By KAREN VELIE The San Luis Obispo County Board of Supervisors selected Matthew Pontes to serve as county administrative officer, the county announced
The San Luis Obispo County Board of Supervisors selected Matthew Pontes to serve as county administrative officer, the county announced Tuesday afternoon. The board is scheduled to formally vote to approve his contract next Tuesday.For the past two years, Pontes worked as the director of Wildfire and Fuels Management for Sierra Pacific Industries.
From Jan. 2020 through June 2022, Pontes served as the chief administrative officer for Shasta County where he left amid turmoil in the county. Before that, he served as Before that, Pontes worked in Santa Barbara County for seven years, the last three as assistant county administrator. Pontes replaces former CEO John Nilon. The SLO County Board of Supervisors voted to fire then Administrative Officer John Nilon in Nov. 2023 because of allegations of sexual misconduct. During his short tenure, multiple county employees and others accused Nilon of inappropriate touching.The comments below represent the opinion of the writer and do not represent the views or policies of CalCoastNews.com. Please address the Policies, events and arguments, not the person.
Left out one part, move to a new entity for a higher compensation than the person you replaced…. Government where you are not hired at a lower compensation and you must prove yourself first and your quality of work shows higher compensation is deserved and earned.
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