Two outgoing Tehama County supervisors and two retiring county workers had been acknowledged throughout the Dec. 20 supervisors assembly for his or her years of service to the county.
Supervisors Dennis Garton, District 3, and Bob Williams, District 4, had been honored with items and specials resolutions, whereas retiring Auditor-Controller LeRoy Anderson and Kathleen Jordan of the assessors workplace additionally receiving items and phrases of appreciation.
Williams is leaving workplace after serving 4, 4 12 months phrases as Tehama County District 4 supervisor.
A Corning native, Williams was honored with an engraved gavel and clock introduced to him by county Chief Administrator Gabriel Hydrick. He was then introduced a particular decision by Congressman Doug LaMalfa’s workplace and one from the workplace of state Treasurer Fiona Ma.
Williams service to Tehama County began lengthy earlier than he turned a supervisor. Through the years he has served on the Corning Union Excessive Faculty District Board, Tehama County Farm Bureau, water businesses, recreation commissions and far more. He’s a retired rancher.
Attending the assembly was Williams’ spouse, Sweet. The couple have two youngsters, Robert and Jennifer and several other grandchildren.
After recognizing and thanking this household and mates, Williams talked about his 42 years of service to his group and business.
“Present supervisors, new supervisors – keep in mind, you aren’t the boss, you might be one in every of 5, additionally you might be generalist, a policymaker,” he added. “Get to know your employees, they’re the specialists they usually could make or break you. Belief in them. We now have a prime notch employees.”
He went on to say that with the ability to get together with all people and work with all people is vastly necessary.
Williams turned emotional whereas speaking in regards to the many initiatives he has been concerned in as supervisor, particularly getting a cell tower in Rancho Tehama.
Hydrick introduced Garton with an engraved gavel and LaMalfa’s workplace honored him with a particular, framed decision of recognition.
Garton began his profession with the county in regulation enforcement working for the Tehama County Sheriff’s Workplace the place he ultimately retired as undersheriff after serving in regulation enforcement for 40 years.
He served as supervisor for 3, four-year phrases. Over his 12 years on the board he served 3 times as chairman.
Garton is an avid motorcyclist who continues to take pleasure in touring on his bike. Married to spouse, Jeannie, the couple collectively have 5 youngsters and several other grandchildren. Jeannie Garton and their daughter, Shelly, had been in attendance as Garton was acknowledged.
Garton lives in Dairyville and the couple plan on touring and having fun with household throughout his retirement.
In his remarks he thanked his household, the board and county employees.
“In January there will likely be points, one in every of which you’ll understand this isn’t a one-day-a-week place. You’re just one vote on the dias. The selections you can be making beginning in January shouldn’t be primarily based on emotion or rumour. They have to be made on factual data you obtain from the employees and analysis you could have performed on the difficulty that comes earlier than you,” Garton stated.
He added that a number of the elected supervisors might want to “construct credibility with county division heads, employees and the group as you could have made outlandish statements in regards to the employees and county procedures.”
“A few of you could have made guarantees to some teams that can demand your efficiency is for certain methods and never at all times in the very best curiosity of the county,” Garton stated. “That stated, I want you the very best.”
He challenged every member of the board to go to every division within the county, of which there are 27.
Attending their final Board of Supervisors assembly, however not acknowledged apart from a brief thanks by incoming-Sheriff Dave Kain throughout public remark, was retiring Sheriff Dave Hencratt and Assistant Sheriff Phil Johnston.
Hencratt began his regulation enforcement profession in 1988 with the Tehama County Sheriff’s Workplace. He took workplace as sheriff in 2011 and served three, four-year phrases.
Johnston has additionally served nearly all of his reside serving in regulation enforcement with the Tehama County Sheriff’s Workplace. He was promoted to assistant sheriff when Hencratt took workplace in 2011.
Each males are retiring from service to the county.
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