March 18, 1970 (12 pages)

county auditor to run againAuditor Controller John ‘i. . Trauner announced today that he will seek re-election to the position of Nevada county auditor in which he has served since July, 1956, Trauner has had more thah 20 years experience in county gov§ ernment, having been veterans service officer, and deputy county clerk-auditor, prior to his 14 4 years as county auditor, For nine years, he performed -the ° then-combined. duties of auditor . and county clerk. These two . offices were separated: by the board of supervisors in 1965, and the auditor post combined . with that of county controller, an appointive office. Trauner has served Nevada county as auditor controller since the 1965 change. During his incumbency, the responsibilities of his office "have increased enormously, keeping pace withthe ever growing demand for additional governmental services, reaching the present dimension of a $19 million business," Trauner said, His record in office, Trauner feels, indicates “adaptability and competent use of increasingly. efficient methods," All audits of Nevada county since he assumed the auditor post have found-the financial records tobe accurate. Operation of his office has been “highly commended by various auditing agencies, whether State, Federal, or those employed by Nevada county grand juries, or Boards of Supervisors," he added. Trauner, age 46, was born in Colorado and moved to Grass Valley in early childhood, graduating from:the Grass Valley High School with the Class of1940. After. service inthe United _ States Army Corps of Engineers, . he continued his education with LaSalle. Extension University ’ during his early years of county . employment, He obtained further . training with the National CashRegister Programming Institute, completing both the basic and advanced programmers courses, qualifying himself todo the systems work necessary for conversion to today’s computerbased processing, He also has completed courses offered by IBM in. executive management with primary emphasis on systems analysis. The auditor-controller noted that he "faced the challenge of converting Nevada county. government to data processing, a development mysterious to lay-™men, but vital in adapting to today's swift, complex changes. All major. programs of conversion into computer-based operations have been completed with minimum inconvenience and gratifying efficiency," Trauner stated. “Without the fine, dedicated staff in this office, their capable approach to new problems, and enthusiasm for getting a job done, conversion would have taken much longer, and would have been difficult for -county departments. invol As controller, T: r serves as systems analyst. or all Nevada county computer programs, anatyae departmental needs, Conley’ programs, and conSl 4-Hers help nature along by planting trees at park Fir and pine tree plaitingdays by 4-H Clubs of Placer Nevada counties aided nature's forest efforts at Metcalf Fir Tree Arboretum, Condon Park, Grass Valley, this year and over the ten years of this 4-H project. The first 80 trees were planted at "Auburn's new regional park on Highway 49 this February by forestry. project members of six 4-H Clubs after raising trees from seeds over the past three years," says Farm Advisor John Smith. s "The Fir Tree Arboretum at JOHN T, TRAUNER verting, when indicated, to data processing. Trauner and his wife, Doris (a member of the pioneer Frank family) live in Rough and Ready with their younger children, ‘Kathy and Johnny, both students at Nevada Union High School. An older son, Dale, is married and living in Verdi, Nev. Trauner is active inprofessional associations, as well as local organizations, and is, chairman of the Mother Lode Auditors Association, adirector of.the County Auditors Association of California, a member of the National Municipal Finance Officers Association, and served on the Uniform Accounting Commission for the State of California. : "In asking the people of Nevada county to re-elect. me," he states, "I have only one cam" paign goal: to increase the effectiveness of county government as aninstrument of service to our citizens, maintaining our high ethical standards of adminAstering public finance.” to the bills, » though the” Grass Valley has about two acres of trees planted by 4-H members where only brush and blackberries grew after mining operations. Seedling trees have come from U, S, Forestry nursery, private nurseries, and some have been raised from seed by 4-H members," says Smith. California Christmas Tree Growers Association has been assisting the 4-H members in developing the arboretum and obtaining seed. Woodbridge Metcalf, retired U.C, Berkeley Forestry Specialist, for’ whom the Fir _ Arboretum is named, has attended-annual 4-H workdays and year and continues getting spon‘ is exp lained Details P how actions by the California Legislature this year might affect education were presented to the Nevada. County Committee on School District Organization Wednesday night. The ~ presentation by Floyd Taylor of the State-Department of Education was a sidelight to the committee's decision not to call a unification election here this year. Taylor explained that three bills now in the Legislature would impose a statewide property tax. The one submitted by Gov. Ronald Reagan calls for a tax rate of $1.88 per $100 of assessed . valuation, The other two would levy a $2.20 tax rate. If one of those: measures is adopted, a uniform property tax rate for schools thus.would be levied all over California. The money people pay would be sent Sacramento .-where officials would divide it up and send it back to school districts on the basis of average daily attendance, Overall, property taxes for education would be reduced, and the lost revenue would be reclaimed from an additional cent on the sales tax and increased income taxes, it was indicated. An inflation factor is.puilt inSaid, Alproperty” tax rate would be either $1.88 or $2.20 at the start, experts would determine each year how much inflation had eroded spending pow. ef of local districts, approved plans. for sors to’donate Fir seeds and symbolic. for Nevada Gy schoo : The State Allocations ‘Board \ Nevada City's new school and granted a symbolic $1 in state aid, Supt. Dan, Woodard told the district trustees Wednesday, At a. meeting held Monday in Sacramento, Woodard said Newada City was granted "hardship approval": and not required to ask the voters‘for an additional $30,000 in bonds. The district's assessed valuation has gone up over $2 million since the bond~ election in February 1969, In order to qualify for state aid, a district must be bonded to in 95 per cent of capacity ich would mean that Nevada City should be bonded for $930,000. The voters approved $900,000 in bonds at the election and the district sold amount which met the assessed valuation at that time. -When Woodard requested approval of state aid at the $900,000 figure, stating that the board felt the voters would not approve an additional sale of bonds for $30,000, the “hardship request" was granted. The state does not have any funds at present to aid schools in their building programs, Rather than deny Nevada City's request for state aid, the State needed when it has been able to sell its Bonds. With state aid technically granted, the Nevada City district can advertise for bids for its construction program.The: remaining financial matter concerns the unsold $95,000 in bonds, Woodard said the machinery was set up Tuesday to sell the bonds locally in $1,000 lots. Anyone’ wishing to buy one or more bonds at five per cent tax free interest may do so through Woodard at 505 Main St., Nevada City. ; Mrs, Vernon Stoll, already a $805,000, the purchaser of a bond, told Woodard she would head a committee to see that all the bonds are “sold. "Six bonds have been sold already," Woodard told the board Wednesday evening. "And each of the six will mature in 10 years." Residents may buy bonds to mature on June 1 of any year from 1971 through 1980, Woodard said he was surprised, "I thought sure the bonds maturing in 1971 would sell first." The board approved use of a room in the old portion of Seven Hills for book storage. Only adults, teachers and principals, may go into the room, the board agreed. The area had previously been condemned for school useand no one authorized to go into that portion of the building. Ground breaking for the new school site, and extension of Brock Road, was announced for 2 p.m, today. Woodard and all the board members agreed they would be on hand for the ceremony. A 40 minute personnel (closed) session followed the regular business meeting. Thompson-West now available Thompson “and ‘West's. 148 History of Nevada County, is being reprinted by Howell-North Books. and is available to libraries and collectors of Amergrant the remaining aioe -icana, The introduction to this 1970 edition is written by the eminent authority, W. Turrentine Jackson, currently Professor of History at U. C. Davis. The reprint edition of this unique classic will be an exact reproduction of the original book, with a six per cent reduction in type and page size necessary to accommodate modern paper size and press equipment. It will be 10 1/2 x 13° 1/2 inches; BUSINESS BILLBOARD Nater Problems . CALL 273-4493 PUMPS — FILTERS PIPE — FITTINGS . A. King & Son THE GIPSON'S _ a7302se Tag 5AL SPECIALTY CALES © DONUTS . key ac, LITTLE O18 GARE wor CLASSIFIED “4 ADS Rea YG y wok T Len Gilbert FARDAERS INSURANCE GROUP 111 W. MAM P.O. BOX 1634 GRASS VALLEY, CALIF. $5945 i 4 5 ale RR a ig aif

county auditor to run againAuditor Controller John ‘i. . Trauner announced today that he will seek re-election to the position of Nevada county auditor in which he has served since July, 1956, Trauner has had more thah 20 years experience in county gov§ ernment, having been veterans service officer, and deputy county clerk-auditor, prior to his 14 4 years as county auditor, For nine years, he performed -the ° then-combined. duties of auditor . and county clerk. These two . offices were separated: by the board of supervisors in 1965, and the auditor post combined . with that of county controller, an appointive office. Trauner has served Nevada county as auditor controller since the 1965 change. During his incumbency, the responsibilities of his office "have increased enormously, keeping pace withthe ever growing demand for additional governmental services, reaching the present dimension of a $19 million business," Trauner said, His record in office, Trauner feels, indicates “adaptability and competent use of increasingly. efficient methods," All audits of Nevada county since he assumed the auditor post have found-the financial records tobe accurate. Operation of his office has been “highly commended by various auditing agencies, whether State, Federal, or those employed by Nevada county grand juries, or Boards of Supervisors," he added. Trauner, age 46, was born in Colorado and moved to Grass Valley in early childhood, graduating from:the Grass Valley High School with the Class of1940. After. service inthe United _ States Army Corps of Engineers, . he continued his education with LaSalle. Extension University ’ during his early years of county . employment, He obtained further . training with the National CashRegister Programming Institute, completing both the basic and advanced programmers courses, qualifying himself todo the systems work necessary for conversion to today’s computerbased processing, He also has completed courses offered by IBM in. executive management with primary emphasis on systems analysis. The auditor-controller noted that he "faced the challenge of converting Nevada county. government to data processing, a development mysterious to lay-™men, but vital in adapting to today's swift, complex changes. All major. programs of conversion into computer-based operations have been completed with minimum inconvenience and gratifying efficiency," Trauner stated. “Without the fine, dedicated staff in this office, their capable approach to new problems, and enthusiasm for getting a job done, conversion would have taken much longer, and would have been difficult for -county departments. invol As controller, T: r serves as systems analyst. or all Nevada county computer programs, anatyae departmental needs, Conley’ programs, and conSl 4-Hers help nature along by planting trees at park Fir and pine tree plaitingdays by 4-H Clubs of Placer Nevada counties aided nature's forest efforts at Metcalf Fir Tree Arboretum, Condon Park, Grass Valley, this year and over the ten years of this 4-H project. The first 80 trees were planted at "Auburn's new regional park on Highway 49 this February by forestry. project members of six 4-H Clubs after raising trees from seeds over the past three years," says Farm Advisor John Smith. s "The Fir Tree Arboretum at JOHN T, TRAUNER verting, when indicated, to data processing. Trauner and his wife, Doris (a member of the pioneer Frank family) live in Rough and Ready with their younger children, ‘Kathy and Johnny, both students at Nevada Union High School. An older son, Dale, is married and living in Verdi, Nev. Trauner is active inprofessional associations, as well as local organizations, and is, chairman of the Mother Lode Auditors Association, adirector of.the County Auditors Association of California, a member of the National Municipal Finance Officers Association, and served on the Uniform Accounting Commission for the State of California. : "In asking the people of Nevada county to re-elect. me," he states, "I have only one cam" paign goal: to increase the effectiveness of county government as aninstrument of service to our citizens, maintaining our high ethical standards of adminAstering public finance.” to the bills, » though the” Grass Valley has about two acres of trees planted by 4-H members where only brush and blackberries grew after mining operations. Seedling trees have come from U, S, Forestry nursery, private nurseries, and some have been raised from seed by 4-H members," says Smith. California Christmas Tree Growers Association has been assisting the 4-H members in developing the arboretum and obtaining seed. Woodbridge Metcalf, retired U.C, Berkeley Forestry Specialist, for’ whom the Fir _ Arboretum is named, has attended-annual 4-H workdays and year and continues getting spon‘ is exp lained Details P how actions by the California Legislature this year might affect education were presented to the Nevada. County Committee on School District Organization Wednesday night. The ~ presentation by Floyd Taylor of the State-Department of Education was a sidelight to the committee's decision not to call a unification election here this year. Taylor explained that three bills now in the Legislature

would impose a statewide property tax. The one submitted by Gov. Ronald Reagan calls for a tax rate of $1.88 per $100 of assessed . valuation, The other two would levy a $2.20 tax rate. If one of those: measures is adopted, a uniform property tax rate for schools thus.would be levied all over California. The money people pay would be sent Sacramento .-where officials would divide it up and send it back to school districts on the basis of average daily attendance, Overall, property taxes for education would be reduced, and the lost revenue would be reclaimed from an additional cent on the sales tax and increased income taxes, it was indicated. An inflation factor is.puilt inSaid, Alproperty” tax rate would be either $1.88 or $2.20 at the start, experts would determine each year how much inflation had eroded spending pow. ef of local districts, approved plans. for sors to’donate Fir seeds and symbolic. for Nevada Gy schoo : The State Allocations ‘Board \ Nevada City's new school and granted a symbolic $1 in state aid, Supt. Dan, Woodard told the district trustees Wednesday, At a. meeting held Monday in Sacramento, Woodard said Newada City was granted "hardship approval": and not required to ask the voters‘for an additional $30,000 in bonds. The district's assessed valuation has gone up over $2 million since the bond~ election in February 1969, In order to qualify for state aid, a district must be bonded to in 95 per cent of capacity ich would mean that Nevada City should be bonded for $930,000. The voters approved $900,000 in bonds at the election and the district sold amount which met the assessed valuation at that time. -When Woodard requested approval of state aid at the $900,000 figure, stating that the board felt the voters would not approve an additional sale of bonds for $30,000, the “hardship request" was granted. The state does not have any funds at present to aid schools in their building programs, Rather than deny Nevada City's request for state aid, the State needed when it has been able to sell its Bonds. With state aid technically granted, the Nevada City district can advertise for bids for its construction program.The: remaining financial matter concerns the unsold $95,000 in bonds, Woodard said the machinery was set up Tuesday to sell the bonds locally in $1,000 lots. Anyone’ wishing to buy one or more bonds at five per cent tax free interest may do so through Woodard at 505 Main St., Nevada City. ; Mrs, Vernon Stoll, already a $805,000, the purchaser of a bond, told Woodard she would head a committee to see that all the bonds are “sold. "Six bonds have been sold already," Woodard told the board Wednesday evening. "And each of the six will mature in 10 years." Residents may buy bonds to mature on June 1 of any year from 1971 through 1980, Woodard said he was surprised, "I thought sure the bonds maturing in 1971 would sell first." The board approved use of a room in the old portion of Seven Hills for book storage. Only adults, teachers and principals, may go into the room, the board agreed. The area had previously been condemned for school useand no one authorized to go into that portion of the building. Ground breaking for the new school site, and extension of Brock Road, was announced for 2 p.m, today. Woodard and all the board members agreed they would be on hand for the ceremony. A 40 minute personnel (closed) session followed the regular business meeting. Thompson-West now available Thompson “and ‘West's. 148 History of Nevada County, is being reprinted by Howell-North Books. and is available to libraries and collectors of Amergrant the remaining aioe -icana, The introduction to this 1970 edition is written by the eminent authority, W. Turrentine Jackson, currently Professor of History at U. C. Davis. The reprint edition of this unique classic will be an exact reproduction of the original book, with a six per cent reduction in type and page size necessary to accommodate modern paper size and press equipment. It will be 10 1/2 x 13° 1/2 inches; BUSINESS BILLBOARD Nater Problems . CALL 273-4493 PUMPS — FILTERS PIPE — FITTINGS . A. King & Son THE GIPSON'S _ a7302se Tag 5AL SPECIALTY CALES © DONUTS . key ac, LITTLE O18 GARE wor CLASSIFIED “4 ADS Rea YG y wok T Len Gilbert FARDAERS INSURANCE GROUP 111 W. MAM P.O. BOX 1634 GRASS VALLEY, CALIF. $5945 i 4 5 ale RR a ig aif