Loring Williams

Voted 5–0 to reorganize the district clerk’s office after duties shifted to the fire chief’s assistant. The plan lowered the clerk’s pay and changed two support jobs. Staff estimated $129,000 in savings.

September 14, 2022Supports Government Efficiency

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Voted 5–0 to divide $3,320,209 in state COVID relief equally among ambulance reserves, Fire Station 68 and pension obligations. Half the pension portion went to CalPERS and half to the district’s pension trust.

March 9, 2022Opposes Government Spending Reduction

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Voted 5–0 to divide $3,320,209 in state COVID relief equally among ambulance reserves, Fire Station 68 and pension obligations. Half the pension portion went to CalPERS and half to the district’s pension trust.

March 9, 2022Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

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Backed updated wildfire vegetation rules, which passed 5–0. The rules covered flammable plants, space around buildings, appeals and payments for district cleanup.

February 9, 2022Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

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Won reversal of a broad medical-record order in his workers’ compensation case against the fire district. The appeals board returned the case for more proceedings. It denied his separate request to replace the judge.

October 22, 2025

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Served on the Chino Valley Fire District’s governing board in 2022. Tom Haughey took the Division 3 seat that December.

December 14, 2022

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Backed a $781,600 design contract for Fire Station 68, 5–0. Later opposed a three-and-a-half-bay design, rejected 3–2, and backed three bays, approved 4–1. Also backed $72,000 for designing emergency-equipment storage at the site, 5–0. After Williams left office, the board approved a half-bay addition in July 2023. In June 2025, it awarded a $19,952,130 construction contract, plus up to 10% extra for changes. The district reported construction began September 2, 2025.

November 9, 2022

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Voted 5–0 to create an assistant position for the fire chief, with annual base pay of $116,882–$142,071. Later backed dropping its degree requirement, 5–0, while keeping government and supervisory experience requirements.

September 14, 2022

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Voted 5–0 to authorize up to $2,124,985.46 for a ladder truck at Fire Station 68, with payment due on delivery rather than prepaid. Staff cited keeping the money invested during the build.

July 13, 2022

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Seconded and backed buying an airport rescue and firefighting truck, 5–0, with a $574,025 purchase cap. San Bernardino County shared the cost. The truck was intended for Station 63 and the airport area.

June 8, 2022

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Proposed raising board pay from $165 to $175 per meeting, then backed final approval, 3–2. The increase took effect July 1, 2022. The ten-day monthly payment limit stayed in place.

March 9, 2022

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Voted against the map dividing fire-board elections into five geographic areas. Map 105 passed 4–1 as the district moved from districtwide elections.

March 9, 2022

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Won a California Supreme Court reversal on court costs after losing an employment discrimination case against the fire district. The ruling limited employers’ recovery of costs to claims found to lack a reasonable basis.

May 4, 2015

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Asked California’s pension board to change state law so recovered disability retirees could return to work. Also questioned a $100 monthly administrative fee.

June 19, 2013

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District minutes said most restrictions from Williams’s earlier censures had been lifted. Headquarters key-fob restrictions and a requirement to schedule staff visits with the fire chief remained. Williams argued the limits were illegal. The board took no new vote.

January 12, 2022

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