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File #: 26-00945    Version: 1
Type: Agenda Item Status: Agenda Ready
File created: 9/30/2026 In control: BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
On agenda: 10/6/2026 Final action:
Title: CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL—EXISTING LITIGATION (Paragraph (1) of subdivision (d) of Government Code section 54956.9) Theresa Colosi v. Mindi Boulet, et al., Santa Barbara County Superior Court Case Number 25CV06483. Dante Sigismondi v. County of Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara County Superior Court Case Number 24CV02927. Robert Kirsch, Joshua Lake, and Robert Garnica v. County of Santa Barbara and Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Department, et al., Santa Barbara County Superior Court Case Number 20CV02214. In Re Santa Maria Valley Groundwater Litigation (coordinated into Twitchell Dam Cases, JCCP4948) Case No. 1997-1-CV-770214. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL—ANTICIPATED LITIGATION (Paragraph (2) of subdivision (d) of Government Code section 54956.9) Significant exposure to civil litigation: 1 case. Lukas Kolesar submitted a claim for more than $10,000, as attached to this Agenda item. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL—ANTICIPATED LITIGATION (Paragraph (4) of subdivision (d) of Governm...
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CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL-EXISTING LITIGATION

(Paragraph (1) of subdivision (d) of Government Code section 54956.9)

 

Theresa Colosi v. Mindi Boulet, et al., Santa Barbara County Superior Court Case Number 25CV06483.

 

Dante Sigismondi v. County of Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara County Superior Court Case Number 24CV02927.

 

Robert Kirsch, Joshua Lake, and Robert Garnica v. County of Santa Barbara and Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Department, et al., Santa Barbara County Superior Court Case Number 20CV02214.

 

In Re Santa Maria Valley Groundwater Litigation (coordinated into Twitchell Dam Cases, JCCP4948) Case No. 1997-1-CV-770214.

 

CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL-ANTICIPATED LITIGATION

(Paragraph (2) of subdivision (d) of Government Code section 54956.9)

 

Significant exposure to civil litigation: 1 case.

Lukas Kolesar submitted a claim for more than $10,000, as attached to this Agenda item.

 

CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL-ANTICIPATED LITIGATION

(Paragraph (4) of subdivision (d) of Government Code section 54956.9)

 

Deciding whether to initiate civil litigation: 1 case.

 

CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATORS

(Subdivision (a) of Government Code section 54957.6)

 

Employee organizations: Union of American Physicians and Dentists and Santa Barbara County Deputy Sheriffs’ Association. Agency-designated representatives: County Executive Officer Jana Petersen and Human Resources Director Kristine Schmidt.

 

PUBLIC EMPLOYEE APPOINTMENT

(Paragraph (1) of subdivision (b) of Government Code section 54957)

 

Director of Social Services and Public Defender.