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Shasta County supervisors appoint county s next Sheriff
The Shasta County supervisors voted 4-1 to appoint the next Sheriff after former Sheriff Eric Magrini resigned in June.
Posted: Jul 27, 2021 1:13 PM
Updated: Jul 27, 2021 3:02 PM
Posted By: Brandon Downs
SHASTA COUNTY, Calif. - Shasta County Board of Supervisors voted to appoint Michael Johnson as the next Shasta County Sheriff-Coroner.
The supervisors voted 4-1.
Johnson will start the position on Aug. 15 and will be the deputy for the remainder of the term, which will last through the first Monday after Jan. 1, 2023.
The Sheriff-Coroner position was open after former Sheriff Eric Magrini resigned to assistant CEO for Shasta County in June.
Supervisors ready to make Anderson police chief new Shasta County sheriff
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Anderson Police Chief Michael Johnson is primed to become the next sheriff of Shasta County after the Board of Supervisors voted Tuesday to put his appointment on its next agenda.
The vote was 4-1 with District 4 Supervisor Patrick Jones adamantly dissenting, claiming appointing somebody sheriff before the next election in June 2022 would not allow the public to have a voice in the decision.
Johnson, who has been the chief in Anderson since 2012, would take over for Eric Magrini, who resigned last month to take the newly created job of assistant county executive officer.