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Consider the appointment of Jake Stroud as Treasurer-Tax Collector effective December 30, 2025, at 5:01 pm.
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RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the Board of Supervisors adopt a resolution to:
a. Acknowledge the retirement of Mary Zeeb as elected Treasurer-Tax Collector effective December 30, 2025; and,
b. Appoint Jake Stroud as Treasurer-Tax-Collector effective December 30, 2025, at 5:01 pm.
SUMMARY:
Treasurer-Tax Collector Mary Zeeb will retire on December 30, 2025, leaving one year remaining in her four-year term. The Board of Supervisors (Board) is asked to consider the appointment of Jake Stroud as Treasurer-Tax Collector to ensure continuity of critical operational services to County residents. If approved, Mr. Stroud would assume responsibilities as Treasurer-Tax Collector effective December 30, 2025, at 5:01 pm, and serve for the remainder of the unexpired term.
DISCUSSION:
Mary Zeeb was sworn in as the Monterey County Treasurer-Tax Collector in December 2010. In accordance with Government Code Section 1750, the Board is informed of Ms. Zeeb’s intent to retire as Treasurer-Tax Collector effective December 30, 2025, at 5:00 pm. Ms. Zeeb has served the residents of the County of Monterey for 38 years, including the last 15 as Treasurer-Tax Collector.
To ensure a seamless transition and uninterrupted delivery of essential services, it is requested that the Board consider the appointment of Jake Stroud as Treasurer-Tax Collector effective December 30, 2025, at 5:01 pm, through the remainder of the unexpired term ending on January 4, 2027 at 11:59 am.
Mr. Stroud is a public finance executive with over 15 years of leadership experience in state and county government, including nearly a decade with the County of Monterey
Treasurer-Tax Collector’s Office. For the past three years, he served as Assistant Treasurer-Tax Collector, directing all operational functions of the department, including oversight of the $3.5 billion Treasury Inve...
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