A Douglas County Treasurer’s office in central Omaha. (Courtesy of Douglas County)
OMAHA — The Douglas County Board appears poised to appoint a retired chief deputy of the County Treasurer’s Office to fill the top spot in the office left open earlier this month after John Ewing Jr. was elected mayor of Omaha.
During its weekly meeting Tuesday, the Douglas County Board discussed the legal process of filling the position, essentially the county’s banker who oversees the collection of taxes. Ewing had about 18 months left in his elected treasurer’s term when he submitted a resignation letter June 6 so he could begin mayoral duties…