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Shasta supervisors reshape committee roster after heated public backlash over Plummer assignments
Summary
The Board of Supervisors approved the chair’s reassignments of regional and advisory seats after an extended public outcry and debate over procedure and staff direction; a contested Mental Health advisory appointment was removed following a staff objection. Vote counts recorded the chair’s package as approved while the disputed nomination was excluded.
Chair Chris Kelstrom used his prerogative to issue most committee and regional appointments for 2026, but the decisions prompted an extended debate and loud public comment accusing the chair of punitive, opaque reassignments.
Supervisor Matt Plummer challenged his removal from several health-and-human-services roles, telling the board he had “worked to be a bridge between this board and that group of leaders” and that the Mental Health, Alcohol and Drug Advisory Board and other seats “have been an area of passion” and produced measurable changes. Plummer and multiple public speakers warned that removing a single, active supervisor from those assignments undermines continuity and relationships built over the prior year.
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