New Candidate up for Treasurer Job

Mark Taylor of San Clemente, a financial planner and member of the city's Investment Advisory Commission, is set to take the reins as city treasurer.

Pending a vote by the San Clemente City Council Tuesday, Taylor will fill the vacant position as the current treasurer advances to fill the retiring city manager's spot.

Former councilman Joe Anderson was the first candidate for appointment to the position, but his appointment vote was taken off the city council agenda by staff at the March 5 meeting.

Taylor runs an investment firm in San Clemente that oversees $75 million worth of assets, according to his bio in city staff reports.

Taylor has a BA in business administration and has been a financial planner since 1983. In 1991, Taylor started his own financial services firm in San Clemente, Winthrop Taylor Financial, Inc.

The treasurer position will be left vacant as City Manager George Scarborough retires and current treasurer and Assistant City Manager T. Pall Gudgeirsson takes over March 20.

The San Clemente City Council meets at 6 p.m. Tuesday in the San Clemente Civic Center, 100 Ave. Presidio.