General Government Standing Committee 4/22/2026

The Mendocino County General Government Standing Committee met on April 22, 2026, to discuss two key cannabis-related tax issues: the cannabis business tax structure and delinquent cannabis business taxes. The committee recommended eliminating the "true up" minimum tax starting in 2027 and continuing with a 2.5% gross receipts tax rate, aiming to simplify tax collection and reduce administrative burdens. They also addressed delinquent taxes from 2018 through 2024, proposing to write off older delinquencies from 2018 and 2019, offer amnesty on interest and penalties for 2020-2024, and require full tax payment compliance for cannabis business license renewals starting in 2028. The committee emphasized balancing fairness to compliant taxpayers with efforts to bring delinquent taxpayers into compliance, and planned to forward these recommendations to the full Board of Supervisors for consideration, targeting a May 5th agenda. Legal counsel confirmed the board's authority to reduce the tax without a ballot measure and discussed compliance enforcement tied to licensing.