The Sutter County Board of Supervisors approved conditional revenue-sharing agreements with Yuba City and Live Oak on Sept. 8, setting terms that would take effect only if voters approve Measure G, a proposed 1% countywide transactions-and-use tax on the Nov. 3 ballot, according to the county’s agenda packet.
The board approved the agreements and adopted Resolutions 26-045 and 26-046, authorizing exchanges of tax revenue with Yuba City and Live Oak if the measure passes. The action passed 3-0 among the supervisors present: Dan Flores, Mike Ziegenmeyer and Karm Bains. Jeffrey K. Boone and Jeff Stephens were absent, according to the meeting minutes.
Under the terms described in the agenda packet, Sutter County would retain all Measure G revenue generated in unincorporated areas and 22.5% of revenue generated in Yuba City. The county estimated those amounts at about $5.5 million and $3.7 million annually, respectively, for a total of about $9.2 million. Yuba City would retain the remaining 77.5%, estimated at $12.55 million annually.
Live Oak would retain all Measure G revenue generated within the city, with a guaranteed base amount of $750,000 per year from July 1, 2027, through June 30, 2029. The packet estimated total annual new revenue at $22.5 million: $750,000 for Live Oak, $9.2 million for Sutter County and $12.55 million for Yuba City.
The Yuba City agreement also calls for the city’s Police Department to assume responsibility from the Sutter County Sheriff’s Office for designated Beat 6/7 law-enforcement services no later than July 1, 2028. If that transfer does not occur by then, the county would continue providing services and bill the city quarterly for their actual cost, the packet says.
Members of the public spoke both against and in favor of Measure G during the meeting. The county’s action does not itself impose the tax; the revenue-sharing arrangements depend on voter approval of the measure.
