Howard Fine of the Los Angeles Business Journal reports that after a five-month search, current Orange County Administrative Officer Thomas Mauk was appointed Monday by the Board of Supervisors as the new Los Angeles County chief administrative officer.

Mauk, 63, of Whittier, will take over as chief administrative officer on March 12, succeeding the widely respected David Janssen, who announced his retirement last summer. Several other candidates being considered turned down the post, including Sandra Vargas, the administrator for Hennepin County, Minn., which includes Minneapolis.

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