Siskiyou County supervisors authorize legal defense in Myers Earthwork breach-of-contract case

The Siskiyou County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously to authorize the county’s legal defense and retain outside counsel in a breach-of-contract lawsuit recorded in the meeting as Myers Earthwork Incorporated v. County Assistu et al.

According to the meeting record, Supervisor Cobsteff moved the action and Supervisor Haut seconded it; the motion carried with a unanimous vote to authorize a defensive suit and representation by outside counsel Moscone, Glitch and Rubin. The item was identified on the agenda as item 4b and was discussed during a brief closed session called for agenda items 4b and 4c.

The motion and vote were reported aloud in open session by a meeting speaker who stated the board had been in closed session from 10:23 a.m. to 10:34 a.m. and that the authorization had been carried. The transcript does not list individual roll-call votes or the number of supervisors voting yes; the record describes the outcome as unanimous.

The board did not provide further details in the public record about the substance of the breach-of-contract claim or the terms of engagement with the named outside counsel. The case title in the meeting transcript appears as “Myers Earthwork Incorporated v. County Assistu et al”; that name is reproduced here as transcribed in the public record and may be a partial or garbled rendering of the formal case caption.

The board adjourned shortly after confirming the motion.