DATE:
September 30, 2025
13
TO:
Board of Supervisors
SUBJECT
Title
FILLING THE VACANCY OF THE SAN DIEGO COUNTY ELECTIVE OFFICE OF TREASURER-TAX COLLECTOR - APPLICANT INTERVIEWS (DISTRICTS: ALL)
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OVERVIEW
On July 25, 2025, San Diego County Treasurer-Tax Collector Dan McAllister notified the County of San Diego (County) that he would be retiring from his office effective August 2, 2025.
San Diego County Charter, Section 500.2, states that the Board of Supervisors has the power to fill, by appointment, any vacancy that occurs in an elective County office other than a member of the Board of Supervisors and that the appointee shall hold office until the election of a successor. Board Policy A-105, "Filling Vacancies in Elected Offices," details the process to fill vacancies of elected offices other than the Board of Supervisors, and in accordance with A-105, applications will be accepted to fill the position of Treasurer-Tax Collector. The Board may conduct up to two public hearings and appoint an individual to complete the current term of office which ends at 12 noon on January 4, 2027.
On August 26, 2025 (22) the Board approved the form of notice, the application, and set the deadline for acceptance of applications. Today, September 30, 2025, the Board will conduct a public hearing during which the Board will hear from all applicants and may appoint the Treasurer-Tax Collector. If the Board is unable to select a Treasurer-Tax Collector from the pool of applicants, the Board may select no more than five (5) finalists from among those who have applied, then hold a second public hearing during which the Board will make a final selection from among the finalists.
Board Policy A-105 states that the person so appointed shall be prepared to formally assume the office not later than twenty (20) business days following the selection by the Board of Supervisors.
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CHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER
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