Opinion No. (2003)

BILL LOCKYER Attorney General SUSAN DUNCAN LEE Deputy Attorney General THE HONORABLE THOMAS F. CASEY, III, COUNTY COUNSEL, COUNTY OF SAN MATEO, has requested an opinion on the following question: Does a county treasurer's duty to nominate members of a county treasury oversight committee extend to persons already designated to be members of the committee by virtue of their office or through selection by another public official or government body? CONCLUSION A county treasurer's duty to nominate members of a county treasury oversight committee extends to persons already designated to be members of the committee by virtue of their office or through selection by another public official or government body, but the duty constitutes a ministerial act not involving the exercise of discretion with respect to these nominees. ANALYSIS In 1995, shortly after County of Orange and the Orange County Investment Pool declared bankruptcy, the Legislature enacted several laws governing the investment of funds belonging to local government agencies. Among them were Government Code sections 27130 - 27137 1 , which authorized the creation of county treasury oversight committees. (See 80…