TEHAMA COUNTY – If and how to respond to two items on the 2024-25 Tehama County Grand Jury report took up the conclusion of Tuesday’s meeting of the Tehama County Board of Supervisors, with the board voting 3-2 to approve the response drafted by Supervisor Matt Hansen. Supervisors Pati Nolen and Rob Burroughs voted against it.
Nolen said she voted no because it was obvious the items were targeted towards one person. She added that the board doesn’t follow its own policies and used the pre-meeting agenda review as an example, saying that she is often left out of things.
Staff proposed that the board discuss each item individually to ensure the full Board’s opinions are represented in the responses. The board, however, chose to not discuss the item.
Advertisement
Advertisement
The actual text of the response was provided in the board packet available online, but not in the printed agenda provided to those attending the meeting. One member of the public expressed confusion over this; Hansen explained that this was a normal procedure.
Public comments ranged from one person asking, “how on earth did things ever get so bad that this reached the Grand Jury?,” to another requesting the board take some personal responsibility in its own conduct when it comes to responding to the findings.