Siskiyou County Board of Supervisors continues closed personnel hearing to June 8

The Siskiyou County Board of Supervisors met in special session on April 27, 2026, and, following a closed personnel session, decided to continue the matter to June 8, 2026, at 8:30 a.m., according to the board’s employment counsel.

Rubin Cruse, special employment law counsel for the board, announced: "The Board of Supervisors has decided to continue the hearing on this matter to June 8, 2026 commencing at 8:30 a.m. with no other reportable action taken." The minutes record that the closed session was held pursuant to Government Code §54957(b)(1) (discipline, dismissal or release of a public employee).

The meeting was called to order by Chair Ray A. Haupt at 8:32 a.m.; Supervisor Jess Harris led the salute to the flag. The agenda listed "Presentations from the Public," but the minutes state there were none. The closed session is recorded as commencing at 8:33 a.m. and concluding at 11:32 a.m.

Present at the time the minutes were prepared were Supervisors Jess Harris, Michael N. Kobseff, Nancy Ogren and Ray A. Haupt; Supervisor Ed Valenzuela is recorded as present at 9:00 a.m. The minutes also list Laura Bynum as County Clerk and ex‑officio Clerk of the Board, represented in the minutes by Deputy County Clerk Wendy Winningham.

The minutes state only that the hearing was continued and that there was no other reportable action. With no further business listed, the meeting was adjourned. The minutes are attested by Ray A. Haupt, Chair, and Laura Bynum, County Clerk (by Deputy County Clerk Wendy Winningham).

The continued hearing is scheduled to begin June 8, 2026, at 8:30 a.m., as reported by counsel; the minutes do not record any vote tally, mover/second, or additional direction in open session.