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APCD staff allege lack of transparency, retaliation in public comments; board does not take action
Summary
Two APCD employees told the Ventura County Air Pollution Control Board that leadership moved ahead with recruiting a high-salary deputy role without promised staff review and that complaints about retaliation and bullying have not been fully investigated. The board acknowledged procedural limits under the Brown Act and did not direct a new investigation.
Two Ventura County Air Pollution Control District employees used the public-comment period at the board's regular meeting to allege procedural irregularities and workplace mistreatment, telling the board they've been promised but not given meaningful staff review of a proposed high-salary administrative position and that county investigations into complaints have been incomplete.
At the podium, Laura Kranzler, an APCD air quality engineer who said she has worked for the district since 2012 (and previously from 1996 to 1999), told board members the agency's executive officer had moved forward with recruiting an "administrative services director / assistant deputy…
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