Richard Halstead

Marin Independent Journal reporter

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Woman completely ruins a MacBook by dipping it in water for a vinyl skin... 🤦‍♂️

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Supervisors adjourn into closed session to discuss legal matters. Coverage ends.

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Supervisors approve waiver of retirement exclusion for retired county employee Suzanne Griffiths.

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Supervisors approve contract extension.

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County administrator says the contract with increase pension costs by about $182,000 per year.

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Eva Chrysanthe criticizes Milton Friedman.

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Clayton Smith quotes Milton Friedman asserting that government spending is responsible for producing inflation.

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Rollie Katz, executive director of the Marin Association of Public Employees, asks why the county insisted on a two-year extension instead of a one-year extension.

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Supervisors next consider a contract extension for the Marin Association of Public Employees from June 30, 2024 to June 30, 2026.

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Supervisors approve the grand jury reponse.

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Supervisor Damon Connolly says an oversight board needs to be created before the end of the year.

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Eva Chrysanthe the county also needs a truth and reconciliation committee.

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Brian Poindexter of San Anselmo speaks in favor of the creation of an inspector general who has subpoena power.

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Johnson Reynolds voices his support for county oversight of the Sheriff's Office.

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Mary Morgan seconds Bingham's comments regarding an inspector general.

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Clayton Smith rebuts recent criticisms of Marin's Sheriff's Office. He asks if the oversight group will be neutral and unbiased.

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Stephen Bingham says the grand jury and the county have given too little consideration of the option of creating an "inspector general" to oversee the Sheriff's Office.

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Mark Dale says there is plenty of room for collaboration between the Sheriff's Office and the county.

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County Administrator Matthew Hymel says the county also largely agrees with this report. He clarifies that the sheriff's office has a large degree of autonomy.

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Supervisors approve response to grand jury report. Next supervisors consider county's response to grand jury report: "Sheriff Oversight: The Time Is Now."