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Public commenters press Trinity County to revisit consultant contract after speakers raise election integrity concerns
Summary
Members of the public urged the Trinity County Board of Supervisors to re‑open discussion of a consent‑calendar contract for a consultant tied to election administration, saying prior problems in another county merit fuller review. A motion to suspend the rules and re‑agendize the item failed on a four‑fifths 'forklift' vote.
Several speakers at the Trinity County Board of Supervisors’ Oct. 7 meeting urged the board to reconsider — and publicly review — a consent‑calendar contract the board approved earlier for a consultant involved in election operations.
Patrick Jones, a former Shasta County supervisor and former mayor of Redding, said Joanna Franciscott (named in meeting comments as a consultant hired under a consent item) had “violated election laws and election codes” in Shasta County and was ultimately fired there. “Putting it on consent and…
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