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Citrus Heights council moves to neutral on county homeless model and SB 802 after negotiation directives

Citrus Heights City Council · January 29, 2026
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Summary

After presentations from county staff, the Citrus Heights City Council voted Jan. 28 to remain neutral on the county’s recommended reconstitution of the Sacramento Continuum of Care and to shift its position on SB 802 to neutral provided staff secure protections for local housing funds, super‑majority safeguards and assurances on staffing impacts.

The Citrus Heights City Council on Jan. 28 voted to remain neutral on Sacramento County’s recommended model to reconstitute the Continuum of Care (COC) board and to change its formal position on Senate Bill 802 (SB 802) to neutral subject to negotiated protections for local funding and governance safeguards.

County Director Emily Halkin described the recommended option to reconstitute the COC board so a majority of seated members would be elected officials and to formalize the body as a Brown Act entity that would set regional homelessness strategy. “We would want to see at least 51% of the seated membership be elected officials from across the community,” Halkin said, summarizing the Board of…

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