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Weed council adopts policy for handling property collected in encampment removals
Summary
The Weed City Council unanimously adopted Resolution No. 01-2025, formalizing a policy to notice, remove and store personal property collected during encampment removals; the policy follows a January 2024 executive order and includes a 60-day storage period with limited exigent exceptions.
The Weed City Council on Monday adopted Resolution No. 01-2025, formalizing how the city will notice, remove and store personal property collected during encampment removals. Mayor Parham presided over the unanimous voice vote.
A city staff presenter told the council the policy implements a governor's January 2024 executive order and largely follows Caltrans guidance. "It's gonna be a 60 day, storage," the presenter said, adding that the city will collect "valuable property, and store it for 60 days" while following hazardous-material procedures when needed. The presenter also said the policy permits exceptions to posting when there is a direct threat to public health or safety.
Council members asked a few clarifying questions about storage capacity and procedures; the staff response was that the city has existing storage but capacity will depend on the size of any collection. The presenter described the policy as largely a formalization of practices staff said the department had already been following.
The resolution was moved and seconded and carried on a voice vote. The council recorded the action as adopting Resolution No. 01-2025 establishing the notice, removal and storage policy for personal property collected from encampment removal sites.
Next steps: staff will implement the formal procedures outlined in the resolution and follow up if storage needs or hazmat requirements arise.
