Shasta County Supervisors to Consider Opioid Funds for Recovery Facility, Hold Required ICE Access Forum Tuesday 4-21-2026

The Shasta County Board of Supervisors meets Tuesday with an agenda anchored by a $2.2 million agreement that would deploy opioid litigation settlement dollars as the critical matching funds needed to secure $17.8 million in state money for a new substance use disorder treatment facility — a deal that staff warns must be approved or the state funding disappears entirely. The board will also hold a legally required public forum on the county's cooperation with federal immigration agents last year, hear a presentation on the prospect of establishing a medical school in Shasta County, and direct its Commission on Aging to study senior suicide and senior homelessness.

Here is a look at the major items on the agenda.

$2.2 MILLION OPIOID MATCH WOULD UNLOCK $17.8 MILLION IN STATE FUNDS FOR RECOVERY FACILITY (C1)

The most consequential financial item on Tuesday's agenda sits on the consent calendar. Supervisors will consider approving a $2,206,000 agreement with Good News Rescue Mission to serve as matching funds for construction of a 75-bed residential Medi-Cal Certified Substance Use Disorder treatment facility in Redding — an agreement that staff says must be approved or nearly $18 million in state funding will be lost.

Good News Rescue Mission, the Redding-based nonprofit at 2842 S. Market Street, has already been awarded $17.8 million through the state's Behavioral Health Continuum Infrastructure Program to build what the agreement calls an Adult Rehabilitation Campus, designed to treat opioid use disorder and connect individuals experiencing homelessness to services and recovery support. State rules require a local match of $2,206,000. GNRM identified a funding source to cover that match, but the state determined it was ineligible.

The county stepped in with opioid litigation settlement dollars, which can legally be used for substance use disorder treatment infrastructure. On Dec. 9, 2025, the board approved a $2,206,000 budget amendment establishing funds in the Opioid Settlement Administrative Budget for precisely this purpose. Tuesday's agreement formalizes the commitment. Half — $1,103,000 — would be paid immediately and deposited into an interest-bearing account so GNRM can initiate construction. The remainder would be paid against actual invoiced construction costs, with any interest earned applied to project expenses.

Staff is explicit about the stakes: declining to approve the agreement is not recommended because the county has already committed to provide the funding and, without it, the $17.8 million in state BHCIP funding "would no longer be available." The item carries no General Fund impact.

As the Record Searchlight reported in February, the board approved the use of opioid settlement funds for a separate veteran-focused nonprofit at its Feb. 24 meeting. Tuesday's agreement represents the largest single deployment of opioid settlement dollars approved by the board to date.

BOARD TO HOLD LEGALLY REQUIRED ICE ACCESS COMMUNITY FORUM (R7)

The Sheriff's Office will present data and the board will conduct a public forum Tuesday on Shasta County law enforcement's cooperation with federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents for civil immigration enforcement in 2025 — a forum required by state law.

California's TRUTH Act, signed in 2016 and codified at Government Code Section 7283.1, requires any local governing body where law enforcement provided ICE access in the previous year to hold at least one public community forum the following year. "ICE access" under the law includes responding to ICE hold, notification, or transfer requests; sharing non-public information about release dates, home or work addresses, or probation check-in schedules; and allowing ICE to conduct interviews. Because Shasta County law enforcement departments provided such access in 2025, the board is required to hold the forum.

The Sheriff's Office may present statistics on the number and demographic characteristics of individuals affected, the dates on which ICE access was provided, and whether access came through hold, transfer, or notification requests or through other means. Personally identifiable information must be redacted. The county published 30-day advance notice of the forum in the Record Searchlight on March 16.

The forum carries no vote. Staff notes flatly that "no other alternative is available."

$1.84 MILLION ELDERLY CARE AGREEMENT UP FOR RENEWAL (C5)

The board will consider renewing an agreement with The Gold Home for residential care facility services for the elderly in an amount not to exceed $1,840,400. The agreement falls under the Health and Human Services Agency's Behavioral Health and Social Services division and carries no additional General Fund impact. A simple majority vote is required.

SIMPSON UNIVERSITY TO PITCH MEDICAL SCHOOL TO SUPERVISORS (R4)

Simpson University President Norm Hall will present to the board on health care needs in the region and the possibility of establishing a medical school in Shasta County, sponsored by Supervisor Kevin Crye.

The Redding City Council expressed support for a medical school in Redding as recently as March, when the Record Searchlight reported that the proposal was gaining traction at the city level. Tuesday's presentation marks the first time the proposal has come before the county's governing board.

The item carries no fiscal impact and requires no vote.

SUPERVISOR PLUMMER ASKS COMMISSION ON AGING TO STUDY SENIOR SUICIDE, HOMELESSNESS (R6)

Supervisor Matt Plummer is asking his colleagues to direct the Commission on Aging to undertake focused studies on senior suicide and senior homelessness in Shasta County and return to the board with findings and recommendations. The item carries no fiscal impact. A simple majority vote would be required to direct the commission.

FIRE SAFE COUNCIL TO PRESENT ON PROGRAM SCOPE AND IMPACT (R3)

Amanda Macon, county coordinator for the Shasta County Fire Safe Council, will present an overview of the council's program scope, deliverables, and anticipated community impact, sponsored by Supervisor Allen Long. The presentation requires no vote and has no fiscal impact.

LEGISLATION PACKAGE ONE (R5)

The County Administrative Office will present the first legislative package of the year, covering new and pending bills in the California Legislature and U.S. Congress that may affect Shasta County, its residents, and local natural resources. The board will consider adopting formal positions of support or opposition and authorizing the County Executive Officer to transmit position letters on the board's behalf without requiring a return vote, so long as the substance does not substantially change. The item carries no fiscal impact.

CLOSED SESSION

Supervisors will recess to closed session, estimated at 30 minutes, to confer with legal counsel on two existing lawsuits: the county's involvement in the National Prescription Opiate Litigation, the federal multidistrict opioid case pending in U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio, and Jane Doe v. County of Shasta, a new case filed this year in U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California. The board will also discuss two matters of anticipated litigation under Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(2).

The Board of Supervisors meets at 9 a.m. Tuesday in the Board of Supervisors Chambers, 1450 Court Street, Suite 263, Redding. The meeting will be streamed on the county's website Shastacounty.gov