Siskiyou County supervisors honor retiring probation and public‑safety staff and present first Peak of Excellence award

The Siskiyou County Board of Supervisors on April 2025 adopted proclamations recognizing several long‑serving county employees and presented the county's first "Peak of Excellence" employee award.

The board read a resolution honoring Deputy Chief Probation Officer Richard James Broach for a 37‑year career in probation work. Interim Chief Probation Officer Stacy Jackson, who participated remotely, described Broach's long career and mentorship of staff, saying he began in Ventura County as a college intern and joined Siskiyou County in 2012. The board's resolution — read into the record by the chair — recounted Broach's service dating to 1987 and said the county "extends their congratulations" on his retirement. Broach accepted the recognition and thanked his wife, colleagues and allied agencies for their support.

County administration next presented a 20‑year retiree recognition for Sheriff Lieutenant Adam Crissy. Colleagues praised Crissy for training officers, checking in on deputies after traumatic calls and mentoring new staff. Ben Weststein of the district attorney's office said Crissy "was very mindful of checking in with deputies after they encountered some real hard calls" and that those actions mattered to the county's law enforcement community. Kirk Andrews, the district attorney, described a serious on‑duty incident that ended Crissy's active career and lauded his conduct: "He never stopped trying to do the job," Andrews said, adding that the body‑camera footage convinced him of Crissy's professionalism during a violent encounter.

The board also recognized Deputy Sheriff Daniel Robles for 28 years of service, noting his work training cadets and service in the California National Guard; Robles was unable to attend. County administration said Robles had been instrumental in academy training and field training roles across the county.

As part of its employee recognition program the board named Owen (Office of Emergency Services) as the first recipient of the new "Siskiyou Peak of Excellence" award for the first quarter. Emergency Services Director Bridal Schonody and other staff described Owen's role in mill‑fire recovery work, his development of continuity of operations planning, and his enrollment of OES in the federal "11‑22" procurement program to reduce costs. Owen thanked his OES teammates and the board for support and said the work is a team effort.

Each proclamation and the award recognition was adopted by the board during the meeting. The board paused for photographs after the presentations and a brief recess followed.

What happened next: the meeting took a short break for pictures; no further action on policy items was recorded in the presentation segments.

Votes at a glance: the proclamations and the Peak of Excellence award were adopted by recorded voice votes during the meeting; roll call showed affirmative votes from supervisors present and at least one absence recorded earlier for consent items. The meeting record indicates the Broach resolution referenced "March 2025" as the date of adoption in the resolution text and the Crissy proclamation is recorded as adopted at the April 2025 meeting.