John Chiv: So the same investigator who works for HCSO and did work for Ray Christie investigated allegations against the Auditor Controller?

Mar 22, 2022

So the same investigator who works for HCSO and did work for Ray Christie investigated allegations against the Auditor Controller?

The investigative Services mentioned by the Board of Supervisors in a report released from closed session today is Filomeo Investigative Services, a firm in Eureka. I am pretty sure that is Jim Filomeo who also works with Humboldt County Sheriff's Office and I believe has done some work for Ray Christie on his case.

Filomeo is hardly a third party, independent investigator.

Sean and the BOS authorized and released the full? or selective report out of closed session. I requested a copy from the County.

In 2018, information was released to me in a PRA about the bullying letter. Sean asked me to remove the letter, I didn't. He asked me to remove the 3 names. I did. So confidentiality can be waived in 2022 when it is convenient to the Board and County?

There are so many posts about the Auditor Controller, Cheryl Dillingham I did by requesting PRAs back in 2018.

LOCO regurgitating and linking to a 2021 report in today's end of the day article, bringing up 4 years old news and just writing what Sean Quincey tells you or releases is hardly breaking news or any investigative reporting, LOCO.

As for the law firm Prentice|Long, hard to check when lazy LOCO can't be bothered to list which location?

I did a post on CliftonLarson the outside audit form that was sued. The David Marcus debacle is another example where the County can't be trusted to properly background check or do vetting.

Report released by BOS from Closed Session Discussion 3/22/22:

Last year your board authorized an investigation into allegations of workplace misconduct and delayed payments by the Auditor-Controller, Ms. Paz Dominguez. Your Board also authorized an agreement to retain an independent third-party investigator to look into the allegations and directed county staff and officials to participate.

Due to several intervening factors, that investigation faced significant delays but has now been concluded.

The retained third party attorney investigator has reached findings in that investigation which are summarized below. These findings were based on numerous witness interviews and written materials:

• Whether Karen Paz Dominguez has engaged in retaliatory, harassing and/or bullying behavior in the exercise of her duties as an elected Auditor-Controller. This allegation was sustained by the investigator. The report notes broad agreement among those witnesses interviewed outside of the AuditorController’s office that they have experienced a change in communication levels and tone after challenging or criticizing the Auditor-Controller. Many believed that once the AC is challenged, that she will intentionally stop processing requests, or at least significantly delay them. They also assert that she will stop communicating with that department or person who is challenging or criticizing her. Other witnesses described retaliatory, bullying and/or harassing conduct.

• Whether Karen Paz Dominguez’ financial decisions resulted in increased staff workload and financial losses to the county. This allegation was sustained by the investigator. Regarding the workplace misconduct findings, a prior investigation in 2018 reached similar conclusions regarding the conditions created by Ms. Paz Dominguez. Highlights of findings from that third-party report are below:

o Ms. Paz Dominguez fostered an atmosphere of hostility, retaliation, and bullying.

o Ms. Paz Dominguez demonstrated a lack of leadership, mismanagement and making poor policy decisions.

o Ms. Paz Dominguez’s actions and comments caused animosity amongst the employees and increased employee’s stress and anxiety. o Ms. Paz Dominguez was repeatedly inconsistent in her directives and blamed her errors on her subordinates.

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