Opinion
Women’s role suffers in merging local treasurer, controller offices
The California state Capitol in Sacramento. (Photo: Adonis Villanueva, via Shutterstock)OPINION: The leadership of the California Association of County Treasurers and Tax Collectors (CACTTC) is comprised of five elected women and two men, thus reflecting the success of women in elected office. Representing the concerns of CACTTC, we find it ironic that at a time when gender balance in politics is front-and-center, the office to which historically more women than men are elected is being eroded through consolidation of treasurer-tax collector with auditor-controller without voter approval.