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Residents urge action on city manager after public comments at Dunsmuir council meeting
Summary
Two in-person public commenters and others criticized the city manager’s handling of an inspector dispute and called for removal; council reported completion of the manager’s evaluation and scheduled a follow-up session, while a councilmember asked to place termination on a future agenda.
At a special and regular meeting on Aug. 22, 2024, members of the public told the Dunsmuir City Council they had lost confidence in the city manager and urged the council to act. During the closed-session public-comment period, one resident said the manager had mishandled a local inspector matter and failed to follow the council’s prior direction.
"There's no value in Dustin Ray in Dunsmuir at all, period," a speaker said during public comment, calling the manager disrespectful to the town. Another commenter described repeated instances of being lied to and said the manager had created divisions between property owners, business owners and the council.
Council reported after closed session that the employee evaluation for the city manager under Government Code 54957 had been completed and that a follow-up session would be scheduled. Later in the meeting, one councilmember moved to place a termination of the city manager on a future agenda; the mayor instructed staff to add the request for council consideration. No formal personnel action or vote on termination occurred at the Aug. 22 meeting.
The record shows strong public criticism but no public presentation of evaluation findings; council members and staff said the evaluation process will continue with a second session slated for a future meeting. The meeting transcript records varied spellings of the manager's name in public remarks; the council provided no personnel details during the open session.
