As part of a busy agenda Tuesday, supervisors deferred a decision about a change in planning commissioners and heard a presentation on how H.R. 1 might impact county finances.
The agenda item was brought forward by Supervisor Corkey Harmon, who hopes to replace Kerns with civil engineer Kevin Butler. Kerns said the first he heard about his replacement was from a community member who read the board’s agenda. Harmon disagrees.
Curtis said he hopes to hire the former elections official from Colorado, who’s served time for felony election crimes. Peters is considering the offer, her attorney said.
Election employees represented by Teamsters Local 137 have issued a vote of no confidence in Curtis after he responded to his censure with new allegations against staff. Another union representing election employees is expected to issue a vote of no confidence on Monday.
County supervisors censured Curtis on Tuesday. He responded by making new accusations against specific staff to the media. The incident prompted today’s press release, which emphasizes staff’s right to due process while calling out Curtis as having caused harm.
Curtis was formally rebuked by the board for substantiated findings of retaliation against staff, along with verbal abuse and threats of violence. He responded to the censure by sharing new claims against elections staff.
Johnson has announced she’ll soon be stepping away from Children’s Legacy Center and One Safe Place, as both organizations look to hire new executive leadership under their respective boards. Structural changes are allowing for the emergence of a third entity, Arch Services, which will provide administrative support to nonprofits.
The ruling means Shasta’s elections are slated to be run as usual this fall. The decision is a temporary step in a legal process that will determine whether the new elections law, which was passed by voters in June, is actually legal to implement.
Kings View says it has absorbed hundreds of thousands of dollars in lost payments due to the county’s delays in contract execution over recent years. The county’s Health and Human Services Agency said it has paid all “contracted eligible expenses.”
The death occurred Sunday, according to a press release shared by the city. The Redding council is expected to appoint an interim manager this week.
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