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Longtime Nevada County government critic Bill Steele said he plans to run for the soon-to-be vacant treasurer-tax collector's post.
“I feel our county has gone completely haywire in 14 different directions,” Steele said while officially announcing his candidacy Tuesday. “I'm really disturbed with the amount of money in unfunded mandates,” due county workers in pensions and medical plans in years to come.
Steele said that last week's back-to-back resignations of Treasurer-Tax Collector Christina Dabis and Assessor Dale Flippin also bothered him.
Both will leave office at the end of the year, one year earlier than their terms were slated to end. The salaries for both positions are approximately $120,000 per year plus benefits.
The Board of Supervisors will likely appoint interims in both positions at least through the June primary election.
Anyone interested in those appointments should fill out a standard job application at the county's Human Resources office inside the county's Rood Center in Nevada City. The applications will be screened for qualifications and a list of finalists will be interviewed by a panel. That panel will make recommendations to the supervisors.
Dabis has said she will endorse county executive office employee Tina Vernon to replace her.
“I think they're picking a woman who works for (County Executive Officer Rick) Haffey, and working a deal without having to go to the people,”
Steele said.
Nevada County Supervisor Ted Owens (he represents Eastern Nevada County) announced last week that he intends to run for the assessor's post, which mean's he'll be leaving his own office at least two years earlier than it was slated to end.
“It seems strange the Board of Supervisors could appoint another supervisor as assessor,” Steele said.
Steele once ran for Congress and worked with the Jarvis-Gann group to get Proposition 13 passed in the late 1970s. The North San Juan businessman has been a frequent contributor to The Union's opinion pages.
Candidates for both offices can pull initial papers for office Jan. 4 at the county election office at the Nevada County Rood Center, 950 Maidu Ave., Nevada City.
The top vote receivers in each race will win in the June primary if there are only two candidates per position. If there are more than two candidates, one of them has to win by a 50 percent, plus one majority to win outright in June, or the race goes to a November runoff for the top two finishers.
To contact Senior Staff Writer Dave Moller, e-mail dmoller@theunion.com or call 477-4237.
“I feel our county has gone completely haywire in 14 different directions,” Steele said while officially announcing his candidacy Tuesday. “I'm really disturbed with the amount of money in unfunded mandates,” due county workers in pensions and medical plans in years to come.
Steele said that last week's back-to-back resignations of Treasurer-Tax Collector Christina Dabis and Assessor Dale Flippin also bothered him.
Both will leave office at the end of the year, one year earlier than their terms were slated to end. The salaries for both positions are approximately $120,000 per year plus benefits.
The Board of Supervisors will likely appoint interims in both positions at least through the June primary election.
Anyone interested in those appointments should fill out a standard job application at the county's Human Resources office inside the county's Rood Center in Nevada City. The applications will be screened for qualifications and a list of finalists will be interviewed by a panel. That panel will make recommendations to the supervisors.
Dabis has said she will endorse county executive office employee Tina Vernon to replace her.
“I think they're picking a woman who works for (County Executive Officer Rick) Haffey, and working a deal without having to go to the people,”
Steele said.
Nevada County Supervisor Ted Owens (he represents Eastern Nevada County) announced last week that he intends to run for the assessor's post, which mean's he'll be leaving his own office at least two years earlier than it was slated to end.
“It seems strange the Board of Supervisors could appoint another supervisor as assessor,” Steele said.
Steele once ran for Congress and worked with the Jarvis-Gann group to get Proposition 13 passed in the late 1970s. The North San Juan businessman has been a frequent contributor to The Union's opinion pages.
Candidates for both offices can pull initial papers for office Jan. 4 at the county election office at the Nevada County Rood Center, 950 Maidu Ave., Nevada City.
The top vote receivers in each race will win in the June primary if there are only two candidates per position. If there are more than two candidates, one of them has to win by a 50 percent, plus one majority to win outright in June, or the race goes to a November runoff for the top two finishers.
To contact Senior Staff Writer Dave Moller, e-mail dmoller@theunion.com or call 477-4237.
