Plumas County supervisors approve fairgrounds payment, air‑curtain burner loan, sheriff hiring bonuses and multiple personnel actions

The Plumas County Board of Supervisors on Jan. 21 approved a series of consent and personnel agenda items, including payment of a $3,088.75 noncontract invoice for locksmith services at the Plumas County Fairgrounds and agreements to trial an air‑curtain burner loaned by Cal Fire for green‑waste disposal.

The board approved the fairgrounds invoice after a citizen email objecting to the cost was read into the record and Oren, fairgrounds staff, explained scheduling and vandalism repairs required additional labor and parts. "It's a place in Susanville. That's the closest locksmith I can get at a reasonable price," Oren said, describing difficulty finding specialty vendors locally. The motion to approve the single noncontract invoice passed on a roll‑call vote, Supervisors Hall, McGowan, Sarah Solow, Engle and Goss voting yes (5‑0).

On a separate consent item, the board approved an agreement to accept a Cal Fire…