Wildfire Vulnerability Assessment Contracting
Summary
The county hired a consultant for up to $356,925 to assess wildfire vulnerability of county buildings — over SEIU objections that laid-off county staff could do the work in-house.
At a glance
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Last discussed Jul 7, 2026.
Impact analysis
$356,925 contract plus a $386,925 budget increase from PG&E settlement funds.
County employees and the public using county facilities that will be hardened against wildfire.
SEIU says a recently laid-off GIS specialist's work is being outsourced instead of retained in-house.
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Board of Supervisors — July 7, 2026
The county hired a consultant for up to $356,925 to assess wildfire vulnerability of county buildings — over SEIU objections that laid-off county staff could do the work in-house.
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