Opinion No. (2006)

BILL LOCKYER Attorney General SUSAN DUNCAN LEE Deputy Attorney General THE HONORABLE SIMÓN SALINAS, MEMBER OF THE STATE ASSEMBLY, has requested an opinion on the following questions: 1. May the offices of county treasurer, county auditor, and county tax collector be consolidated and held by the same person? 2. May a county treasurer, who is also the county auditor, be appointed to a county retirement board operating under the County Employees Retirement Law of 1937? CONCLUSIONS 1. The offices of county treasurer, county auditor, and county tax collector may be consolidated and held by the same person. 2. A county treasurer, who is also the county auditor, may be appointed to a county retirement board operating under the County Employees Retirement Law of 1937. ANALYSIS The two questions presented for resolution concern the county offices of (1) treasurer, (2) auditor, (3) tax collector, and (4) retirement board member. May the first three offices be consolidated and held by the same person, and may a person holding the first two offices also hold the fourth? We conclude that the answer to both questions is "yes." 1. Consolidation of Offices Until recently, the question…