Lassen County Government
- government
- Chairman
- budget
- governed
- administer
- staggered
- prosecutes
Name: Bob Pyle
Location: Westwood, Eagle Lake (Spaulding and Lake Forest), Richmond/Gold Run
District: 2
Name: Jim Chapman
Location: Susanville
District: 3
Name: Larry Wosick
Location: Johnstonville, Janesville, Milford, eastern Susanville
District: 4
Name: Brian Dahle
Location: Big Valley (Bieber), Eagle Lake (Stones), northern Susanville
District: 5
Name: Jack Hanson
Location: Doyle, Herlong, Madeline, Standish, Litchfield
The five Supervisors are elected for a term of four years. Elections are only in even numbered years. The terms are staggered so usually only two or three Supervisors are up for election at any one time. Each year, the Supervisors elect who will serve as Chairman, or main spokesperson for the group.
The Board of Supervisors is responsible for governing the entire county except for Susanville. The Supervisors meet three or four times a month. They create a budget which tells how money is spent. They also decide how land is used and administer state programs like welfare and medical aid. The County provides a public defender, a lawyer, for those who can't afford to hire one.
There are other elections to help govern the people living in Lassen County. These people are elected for four year terms.
Name: Dean Growdon
Responsibilities: hires deputies, investigates crimes and deaths, maintains the jail
Office: Clerk/Recorder
Name: Julie Bustamante
Responsibilities: runs elections, records births and deaths, assists the Board of Supervisors
Office: Auditor
Name: Karen Fouch
Responsibilities: manages the county budget and writes checks for payments
Office: Assessor
Name: Kenneth Bunch
Responsibilities: determines property value and property lines
Office: Tax Collector
Name: Richard Egan
Responsibilities: collects taxes and makes sure everyone pays
Office: District Attorney
Name: Robert Burns
Responsibilities: prosecutes people who may have broken laws
Office: Superior Court Judges (There are 2 of them)
Name: Michele Verderosa and F. Donald Sokol
Responsibilities: responsible for managing trials of suspected criminals, handle divorces, civil suits, and juvenile cases
Information presented on this page was researched and contributed by:
Holly Azevado
Marilyn Chapman
Heather Cluck