District 1 Supervisor, Vice Chair· 2025-01-07 to 2029-01-01 (start 2025-01-07 per Board agenda item 25-6 oath of office item; month-level end: January 2029 per 2024 election cycle, four-year term; statute text unavailable)
Cassandra James
Solano County
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Voice
- Meetings spoken in
- 12
- Total speaking time
- 1:08:19
- Avg per meeting
- 5:42
- Segments
- 634
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Top issues during term (20)(Public Safety)
Justice Campus flood gates
$4.9 million from the General Fund and Capital Renewal Reserve.
Winter storm and flood preparedness
Fire district cost-of-living raises
Not specified in the agenda; a 3% raise across three fire district payrolls.
Public safety dispatcher market equity increase
Raises dispatcher pay by 11.6%, with the county's total cost depending on headcount.
Quarterly fire protection district meetings
Vacaville Fire Protection District FEMA grants
About $35,474 in county/district matching funds on top of $709,464 in federal grants.
Drug Medi-Cal program transition to county control
Not stated; program participation agreements carry no immediate county cost identified in the agenda.
Psychiatric inpatient services contract
$767,390 in county funds through June 30, 2028.
Car seat safety grant
No local cost — $140,000 in state grant funding.
New EMS advisory committee after SEMSC exit
The Medic Ambulance contract extension raised the franchise fee to about $719,000 a year to support EMS operations.
Public Safety Radio Tower Site Agreements
No cost — the county pays nothing for the sites.
Victim restitution services funding
$233,559 in state revenue over three years for victim services.
District Attorney Investigator classification update
No change in pay was indicated — the proposal concerns qualifications, not compensation.
Advanced life support response at Sandy Beach
Human Trafficking Task Force Effort
Healthcare employee retention concerns
Substance use treatment expansion grant
$665,150 in new grant revenue, with a $407,818 appropriation transfer.
Ambulance contract RFP back on track
The extension bumps the annual franchise fee to roughly $719,000.
County withdraws from regional EMS joint powers authority
The Medic Ambulance contract extension raised the franchise fee to about $719,000 a year to support EMS operations.
Emergency preparedness for power outages and extreme heat
Decisions during term (2)
Recorded while James was in office — not necessarily decisions they moved, spoke to, or voted on.
Approve agreements with the City of Dixon and the City of Rio Vista for no-cost use of City-owned properties for County public safety radio communications tower sites for a ten-year term; and Authorize the County Administrator to execute…
National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week resolution
Voting record (0)(Public Safety)
No votes found matching Public Safety.