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The San Luis Obispo County Board of Supervisors did the right thing when it hired Matthew Pontes as the new administrative officer, rather than automatically disqualifying him over a 30-year-old criminal conviction he acquired as a 20-year-old.
The San Luis Obispo County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday unanimously approved a contract for Matt Pontes to become the new County Administrative Officer.
The Board of Supervisors formalized Matt Pontes’ hire in a unanimous vote Tuesday.
Matt Pontes’ record was expunged, but he said a Shasta County supervisor revealed the history, leading him to leave an administrator job there.
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