budget sessions.
Next steps: staff will prepare more detailed work plans tied to these priorities and the CEO and county counsel will continue procurement-policy revisions requested by the board.
