Civil Service Commission adjourns to closed session for disciplinary appeal under Gov. Code 54957B

The Mendocino County Civil Service Commission announced it would adjourn to closed session at 9:02 a.m. to hear a disciplinary appeal for a corrections deputy in the sheriff’s office under Government Code section 54957B. The announcement, read as Item 3 on the agenda, preceded the commission’s recess into closed session early in the meeting.

The chair opened the session at 9:01 a.m., and the Clerk conducted roll call; Commissioners Ebian, Slater and Rose were recorded present, and Commissioners Wy and Wiggger were absent by prior arrangement. The Clerk then stated the agenda item: “Item three is request pursuant the Government Code section 54957B disciplinary appeal hearing for corrections deputy for the sheriff's office. Commission will now adjourn to close session at 9:02 a.m.”

The hearing was conducted in closed session under the cited statute, which authorizes private consideration of certain personnel matters. The transcript does not record deliberations or any public vote, and the meeting materials attached to the agenda do not appear in the public record included in this transcript.

According to the meeting record, the commission returned to open session at 4:15 p.m. and announced it would reconvene the next day at 9:00 a.m. for continued business. No public action or vote on the disciplinary appeal is recorded in the transcript excerpt provided.

Because personnel matters discussed under Government Code section 54957B are generally considered confidential, the transcript contains no further detail about the deputy’s name, the grounds of the appeal, evidence presented, or any outcome from the closed deliberations. The commission’s next public proceedings were scheduled for 9:00 a.m. the following day.