# County of Lake Board of Supervisors Meeting · Tuesday 09/29/2026

The County of Lake Board of Supervisors held a special meeting on September 29, 2026. The Board considered the final recommended FY 2026–27 budget but did not adopt it, citing short review time, reporting discrepancies and concerns about using $3.47 million in contingency funds to balance the proposal. Staff described a 5% reduction to general-fund departments, a hiring freeze, and constrained capital spending. Capital items discussed included a $1.2 million proposed purchase of the building’s fourth floor, about $2.9 million for courthouse interior renovations, and $6 million budgeted for remaining work on the Sheriff Administration Building, including solar and outstanding invoices. Road rehabilitation projects were identified as externally funded, and approximately $2 million is budgeted for a waterline project. No contract awards, RFPs or vendor selections were made. The Board voted 5–0 to continue the budget hearing to October 1, 2026, for further review; it also agreed to defer an employee health-benefits update to October 6.

The Board received a report on Upper Lake Unified School District’s request for up to $2.5 million in advances against future property-tax revenues, structured as a credit line and expected to be recoverable through December and April tax distributions, with interest. The Treasurer-Tax Collector said the county’s role in lending is limited and that the county would track draws and repayment; Lake County Office of Education reported that the district’s budget had been disapproved and that state fiscal review was underway. The item concluded without a recorded vote authorizing the advance. Separately, staff reported budget adjustments involving grant and special-district revenues, including a $435,181 grant-related transfer, and the Recorder described AB 224 as enabling its office to become fee-funded. Public comment also addressed mobile-home park rent increases and calls for rent stabilization, but no related Board action was taken.

**Jurisdictions:** sled
**Industries:** Construction & Infrastructure
**Topics:** Physical Infrastructure, Grants & Funding
**Published:** September 29, 2026

### Sources
- [County of Lake Board of Supervisors Meeting · Tuesday 09/29/2026](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IUXLiAVFOXk) - County of Lake CA