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Residents and a supervisor press board over medical examiner contract and alleged misstatements by director
Summary
The board heard allegations that the medical examiner operations director, John Hassett, misrepresented his ties to a funeral/cemetery entity; Hassett’s counsel disputed the claim and said Hassett had no ownership interest. A resolution alleging false statements failed for lack of a second.
Supervisor Gould introduced a resolution (2025‑191) alleging that John Hassett, director of operations for the county medical examiner, lied at an earlier hearing about his relationships with cemetery and funeral‑service entities and asked the board to act. Legal counsel for Hassett, Tashara Elias, told the board…
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