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TO BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
FROM: Phil Batchelor, County Administrator ClJl lira
January 22, 1986 Costa
DATE: County
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SUBJECT: Options for Appointment of a County Assessor
SPECIFIC REQUEST(S) OR RECOMMENDATION(.S) & BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION
RECOMMENDATIONS:
Select one of the following options for filling the office of
County Assessor:
1 . Defer taking action to appoint an Assessor until after the
Primary Election
If this option is chosen by the Board of Supervisors, State
law provides that the Assistant Assessor automatically
becomes the Acting Assessor for the remainder of Mr. Rush' s
term of office (January 5, 1987 ) , or until such time as the
Board takes some other action to fill the position. The
Board could, for instance, await the outcome of the June
Primary election and appoint the successful candidate to
serve the remainder of Mr. Rush' s term of office.
2. Make a Public Announcement of the Vacancy and Interview
Eligible Candidates
If this option is chosen, we would propose to announce
publicly that the Board is willing to consider all eligible
candidates. Anyone interested in being considered would be
asked to submit an application to the Personnel Department.
After screening of all eligible candidates, the names of the
most qualified candidates would be referred to the Board of
Supervisors for consideration. Since Mr. Rush' s retirement
is effective February 7, 1986, selection of this option will
mean that the Assistant Assessor will assume the Office of
Assessor until completion of the screening and interview
process.
3 . Make an Appointment to the Office of Assessor based on the
Recommendation of the Assessor and County Administrator
If this option is chosen, the County Administrator would
make a recommendation to the Board of Supervisors on
February 4, at which time the Board may wish to indicate
CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT: YES SIGNATURE; a —?)�
--)L RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
X APPROVE OTHER
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SIGNATURE(S):
ACTION OF BOARD ON January APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER
The Board APPROVED Option No. 3.
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
1 HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE
XX UNANIMOUS (ABSENT -- -- _ AND CORRECT COPY OF AN ACTION TAKEN
AYES: NOES: AND ENTERED ON THE MINUTES OF THE BOARD
ABSENT: ABSTAIN: OF SUPERVISORS ON THE DATE SHOWN.
cc: County Administrator ATTESTED January 28 , 1986
County Counsel
County Assessor PHIL BATCHELOR, CLERK OF THE BOARD OF
SUPERVISORS AND COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR
M382/7-83 BY �✓ �-- ,DEPUTY
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3 . (continued)
their intent to appoint a particular individual on
February 11. The actual appointment cannot be made until
February 11 because the office must actually be vacant
before the Board makes an appointment. Such an appointment
would be for the balance of Mr. Rush' s term of office,
regardless of the results of the Primary election in June.
The individual appointed by the Board might, if he or she
chose, resign the office after the election to allow the
appointment of the winner of the Primary if different than
the Board' s appointee, although he or she cannot be
compelled to do so.
BACKGROUND•
At the Board meeting on January 21, 1986, the Board directed this
office to return in one week with three options for filling the
Office of County Assessor. This report is intended to comply
with that request.