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Kings County supervisors direct staff to model options for using $6.77 million in JPA reserves for courthouse remodel
Summary
County staff reported CalPFA and CalCHA balances totaling $6,765,941 and the board directed staff to return with scenarios showing potential savings from using some or all of those JPA funds to reduce borrowing for a roughly $40 million courthouse remodel.
Kings County supervisors spent a study session weighing whether to tap joint-powers authority reserves to reduce borrowing for a planned $40 million courthouse remodel.
Assistant CEO Matthew Boyette told the board the two JPAs in which the county participates — the California Public Finance Authority (CalPFA) and the California Community Housing Agency (CalCHA) — hold fee balances that, as of Dec. 31, 2025, total $2,259,016 for CalPFA and $4,506,925 for CalCHA, a combined $6,765,941. Boyette said those funds are held by the separate JPAs and are not obligations of the county; any county use would require formal approval from the JPAs.
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