By DAVID HULSE

MONTICELLO - Dan Briggs' departure from the county Treasurer's office on October 1 will require an appointed successor.

Briggs said "a dozen people have asked about the job." The question then is which one and to a lesser extent, who will make the appointment.

Assistant Treasurer Olga Parlow has served about 17 years in the office as well. Parlow, a Forestburgh Republican, said she has notified the county Republican Committee that she is a candidate for the job. "Now, it's just a matter of wait and see," she said Monday

Earlier this month, Briggs assumed the appointment would be made by the Governor, but on Monday Assistant County Attorney Lynda Levine said the charter provides the county legislature would make the appointment.

That could be interesting, as Legislator Chris Cunningham's (DC-1) name has also been mentioned as a possible replacement. Cunningham said Tuesday that he had been asked about his availability and said he would serve if asked. "That's all there is to it," he added.

Had Briggs left in September, a candidate could have been placed on the ballot this fall, but Briggs said he felt an obligation to complete the upcoming county tax auction. Aside from that, the new treasurer would then have been forced to run for election two years in a row, which Briggs didn't feel was fair.