In Your Town for June 27, 2024
News briefs from across Marin County.
ROSS VALLEY
Charter school
official resigns
Conn Hickey, volunteer business manager and chief financial advisor for Ross Valley Charter in Fairfax for the past decade, has submitted his resignation, effective June 30.
Hickey, in his letter to the board, said he will be turning 80 this year, and “it is time for me to turn my responsibilities over to others and to pursue other less demanding projects.”
Hickey, board president Sharon Sagar and board member Chris Lyons were the original founders of the charter school, with discussions starting in 2014. Lyons has also submitted her resignation. Sagar is the sole remaining founder.
Hickey will remain available for consultation if needed, he said.
The charter school was based on a multi-age program that previously ran at the Manor Elementary School in Fairfax, part of the Ross Valley School District.
SAN RAFAEL
Street shooting
set for hearing
A preliminary hearing has been set for an 18-year-old man accused of shooting and wounding a person after a vehicle pursuit in San Rafael.
Andy Isoias Arevalo was charged with three felony assault offenses including assault with a firearm for the May 25 incident. He pleaded not guilty to the charges on June 11, according to Marin County court records.
On Tuesday, Judge Kelly Simmons scheduled Arevalo’s preliminary hearing for July 23. She also ordered two witnesses for the prosecution to appear in court that day.
The defendant is accused of being involved in a dispute with neighbors that turned violent on D Street. He allegedly fired a gun and drove away. Members of the targeted group then chased him by vehicle until both drivers crashed into parked cars on B Street, San Rafael police reported. Arevalo allegedly fired multiple rounds that wounded one of his pursuers. He later turned himself into police custody.
Arevalo remains in no-bail custody at the Marin County Jail. His defense attorney Jon Rankin and prosecutor Rachel Minarovich declined to comment on the case Tuesday.
THE COUNTY
Board approves
wage increases
The Marin County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved a 3% cost of living general wage increase for employees who are not represented by a union or a bargaining association at its June 25 meeting.
For employees that are represented by a union or bargaining group, the cost of living adjustment is represented in their collective bargaining agreements. The county currently employs 3,201 people, and 309 of them are unrepresented by a union or bargaining group.
The wage and accompanying benefit changes will increase expenditures in the county’s fiscal year 2024-25 budget by $1,728,163. The adjustment is effective July 7.