Government Offices Shut Down by COVID-19 Pandemic Are Slowly Reopening
Monday was the first day the public was allowed back into the Santa Barbara Hall of Records; some offices are waiting for looser restrictions
The Santa Barbara County Clerk-Recorder’s office reopened the Santa Barbara Hall of Records office for in-person services on Monday. The Santa Maria branch is slated to re-open on May 10. (Brooke Holland / Noozhawk photo) By Brooke Holland, Noozhawk Staff Writer | @BT Holland | UPDATED 9:18 a.m.
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Some government offices have reopened to in-person services in Santa Barbara County, while others plan to welcome back the public when the region advances to the next less-restrictive tier of the state s color-coded reopening system.
In October 2019, Martin submitted a formal written complaint of harassment against Wullbrandt and Bradford.
When Martin made plans to return from medical leave, Bradford told the city clerk she would be placed on administrative leave.
While she participated in an interview with an outside investigator, Martin said city representatives never informed her of the results of the investigation.
“The City’s actions in placing Plaintiff on an involuntary leave of absence, failing to properly investigate her legitimate complaints of harassment and retaliation, and violations of the City Code and Brown Act, and firing Plaintiff on the fabricated and false basis of her position being non-essential were, taken together or individually, adverse employment actions as defined by the California Labor and Government Codes, and Regulations, the lawsuit stated. As a continuous course of conduct, these actions constituted a systematic pattern and practice of illegal retaliation.
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Four cities call for transparency from Santa Barbara County Sheriff s Office after multi-million dollar rate increase proposal
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Four cities in Santa Barbara County are banding together and demanding more transparency from the Santa Barbara County Sheriff s Office after a big fee increase.
Some cities may be looking at shelling out more than a million dollars more than they did last year. It was definitely a shocking experience for the city to see that and to see that so late in the game, Xenia Bradford, City Manager for the city of Solvang, said.
The city of Solvang is looking for answers after getting hit with a 37% rate increase from the Santa Barbara County Sheriff s Office.
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