The Independence Civic Club is hosting a Candidate Forum for Inyo County Sheriff. The Forum is at the Legion Hall in Independence on September 29, 2022 at 6:30 PM.

Candidates Stephanie Rennie and Eric Pritchard will provide an opening statement and will respond to questions provided to them ahead of time. After a break, the moderator will ask questions generated from the audience.

The questions provided to the candidates are:
1. What will you do as Sheriff to prepare deputies to interact with the mentally
ill population?
2. With five sovereign tribes in Inyo County, how will you respect sovereignty
and still assist with law enforcement? What will you do to strengthen the
relationship between the tribes and the Sheriff’s Office? What
opportunities can you identify to collaborate with tribes?
3. AB 109 provides funding for prisoner-oriented development programs, and
the Community Corrections Partnership (CCP) Plan created by Inyo
County provides guidelines for creating these programs. How will you
implement meaningful programs in the jail? What programs do you see as
a priority?

The Civic Club encourages the public to attend. Light refreshments will be served.

American democracy depends on an informed electorate able to discern between
candidates and positions. Democracy also relies upon support for elections
officials, and volunteering to serve as election workers. Participation in the
process is essential to ensuring that the United States remains a beacon of
democracy for the world.

A republic, if you can keep it.
Benjamin Franklin, 1787