NOTICE OF INTENTIONTO CIRCULATE RECALL PETITION
TO THE HONORABLE Takeshi Murakami: 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/Mayor, 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:
- Conflict of Interest:
- Tak serves as both Mayor and AssistantFire Chief
- He has voted on matters concerning his own position
- As Mayor,he participates in decisions affecting the fire department where he serves as Assistant Chief
- Utilizing dual roles as assistant fire chief and mayor to act in own self-interest
- 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
- Specific Violations May Include:
- Voting on matters where he has a direct interest
- Making personnel decisions outside of proper noticed meetings
- Taking action on items not properly agendized
- Making decisions that were supposed to be frozen by council action
- Terminating Auto-Aid Agreement without Council knowing or voting
- 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 Lindstrandd, Audra Whitaker, LeAsa Whitake-Lindstrand, Dennis Withers, Debra Withers, Samantha Nichols, Lisa White, David White, Lindalee Carbah, Cindy Hall, David Hall, Jasen Vela, Malinda Vela, Theresa Wood, Ken Butram, Sam Sims, John Ballestein, Rylee Martin, Rick DeAvila, Mary DeAvila, Jayne M. Keller, Delilah DeAvila, Brooklynn DeVilla, Kevin Stoltenburg, Tammy Stoltenburg, Gary Watson, Linda Kepford, Jim Kepford, LS Clark, Chris Hall, Eddy Pettack, Amanda DePaulo, Terressa Bailey, Jocelyn Manson, Blake Shepard, Emily Shepard, Kym Rose, Olive Johnson, Teresa Newton, Roger Lorenzini, Tara Pitkin, Crystal Rivera, Charles Diehl & Donna Diehl.
Publication Dates: 04/29/2025
