The San Diego County Board of Supervisors approved a vote of no-confidence in fellow Supervisor Nathan Fletcher April 11, after he admitted to cheating on his wife and said he would check into a treatment facility for alcohol abuse, trauma, and post-traumatic stress.
Although the board has no power to forcefully remove Fletcher the 4–0 vote demonstrates his colleagues do not support him as a leader in the county.
“By his own statements, Supervisor Fletcher has demonstrated he has not upheld the principles of integrity expected in his position as a member of the County Board of Supervisors,” the supervisors’ motion reads.
San Diego County Supervisor Nathan Fletcher speaks at a Board of Supervisors meeting on Feb. 7, 2023. (Screenshot via San Diego County)
Fletcher announced last month he would resign from his role at the end of his medical leave on May 15….