New Plumas County Board Chair Outlines 2026 Priorities

QUINCY — The incoming Chair of the Plumas County Board of Supervisors, Mimi Hall, laid out her priorities for the coming year in response to an email inquiry from the Mountain Messenger.

There are three issues that “rise to the top,” she said. The first is to “strengthen the county’s long-term financial stability while protecting core services and the staff who provide them.” A 1% increase in the county’s sales tax rate that the Supervisors voted to put on the ballot for the June election is intended to address the county’s long-term financial deficit, but Chairwoman Hall cautioned during the Board’s discussion that the tax increase alone would not be enough to close the shortfall in county revenue. She explained in response to this newspaper that “innovation in delivering services more effectively and growing multiple revenue streams” will also be needed.

The second priority Chairwoman Hall identified is to align the county’s budget process with its recently adopted framework of Vision, Mission, and Values, “so objectives are measurable, transparent, and accountable.”

Finally, she said, Plumas County “must be committed to reinforcing a professional, collaborative culture where trust is continually grown, disagreement is constructive, and public service reflects the values it is meant to uphold.”

Chairwoman Hall said that “all of the above is within our reach as long as we know the work ahead will require data-driven decisions, transparency and collaboration,” as well as “patience and a commitment to government processes.” She concluded that she believes following the path she outlined will have “lasting impacts on County services and...the quality of life for everyone in Plumas County.”

Supervisor Hall has represented Quincy and nearby areas on the Board of Supervisors since January, 2025. Before being elected to the Board, she served in local health and human services agencies in California for over 20 years, most recently in leadership roles as Plumas County’s Director of Public Health from 2008 to 2017, Director of Health and Human Services for Yolo County in 2017 and 2018, and Director of Health Services in Santa Cruz County from 2018 to 2021.