This is a forward-looking letter. I support re-electing County Treasurer Allison Aichele.
I was shocked reading the Herald endorsement of her opponent. On the basis of credential and experience, what is the choice for this position of intricate detail requiring accounting, governing statute, IT and management? Mr. Black's only disclosed educational credential and experience in these realms is "Series 6, 63 and 65" licensing allowing him to open individual accounts, solicit money, and make recommendations to individuals. None of this applies to public investing governed by voluminous complicated statutes or accounting.
Allison - BA in accounting, MBA, extensive auditing, IT, employee management, customer service - Microsoft, US Banks, Pacific Gas and Electric, LyondellBasell, certificate in Treasury Management and four years transforming her office. She has never been out of compliance with any state statutes regarding accounting or investing public funds. All audits show she has balanced to the penny in every account - no fraud, no money missing.
Looking forward, before tax bills can be sent out in January, the treasurer must balance year-end books, produce year-end quarterly Public Trustee reports, open all tax accounts for dozens of taxing organizations, and manually add "special" tax accounts.
It seems the learning curve for the position is a straight line up. There 77 taxing entities and $150 million taxpayer dollars involved. This is an election of expertise - not politics.
Kathleen Adams
Durango
