Board to talk military equipment
OROVILLE » Two potentially controversial law enforcement-related items will be brought before the Butte County Board of Supervisors Tuesday including a presentation on inmate access by the US Immigrations and Customs Enforcement as well as the use of military equipment by the sheriff’s office. The ICE presentation and a public hearing are set for 9:30 a.m. at the board chambers and will be given by Sheriff Kory Honea.
“Pursuant to California Government Code section 7283.1(d), the Board of Supervisors will hold a public hearing to receive information from the sheriff regarding access to individuals housed in the Butte County
Jail, by agents of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement,” the related staff report said. “The Board will also receive and consider public comment related to this issue.”
The presentation, according to the staff report, will go over the California Transparent Review of Unjust Transfers and Holds Act, commonly known as the TRUTH act.
Like the city of Chico before it, the county will decide whether or not to permit the use of military equipment by the Butte County Sheriff’s Office. A list of state-defined military equipment will be presented for public view.
Local law enforcement agencies are now required to provide information on the equipment owned by the county and gain approval from the agency’s governing body.
Other business
The board will consider entering into a contract with Valley Oak Children’s Services for child care management within the region.
This is part of CalWORK’s Welfare-to-Work program and, if approved, would enter the county into an agreement with Valley Oak through June 30,
2025. Though the contract comes with a cost not to
exceed $5.77 million, it is funded by the state of California.
Another contract item that will be considered is an amendment with Trinity Services Group Inc. for
inmate meal services at the Butte County Jail.
The contract with the group began in 2019 for three years and now the sheriff will be asking for an extension through June 24,
2024 with the maximum cost at $5.6 million.
Eight cases of nuisance abatement and liens will go before the board which will decide whether to impose penalties on the landowners.
The Butte County Board of Supervisors generally meets at 9 a.m. on the second and fourth Tuesday of the month at its chambers located at 25 County
Center Drive, Suite 205 in Oroville. Meetings are free and open to the public. Those who are not fully vaccinated are required to wear a mask while in the building.