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Placer supervisors appoint Clayton Cook as county counsel, authorize HR to negotiate contract
Summary
The Placer County Board confirmed Clayton Cook as county counsel in a 5-0 vote and directed human resources to negotiate his employment contract, a report-out at the start of a governance workshop said.
The Placer County Board of Supervisors announced a unanimous appointment of Clayton Cook as county counsel and authorized county human resources to negotiate an employment contract with him.
The chair reported that, following a closed-session discussion about a public employee matter, “the board voted 5-0 to appoint Clayton Cook as county council and the board voted 5-0 to authorize human resources to negotiate an employment contract with Mr. Cook.” The board provided the vote as its report out at the start of the March governance workshop.
The appointment was the only formal action disclosed from closed session at the meeting’s opening. The board later moved into a full-day governance workshop led by facilitator Jane Harrington of Leading Resources, which covered contract thresholds, the role of the chair, municipal advisory councils, and district budgets.
The chair did not read the terms of the employment agreement at the meeting and no mover or second was recorded in the public report. The board’s decision also authorized staff to finalize contract terms through human resources, meaning details about salary, start date, and other conditions will be developed and returned to the county’s personnel processes.
Next procedural steps: staff said human resources will negotiate the contract terms with Mr. Cook and follow applicable county employment procedures; any final contract and compensation requiring board approval will be brought forward under normal agenda rules. The board adjourned the governance workshop and noted the appointment in its public record.
