NOTICE OF INTENTION TO CIRCULATE RECALL PETITION: Jennifer Dooley

NOTICE OF INTENTION TO CIRCULATE RECALL PETITION

TO THE HONORABLE Jennifer Dooley: Pursuant to Section 11020, California Elections Code, the undersigned registered qualified voters of Siskiyou County, City of Montague, in the State of California, hereby give notice that we are the proponents of a recall petition and that we intend to seek your recall and removal from the office City Council Member, in City of Montague, Siskiyou County. The grounds for the recall are as follows:

Based on California’s Brown Act requirements, there are potential Brown Act violations to examine:

1. Closed Session Issues:
   • Personnel evaluations occurring without proper notice
   • Reports of decisions being made without proper documentation or transparency
   • Actions being taken against firefighters without following required procedures
2. Specific Violations May Include:
   • Making personnel decisions outside of proper noticed meetings
   • Taking action on items not properly agendized
   • Makingdecisionsthatweresupposedtobe frozen by council action
3. Documentation Concerns:
   • Lack of proper minutes for closed sessions
   • Actions taken without written documentation
   • Failure to provide required notices for personnel actions
   • Posted Meeting Agenda only, no packet available online

The printed names, signatures, and residence addresses of the proponents are as follows: (The least possible number of proponents is 30, however, more than 30 may be required by law.)

Janice Rushton, Mike Baham, Linda Baham, Kathryn Smith, Richard D. Smith, Curt Lindstrand, Audra Whitaker, LeAsa Whitaker-Lindstrand, Dennis Whithers, Debra Withers, Sam Sims, Samantha Nichols, Lisa White, David White, Lindalee Carbah, Cindy Hall, David Hall, Jasen Vela, Malinda Vela, Theresa Wood, John Ballestein, Ken Buttram, Chris Hall, Eddy Pettack, Amanda DePaulo, Joicelyn Manson, Terressa Bailey, Emily Shepard, Blake Shepard, Kym Rose, Olive Johnson, Teresa Newton, Roger Lorenzini, Tara Pitkin, Charles Diehl, Donna Diehl, Rick DeAvila, Mary M DeAvila, Jayne Keller, Delilah A. DeAvila, Brooklynn DeAvila, Gary Watson, Linda Kepford, Jim Kepford, Tammy Stoltenburg, Kevin Stoltenburg & LS Clark.

Publication Dates: 04/29/2025