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Board moves employee overpayment discharge item to closed session after request for confidentiality
Summary
The board moved an agenda item involving an alleged county payroll overpayment for a probation department employee into closed session for legal and personnel review.
The Board agreed to move an agenda item concerning a potential discharge for accountability related to an alleged overpayment of wages in the Fresno County Probation Department into closed session for further legal and personnel consideration.
Item background: The item (Item 26) asked the board to approve an application for discharge for accountability pursuant to Government Code section 25,257 (staff report language) relating to the collection of an overpayment to a supervising juvenile correctional officer, identified in the staff item as Jessica McKenzie. A board member who pulled the item said there were many sensitive legal issues and recommended resolving those matters in closed session first.
Board action: After discussion, a supervisor moved to continue the matter to closed session under the appropriate personnel and workers’ compensation confidentiality provisions, and the motion was seconded and carried by the board.
Public comment and counsel: An attorney representing the employee appeared during public comment and asked the board to resolve the matter and allow the employee to move forward; County Counsel said the workers’ compensation matter remains unresolved and that the board could defer the discharge action until after a closed‑session discussion.
Next steps: The board directed staff to consider the legal analyses and bring the matter back in closed session for discussion; the item will be rescheduled for open session if and when appropriate. No substantive decision on the discharge was taken in open session.
