Clara Bernardo, the manager of the Tulare Public Cemetery District, has been removed from her position.

Last week the Tulare County Board of Supervisors, sitting as the district’s Board of Trustees, dismissed Bernardo following complaints about her management earlier in the year.

The big picture: The Tulare County Board of Supervisors met on Oct. 30 in closed session to consider Bernardo’s employment. • The board voted 4-0 to dismiss her, with Supervisor Dennis Townsend absent.

The backstory: Bernardo was hired to manage the cemetery district in 2021, and her position started to come into question when the Tulare County Board of Supervisors took control of the district’s board earlier this year after the former board members resigned. • Cemetery insurer Golden State Risk Management

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