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Board votes to defend lawsuit, suspends Election Commission and directs ordinance changes
Summary
The Shasta County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday voted in closed session to retain counsel and defend the county in Ladd v. Thomas Toller and reported a 4-1 decision to suspend meetings of the county Elections Commission until the lawsuit is resolved.
The Shasta County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday voted in closed session to retain counsel and defend the county in Ladd v. Thomas Toller and, in a subsequent public report, voted to suspend meetings of the county Elections Commission until the lawsuit is resolved.
In the closed-session report, County Counsel Joseph Larmer told the board it voted 5-0 to appoint counsel to defend the claim Ladd v. Thomas Toller. The board also voted 4-1, with Chairman Scribe voting no, to suspend meetings of the Elections Commission until the lawsuit is resolved. Counsel Larmer reported those actions when the board returned to open session.
Why it matters: The suspension and the closed-session decision generated extensive public comment during the meeting; members of the public and commission officials urged the board to keep the commission active and to act on the commission’s recommendations, while others urged the board to back county staff and await court resolution.
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