New Treasurer to Be Sworn in Monday
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The City Council has appointed Shari Lynn Freidenrich as city treasurer.
Freidenrich, 36, was selected from a field of 24 candidates and will be sworn into office on Monday.
Mayor Dave Sullivan said there were a number of well-qualified candidates, but that Freidenrich “seemed to have the best combination of managerial and technical ability.”
Freidenrich takes over the post vacated in October by Donald L. Watson, who retired before his term was to have ended in November. She was hired at an annual salary of $79,416.
Freidenrich, who has served as controller of Huntington Beach-based McDonnell Douglas Travel Co. since 1994, will have to run for the office in November.
She is a certified public accountant and earned a bachelor’s degree in business administration from Washington State University.
Freidenrich also worked in the internal auditing division at McDonnell Douglas Corp.
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