1       BEFORE THE CALIFORNIA STATE BOARD OF EQUALIZATION

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            3                    SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA

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            7                     REPORTER'S TRANSCRIPT

            8                       DECEMBER 15, 2011

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           10                        ANNOUNCEMENT OF

           11                        DEPUTY DIRECTOR

           12                DEPARTMENT OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS

           13                          JAIME GARZA

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           22                     Reported by:  Juli Price Jackson 

           23                                   No. CSR 5214

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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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            5                                       Michelle Steel
                                                    Vice-Chairwoman
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            7                                       Betty T. Yee 
                                                    Member
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            9                                       Marcy Jo Mandel
                                                    Appearing for John 
           10                                       Chiang, State     
                                                    Controller (per   
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                                                    Section 7.9)
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           13                                       Diane G. Olson
                                                    Chief, Board  
           14                                       Proceedings Division
                
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            1                                   450 N STREET

            2                                   SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA 

            3                                   DECEMBER 15, 2011

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            5            MR. HORTON:  Ms. Olson.  

            6            MS. OLSON:  The Members met in closed session 

            7   to discuss settlements, litigation and personnel 

            8   matters.

            9            MR. HORTON:  Miss Cazadd.

           10            MS. CAZADD:  Members, thank you very much for 

           11   your decision today.  And the Board has appointed Mr. 

           12   Jaime Garza as the Deputy Director of the External 

           13   Affairs Department.  

           14            Congratulations, Mr. Garza.  Thank you.  

           15            MR. HORTON:  Yes, and on behalf of the Board we 

           16   echo the congratulations.

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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, JULI PRICE JACKSON, Hearing Reporter for the 

            8   California State Board of Equalization certify that on 

            9   DECEMBER 15, 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 3 constitute a complete and accurate 

           14   transcription of the shorthand writing.

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           16   Dated:  FEBRUARY 7, 2012

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           20                          JULI PRICE JACKSON

           21                          Hearing Reporter

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