Plumas Supes Honor Retiring Sheriff, Approve Pay Schedules, Discuss Prescribed Fire

QUINCY — At the beginning of the August 5 meeting of the Plumas County Board of Supervisors, former Sheriff Todd Johns, who retired July 28, was presented with a plaque honoring his 34 years of service. The plaque and words of thanks were delivered by Bruce Ross, Press Secretary to state Senator Megan Dahle, on behalf of the Senator and Assemblywoman Heather Hadwick. Supervisor Kevin Goss, Supervisor Mimi Hall, and incoming Sheriff Chad Hermann also thanked Johns for his service to the county.

In subsequent action, the Board approved the county’s pay schedule for the 2025-26 fiscal year and an agreement negotiated with a bargaining unit representing county employees who work with confidential personal information (the “confidential unit”). Another vote authorized the Chair to sign a contract with Regional Government Services—a joint powers agency that serves local governments across California—to conduct a comprehensive study of county salaries.

The Board also heard proposals from the Terra Fuego Resource Foundation to mitigate wildfire risks by building so-called community-encompassing firelines and conducting thinning and prescribed burning on land in American Valley and the Radio Hill area east of Quincy. Those proposals were tabled for later consideration due to concerns about the legal ramifications of granting access to county-owned land and proposals to facilitate activities on private land through the use of eminent domain.