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Resident questions city—s choice of hearing officer for mobile-home park cases
Summary
Donna Johnson, a Calimesa resident, urged the council to explain how the city selected a hearing officer she described as lacking experience with mobile-home park landlord-tenant matters and contrasted that choice with an attorney who has repeatedly represented park owners.
Donna Johnson told the council she is worried the hearing officer the city hired lacks experience with mobile-home park and landlord-tenant matters and said she fears that could disadvantage residents in upcoming proceedings.
"I'm here to ask why we have hired a hearing officer with very little experience other than Placer County claims that he meets the standard for administrative hearing officer," Johnson said. She told the council she reviewed the hearing officer—s online case history and said it did not show mobile-home or landlord-tenant work; by contrast she cited the history of an attorney she named, saying that lawyer repeatedly represents park owners.
Johnson asked the council to explain how the city will ensure residents are not disadvantaged when the city uses that hearing officer. Her remarks were delivered during the public comment portion of the meeting; council members did not take immediate action on the comment but the concern was recorded in the minutes.
