Shasta County supervisors used a Feb. 24 meeting to publicly air allegations tied to Clerk/Register of Voters Clint Curtis, while county counsel said a full outside investigation could take nine months to a year.
The agenda item, R4, was scheduled to discuss allegations that Curtis misused public funds for electioneering and campaigning and was intended to allow public comment, according to the Feb. 24 staff report on R4. The board meeting record says more than two dozen residents spoke during the discussion, with comments divided over whether Curtis’s Jan. 15 tour of the elections office was a neutral demonstration or campaign activity.
County counsel told supervisors that a full investigation would require an outside firm and could take nine months to a year, according to the Feb. 24 board meeting transcript summary. The board took no action during the discussion.
The underlying complaint or documentary basis for the allegations was not included in the retrieved materials, and it is unclear whether supervisors will later direct an outside investigation or take any other formal follow-up action.