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Council interviews personnel-board candidates, appoints two members
Summary
Council interviewed four applicants for two at‑large personnel board vacancies and appointed Deanna Martin and Erica Thibault to four‑year terms. Candidates emphasized impartiality, labor relations experience and community service during interviews.
The Santa Rosa City Council on Tuesday interviewed four applicants for two at-large seats on the Personnel Board and voted to appoint Deanna Martin and Erica Thibault to four‑year terms.
During the interviews, candidates described relevant experience and what they saw as the primary role of the Personnel Board. Deanna Martin, a longtime Santa Rosa resident and transactional paralegal, said the board’s most important duty is “to show up with an unbiased outlook” and to weigh facts to pursue corrective action that reinforces positive behavior. Stacy Spector, who has…
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