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Recent emergency-contracting coverage from Yuba-Sutter, including local decisions, public meetings, and civic updates.
A Sept. 1 agenda said repairs were still in progress and that the board needed a four-fifths vote to keep emergency authority in place.
The Aug. 18 board agenda says repairs are still underway and staff wants emergency contracting authority to continue, though the packet does not give a cost or finish date.
The board voted June 16 to continue emergency contracting authority for Colgate Penstock repairs under state public contracting law while work remains underway.
The July 7 agenda pairs continued emergency contracting for Colgate Penstock repairs with a request to waive a planned 2.5% rate increase for member units.
The board backed emergency contracting for Colgate Penstock repairs, adopted a recovery addendum, passed the FY 2026-27 budget and left 10 vacant positions unfunded.
Staff asked the board to continue emergency contracting authority for Colgate Penstock repairs under state law as incident work continues.
