1       BEFORE THE CALIFORNIA STATE BOARD OF EQUALIZATION

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            3                    SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA

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            8                     REPORTER'S TRANSCRIPT

            9                      SEPTEMBER 21, 2011

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           15               ANNOUNCEMENT AFTER CLOSED SESSION

           16                         APPOINTMENTS

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           27                     REPORTED BY:  Kathleen Skidgel  

           28                                    CSR NO. 9039




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            1                         P R E S E N T

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            3   For the Board              Jerome E. Horton 
                of Equalization:           Chairman
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                                           Michelle  Steel
            5                              Vice-Chairwoman
                
            6                              Betty T. Yee 
                                           Member
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                                           George Runner
            8                              Member
                
            9                              Marcy Jo Mandel 
                                           Appearing for John         
           10                              Chiang, State Controller   
                                           (per Government Code 
           11                              Section 7.9)
                
           12                              Diane G. Olson 
                                           Chief, Board 
           13                              Proceedings Division
                
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           15   For Board of Equalization  Liz Houser
                Staff:                     Deputy Director
           16                              Administration
                
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            1                                      450 N STREET

            2                                      SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA

            3                                      SEPTEMBER 21, 2011

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            5            MR. HORTON:  Thank you.  Ms. Olson.  

            6            MS. OLSON:  The Board met in closed session, 

            7   discussed settlements, pending litigation, and personnel 

            8   matters.  

            9            Mr. Horton.  

           10            MR. HORTON:  Thank you.  

           11            Ms. Houser, will you report out on discussions 

           12   in closed session, please.  

           13            MS. HOUSER:  Yes.  

           14            The Board made the following personnel 

           15   decisions:  Appointed Miss Kristine Cazadd as Executive 

           16   Director, beginning October 1st, 2011, for a duration of 

           17   up to six months, but not to exceed March 31st, 2012, to 

           18   allow the Board time to facilitate the recruitment of a 

           19   long-term Executive Director.  

           20            MR. HORTON:  Congratulations, Ms. Cazadd.  You 

           21   have our full confidence, and we look forward to working 

           22   with you over this period of time as we seek to bring 

           23   forth, uh, an Executive Director for this position.  

           24            MS. CAZADD:  Thank you very much, Chairman and 

           25   Members.  It's a great honor.  

           26            MR. HORTON:  Thank you.  

           27            MS. HOUSER:  The appointment of Ms. Brenda 

           28   Fleming to the position of Chief Information Officer; 




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            1   the appointment of Ms. Amy Tong to the position of Chief 

            2   Technology Officer; and the appointment of Mr. Eric 

            3   Steen to the Centralized Revenue Opportunity System, or 

            4   CROS, Project Director.  

            5            MR. HORTON:  Congratulations to all those 

            6   members.  We're excited about the potential opportunity 

            7   for their creativity, innovation, and to just take us 

            8   to -- in a whole new direction.  So we're excited about 

            9   that.  

           10            Uh, does that conclude our -- your report, 

           11   Ms. Houser?

           12            MS. HOUSER:  Yes, it does.  

           13            MR. HORTON:  Okay.  Members, any comments?  

           14            MS. YEE:  Yeah.  

           15            MR. HORTON:  Yes, Member Yee.  

           16            MS. YEE:  Before we adjourn, I just realized we 

           17   were remiss in wishing our Chair a happy birthday.  

           18            MR. HORTON:  That's nice.  

           19            MS. STEEL:  Happy birthday.  

           20            MR. HORTON:  Thank you very much, Betty.  I 

           21   appreciate it.  

           22            MS. YEE:   Many happy returns.  Thank you, Mr. 

           23   Horton.  

           24            MR. HORTON:  Thank you.  Thank you.  You had to 

           25   remind me, huh?  

           26            MS. YEE:  Yes.

           27            MR. HORTON:  Okay.  The Board is hereby 

           28   adjourned.  Thank you.




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            1                    REPORTER'S CERTIFICATE

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            3   State of California    )

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            5   County of Sacramento   )

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            7            I, KATHLEEN SKIDGEL, Hearing Reporter for the 

            8   California State Board of Equalization certify that on 

            9   September 21, 2011 I recorded verbatim, in shorthand, to 

           10   the best of my ability, the proceedings in the 

           11   above-entitled hearing; that I transcribed the shorthand 

           12   writing into typewriting; and that the preceding pages 1 

           13   through 4 constitute a complete and accurate 

           14   transcription of the shorthand writing.

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           16   Dated:  October 10, 2011

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           20                          KATHLEEN SKIDGEL, CSR #9039

           21                          Hearing Reporter

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