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Board designates assistant auditor‑controller as temporary lead, directs wider recruitment for permanent auditor‑controller
Summary
Facing no clear consensus among applicants, the board designated Assistant Auditor‑Controller Harjit (Hajj) Nahal to temporarily discharge the auditor‑controller duties and directed staff to run an expanded recruitment; the board discussed but did not decide on longer‑term consolidation of finance offices.
The Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors on April 15 named Assistant Auditor‑Controller Harjit “Hajj” Nahal to temporarily discharge the duties of the elected Auditor‑Controller while the county pursues an expanded recruitment for a permanent replacement. The board unanimously approved the designation.
The item followed a public discussion of six structural options for county finance offices presented by county counsel and HR staff: (1) keep the status quo (two elected offices: Auditor‑Controller and Treasurer/Tax Collector), (2) consolidate the offices into one elected office, (3) convert the Auditor‑Controller to an appointive office, (4) convert the Treasurer‑Tax Collector to an appointive office,…
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