Politics & Government
Sonoma County Ag Commissioner Fired
Former Commissioner will serve as interim while replacement found
Sonoma County Agricultural Commissioner Cathy Neville was fired Tuesday, county officials announced today. Jim Leddy, the county's community and government affairs manager, said the reason for the firing is a confidential personnel matter.
Former Agricultural Commissioner Lisa Correia will assume Neville's duties until a new commissioner is found, Leddy said. Neville's tenure was marked by controversy. In July, she fired Amy Cooper, the director of Animal Care and Control, two days before her probationary period expired.
Last month, Neville, 53, pleaded no contest to misdemeanor DUI and was sentenced to three years' probation. The California Highway Patrol had arrested her for DUI and resisting arrest in Graton on Sept. 10. The Sonoma County District Attorney's Office charged her with two misdemeanor DUI counts, but dismissed one of them at sentencing.
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Neville has five days to file a written notice of appeal of her termination. Her attorney, Stephen Murphy, was not immediately available for comment this afternoon.
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