Proclamation by the Calaveras Board of Supervisors?? Promoting RACISM!!

   This is the actual Proclamation our proud Calaveras Supervisors issued regarding the racist comment by Planning Commissioner Wooster of District 4, listed on the agenda as RECOGNITION and ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS:

   "WHEREAS, Calaveras County was one of California's original counties and has long been settled by individuals of all races, creeds and cultures from all over the worlds; and

   WHEREAS,  Calaveras County welcomes all of its residents, public servants, staff and visitors regardless of their ethnicity, country of origin, culture, religion or beliefs; and

   WHERAS, the Board of Supervisors of Calaveras County endeavors to maintain an atmosphere of civility and tolerance in public discussions and expects its own members, its appointees, its public servants and its staff to consistently demonstrate these characteristics; and

   WHEREAS, the Board of Supervisor of Calaveras County recognizes that Commissioner Wooster's comment at the March 3, 2016 Planning Commission meeting was inappropriate and should not have been said; and

   WHEREAS, Commissioner Wooster acknowledges that he made a mistake, publicly
apologized for his mistake at the following Planning Commission meeting, promised that a similar mistake would not happen again, and has no history of having ever made a similar mistake that would suggest a pattern of misconduct; and

   WHEREAS, Commissioner Wooster has habitually contributed extraordinary thought and effort to his work on the Calaveras County Planning Commission and has, prior to this one mistake, consistently conducted himself with dignity and civility; and

   WHEREAS, Calaveras County is committed to fostering a public forum where everyone, regardless of where they come from, what they look like or what they believe, can safely engage in passionate discourse without fear of harassment or bullying; and

   NOW, THEREFORE BE IT PROCLAIMED that the Board of Supervisor of Calaveras County, this 22nd day of March, 2016, will retain Commissioner Wooster on the Planning Commission given his apology, his spotless prior history as a Planning Commissioner and his promise to not repeat this mistake; and

   LET IT BE FURTHER PROCLAIMES that the Board of Supervisors of Calaveras County does hereby commit itself to taking additional steps, which shall include but not be limited to the provision of sensitivity training for all elected and appointed officials, to ensure that all members of the public feel welcome engaging in the public discourse and to help all County leaders and officials promote and model civility in government.