Butte County Municipal Code Art. XVII County Auditor

*Editor's note—The title of Ord. No. 2728, adopted Jan. 10, 1989, specified that the text be included as art. XVII, § 2-140. The article and section title have been added by the editor.

No person shall hereafter be elected or appointed to the office of county auditor of the County of Butte unless:

(a) [S]He possesses a valid certificate issued by the California State Board of Accountancy under the provisions of chapter 1, division 3 of the Business and Professions Code showing him/her to be, and permit him/her to practice as, a certified public accountant or as a public accountant; or

(b) [S]He possesses a baccalaureate degree from an accredited university, college, or other four (4) year institution, with a major in accounting or its equivalent, as described in subdivision (a) of section 5081.1 of the Business and Professions Code;

(c) [S]He possesses a certificate issued by the Institute of Internal Auditors showing the person to be a designated professional internal auditor, with a minimum of sixteen (16) college semester units, or their equivalent, in accounting, or finance; or

(d) [S]He has served as county auditor, chief deputy county auditor, or chief assistant county auditor for a continuous period of not less than three (3) years.

This section shall not apply to any person duly elected or appointed as a county auditor and actually serving as such officer on the effective date of this section; and such person shall be deemed to be eligible to hold, and to be reelected to, said office, notwithstanding the provisions of this article.

(Ord. No. 2728, 1-10-89; Ord. No. 3382, 1-13-98)