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Tehama County supervisors hold closed session on public works director; no reportable action
Summary
The Tehama County Board of Supervisors met in closed session on February 12 (year not stated in the transcript) to consider the appointment of a director of public works. After the session the board reported that staff were given direction but that there was no reportable action.
The Tehama County Board of Supervisors convened a special meeting at 9:00 a.m. on February 12 (year not stated in the transcript) and moved into closed session to consider a public employee appointment for the director of public works, the meeting transcript shows.
Speaker 1 opened the session and explained public comment procedures, saying, "This is a time set aside for members of the public to directly address the board of supervisors on any item of interest to the public that is within the subject matter jurisdiction of this board." After noting there were no members of the public in the gallery or on the phones, Speaker 1 said, "Seeing no public comment, we'll move on to the 1 and only agenda item." The speaker also cited the open-meetings limitation on action for non-agenda items using the phrasing in the transcript, "government code section 5 4 9 5 4.2." (That citation is commonly written as Government Code section 54954.2.)
Speaker 1 announced the closed session item as a personnel matter under Government Code section 54957 (quoted in the transcript as "government code section 5 4 9 5 7") with the title "director of public works." The board moved into closed session to consider that public employee appointment.
On returning to the public record, Speaker 2 delivered the report out: "Board met in closed session. 1 item, public employee appointment, position director of public works. Direction was given to staff, and there is no reportable action." The transcript contains no further details about any candidate, personnel decision, or follow-up timeline.
No formal vote, motion text, appointment name, or additional staff direction appears in the public record provided. The meeting was adjourned at 11:20 a.m.
What happened next: The transcript lists no subsequent meeting date or next steps for bringing an appointment back to the board in public session; the record says only that staff received direction and that there was "no reportable action."
