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Yuba County board adopts nine strategic priorities; staff to refine action steps and pursue grants
Summary
At a Jan. 28 workshop the Board of Supervisors reviewed and adopted nine revised county strategic priorities — including service delivery, economic development, safety, infrastructure, behavioral health, social services, natural resources/river access, workforce development, and organizational culture — and directed staff to refine next-step action plans and pursue grant funding where appropriate.
Yuba County supervisors reviewed revisions to the county's strategic plan priorities during a Jan. 28 workshop and adopted a set of nine top priorities that will guide budgeting and staff work over the coming year.
Assistant County Administrator Sean Powers said the strategic plan, adopted in 2023, is being refined into a priorities report that lists top priorities, status updates, milestones and named "priority owners" with contact links. The board considered revisions for each priority, including:
- Service delivery and customer experience enhancements, including a proposed "warm handoff" approach to reduce routing callers between departments. - Economic development and revenue-generation with broader emphasis on job growth and attracting retail. - Public safety and code enforcement, clarifying ongoing efforts and outreach. - Infrastructure projects, including Goldfields Parkway and specific drainage/sidewalk efforts; public works staff said rough grading was completed on Goldfields Parkway and the county is seeking Local Partnership Program (LPP) funds. - Behavioral health evaluation, including assessing governance arrangements and potential service models; the jail medical expansion is expected to be ready for occupancy by June 30. - Workforce development, homelessness, and collaboration with regional partners (SACOG, Sutter County) and local education providers; HR director Tiffany Manuel described internships and planning work underway.
Board members suggested edits such as adding explicit focus on Linda and Oliverst drainage projects and improving public promotion of reporting tools for code enforcement and public works. The board voted to adopt the revised priorities report with minor wording changes; staff were directed to use the priorities to guide the 2025-26 budget process, pursue grant funding where appropriate and provide status updates.
Public-works staff noted pending federal guidance that temporarily suspended new federal grants for review; the county is monitoring impacts but said several large projects already have allocated funding.
Action to adopt the priorities proceeded by motion and passed, and the board scheduled continued staff follow-up on grant pursuit and operational refinements.
