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Board approves consent calendar and authorizes defense in deputy-involved crash case
Summary
The Tulare County Board of Supervisors approved consent calendar items 3–18 unanimously and, after closed session, authorized legal defense in Roseanne Casares v. County of Tulare, approving the motion 5–0.
The Tulare County Board of Supervisors approved its consent calendar, items 3 through 18, by a unanimous vote after no items were pulled for separate discussion. Supervisor Valero moved to approve the consent calendar and Supervisor Townsend seconded the motion; the board voted unanimously to pass the items.
After an executive-session discussion, County Counsel reported the board directed legal counsel to defend and authorize the defense of individually named defendants, including those to be named later, with a reservation of rights in the matter of Roseanne Casares v. County of Tulare et al., Tulare County Superior Court case number VCU326114. County Counsel said the motion to defend was made by Supervisor Amy Shookley and seconded by Supervisor Larry McCarrie; the board approved the motion 5–0.
No additional detail on the closed-session deliberations was released beyond the counsel’s public report of the board’s direction to defend and the vote tally. The consent calendar passed without public comment and no items were removed for separate consideration.
