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Public pushes for transparency as Board conducts closed‑session CAO talks; critics say Brown Act posting absent
Summary
Public commenters and local advocates urged the Trinity County Board to publicly post a CAO recruitment plan and argued written post‑meeting reportouts have not satisfied Brown Act requirements; county counsel said written reportouts meet legal requirements while others urged outside counsel review.
At the close of its Dec. 17 meeting the Trinity County Board of Supervisors announced a closed session under Government Code 54954.5(e) for public‑employee appointment (county administrative officer). That announcement touched off sustained public concern during the meeting about whether the county had complied with its own code and the Brown Act when filling the CAO vacancy.
Multiple members of the public — including Lisa Wright Lewiston, who submitted a written Brown Act “cure and correct” demand — told the board there was no publicly posted recruitment plan, no job announcement and no documented outreach to…
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