1       BEFORE THE CALIFORNIA STATE BOARD OF EQUALIZATION

            2                         450 N STREET

            3                    SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA

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            7                     REPORTER'S TRANSCRIPT

            8                        MARCH 21, 2012

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           10                    PERSONNEL ANNOUNCEMENTS

           11                         CHIEF COUNSEL

           12                         RANDY FERRIS

           13                           ---o0o---

           14               CHIEF, BOARD PROCEEDINGS DIVISION

           15                        JOANN RICHMOND

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           17             CHIEF, FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT DIVISION

           18                          EDNA MURPHY

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           27                     Reported by:  Juli Price Jackson 

           28                                   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                                       George Runner
                                                    Member
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           11                                       Marcy Jo Mandel
                                                    Appearing for John 
           12                                       Chiang, State     
                                                    Controller (per   
           13                                       Government Code   
                                                    Section 7.9)
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           15                                       Joann Richmond 
                                                    Chief, Board  
           16                                       Proceedings Division
                
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           18   For Staff:                          Liz Houser
                                                    Deputy Director
           19                                       Administration    
                                                    Department
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            2                                   450 N STREET

            3                                   SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA 

            4                                   MARCH 21, 2012

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            6            MS. RICHMOND:  The Board met in closed session.

            7            Are you ready for the next item?

            8            MS. STEEL:  We have announcement.

            9            MR. HORTON:  We have an announcement that we 

           10   need to make.

           11            Ms. Houser.

           12            MS. HOUSER:  The Board met in closed session 

           13   and made the following personnel decisions:  for the 

           14   position of Chief Counsel, the Board has selected     

           15   Mr. Randy Ferris.

           16            Congratulations, Mr. Ferris.  

           17            MR. HORTON:  Congratulations.

           18            MS. HOUSER:  For the position of Chief, Board  

           19   Proceedings Division, the Board selected Ms. Joann 

           20   Richmond.

           21            Congratulations.

           22            And for the position Chief Financial Management 

           23   Division, the Board selected Ms. Edna Murphy.

           24            Congratulations, Ms. Murphy.

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            2                    REPORTER'S CERTIFICATE

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            4   State of California    )

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            6   County of Sacramento   )

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            8            I, JULI PRICE JACKSON, Hearing Reporter for the 

            9   California State Board of Equalization certify that on 

           10   MARCH 21, 2012 I recorded verbatim, in shorthand, to the 

           11   best of my ability, the proceedings in the 

           12   above-entitled hearing; that I transcribed the shorthand 

           13   writing into typewriting; and that the preceding pages 1 

           14   through 3 constitute a complete and accurate 

           15   transcription of the shorthand writing.

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           17   Dated:  April 3, 2012

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           21                          JULI PRICE JACKSON

           22                          Hearing Reporter

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