San Andreas, CA…The Calaveras County Board of Supervisors voted 5-0 to appoint Christa Von Latta as the new Calaveras CAO. She had previously been serving as interim CAO. From the board packet… “The position of County Administrative Officer (CAO) was vacated by resignation effective June 2, 2021. The Board of Supervisors directed the Human Resources department to conduct a comprehensive recruitment for a new CAO. The recruitment process produced a qualified pool of candidates, and a selection panel reviewed written applications and moved the most qualified candidates forward to the Board of Supervisors for interviews, which took place on May 27, 2021 in closed session pursuant to Government Code Section 54957. At that time, the Board directed staff to negotiate an employment contract and bring forward a resolution and agreement for Board approval.

Christa Von Latta has served in the position of Interim County Administrative Officer since March 27, 2021, and was a Deputy CAO prior to that. She joined the County Administrative Office on July 22, 2017. Ms. Von Latta has a J.D. from Fordham School of Law and a Bachelor of Arts from the University of California, Berkeley.

Ms. Von Latta feels that her business and legal background has been instrumental to her ability to understand the intricacies of County government, foster inter-agency relationships, address and negotiate challenging and delicate topics with colleagues and community stakeholders, and put the Board’s strategic priorities into action.”

Source = Calaveras County