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Siskiyou County Board authorizes defense and outside counsel in Nagle lawsuit
Summary
After a closed session, the Siskiyou County Board of Supervisors authorized county counsel to defend Nagle v. County of Siskiyou and to retain Porter Scott as outside counsel; the motion passed 4–0.
The Siskiyou County Board of Supervisors authorized county counsel to defend the county in Nagle v. County of Siskiyou and to retain Porter Scott as outside counsel, the board reported after emerging from a closed session.
The clerk told the board that "Board went in closed session at 10:12AM and came out of closed session at 12:35PM." The clerk then said, "The board is authorized, to authorize county council to defend against the lawsuit, use Porter Scott as outside counsel with direct assistance of county council." The motion was recorded as moved by Chair Haupt, seconded by Supervisor Kompsev, and passed with four ayes and zero noes.
The transcript does not provide additional factual background about the claims in Nagle v. County of Siskiyou or any schedule for further public proceedings. The board’s action is a formal authorization to defend and to engage outside counsel; no other directions, funding amounts, or timelines were specified in the reported motion.
