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County administrator warns supervisors of growing litigation and budget risks

Modoc County Board of Supervisors · April 14, 2026
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Summary

Chester Roberts briefed the board on county fiscal risks, highlighting state-level deferred revenues, increased employee enrollment in county health plans, and a wave of historic sexual-abuse lawsuits that have produced large settlements in other counties and could strain local insurance pools.

Chester Roberts, County Administrator, spent a broad portion of the meeting outlining fiscal and legal risks facing Modoc County and peer jurisdictions.

Roberts said the county had federal approval on key road projects but warned that rising material costs (notably asphalt) and delayed state reimbursements could force the county to shift local funds to complete work. "Even though we're gonna go in a high cost environment, we're gonna sneak in just…

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