Alturas council ends Interim Police Chief Ken Simon's contract, effective March 13
Mar 11, 2026
The council unanimously voted to terminate Interim Police Chief Ken Simon's contract, agreeing to keep him through Friday, March 13 to ease the leadership transition if he is willing.
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Councilmember Jennifer Engel proposed ending the contract with Interim Police Chief Ken Simon now that a permanent chief has been selected, and said she would like to keep Mr. Simon on through Friday if he was willing. Interim Chief Ken Simon responded that, after discussing with Jonathan Morgan, "he feels that Friday would be good to help him in the process of taking over as Chief."
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