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William A. Baker
171,031 votes
55.2%
- Party: Republican
- Occupation: Public Administrator-Guardian
- Last 13 years held office of Public Administrator administering estates of Orange County residents who have died and left no heirs or wills
- Also, last 13 years, in executive capacity, served as Community Services Agency Director and Public Guardian
- Over 33 years experience in program administration and in auditing and accounting
- Vast experience managing the administration of hundreds of millions of public dollars
- Served in fiduciary capacity for thousands of estates as Public Administrator/Guardian
Priorities:
- Continue to ensure that decedents' estates are well protected
- Continue to ensure that decedents' estates are administered effectively and efficiently
- Acquire an upgraded computer system that will increase the effectiveness and efficiency of administering estates
Kris Beard
136,867 votes
44.2%
- Occupation: Management/Budget Analyst
- Currently work as Budget/Management Analyst for the County of Orange.
- Started out as an Administrative Intern for the County of Orange Public Administrator's office.
- Have worked in the field of Public Service and Administration for the past 16 years.
- Elected to three terms and served over ten years as the City Clerk (Municipal Records Manager) and Chief Election Official for the City of Signal Hill.
- Served two terms as a Volunteer in Service to America (Federal Government VISTA Program).
- Received the 1980 Outstanding VISTA Volunteer Award for service rendered to eradicate poverty and improve the standard of living in Long Beach, CA.
Priorities:
- Prepare and implement a Management Action Plan to remedy the Public Administrator's continual budget deficit.
- Conduct a thorough fiscal and management audit of the Public Administrator's office.
- Implement Total Quality Management and establish a program to review the performance of all supervisors and managers.
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