Tuolumne County supervisors approve multiple consent items, hear homelessness update and adopt SB1 project list

The Tuolumne County Board of Supervisors on June 16 approved several consent items and appointments, heard a staff report on homelessness outcomes and adopted the county's Road Repair and Accountability Act project list for fiscal year 2026'27.

Health and Human Services Agency representative Michelle Clark reported the county's use of state encampment-resolution funding (IRF) to date: 306 individuals served, 76 successfully exited to permanent stable housing; Camp Justice served 203 people with 41 exiting to permanent housing; hotel placements numbered 67 (13 exited to permanent housing); the navigation center served 36. Clark said current IRF funding runs through Sept. 30 and staff are preparing a competitive Round 5 application due June 30. "We have exceeded the original target" of supporting 50 people in encampments, Clark said.

On the consent calendar, the board approved the second amendment to the interlocal agreement with the University of California Cooperative Extension to extend the term to June 30, 2031 and authorized the county administrative officer to sign. The board also confirmed appointments made under separate governing bodies, including the appointment of Margaret Willett to the Tuolumne County Air Pollution Control District hearing board.

Public Works Director described the proposed RMRA (SB1) project list the county must submit to the California Transportation Commission by July 1 to receive funds. Staff listed about $6.3 million identified for road work including a projected FY revenue of roughly $3.8 million and noted the county is holding about $2 million in deferred revenue for major collector paving. Major collector candidates identified include Perrott's Ferry, Bonds Flat, Burns and Rawhide and Phoenix Lake Road. The board voted to rescind the prior resolution and adopt the FY 2026'27 list.

The board also announced the appointment and employment agreement for Walter Wall as County Counsel, with an annual salary stated at $228,571 and a start date of July 1, subject to the approved employment agreement and waiver of residency requirements. The board voted to approve the hire and contract.

Several procedural and public-comment items framed the meeting: a resident invited the public to the Motherlode Fair, a neighbor raised an ongoing illegal-dump complaint, and a public commenter urged clearer explanation of CPI and percentage computations tied to forthcoming rent-control adjustments.

The board adjourned to closed session to consider anticipated litigation and a public-employee evaluation and did not expect to report out.

Votes at a glance - Consent calendar (excluding pulled items): approved 4'0'00. - Item 4 (UC Cooperative Extension interlocal amendment): approved 4'0'00. - Item 6 (ordinance amendments related to mobile-home fair-rate hearing index): adopted (see separate coverage). Vote recorded as 3'0'00 with one recusal. - Item 10 (appointment of Margaret Willett): approved 4'0'00. - Item 11 (TPPA energy conservation revisions): approved as part of consent. - Item 12 (appointment of County Counsel Walter Wall and waiver of residency): approved 4'0'00. - Item 13 (RMRA project list resolution): approved 4'0'00.

Next steps: staff will pursue the IRF Round 5 application, public works will present a project selection plan for major-collector paving, and the board reconvened in closed session for litigation and personnel matters.