Sandoval County Treasurer Candidate Q&A

1. What do you consider the top issue for the Sandoval County treasurer, and how would you address it?

2. What, if anything, would you suggest the county could do to improve the way information about property taxes is disseminated to members of the public?

3. What changes, if any, do you think the county should make to improve access for county residents to information about the services of the County Treasurer’s Office?

4. Have you or your business, if you are or have been a business owner, ever been the subject of any state or federal tax liens?

5. Have you ever been involved in a personal or business bankruptcy proceeding?

6. Have you ever been arrested for, charged with, or convicted of drunken driving, any misdemeanor or any felony in New Mexico or any other state?

David L. Bency

POLITICAL PARTY: Republican.

RESIDENCE: Rio Rancho, 26 years.

AGE: 52

EDUCATION: B.B.A., N.M.S.U. in Accounting. C.P.A. 30 hours graduate education courses at UNM.

OCCUPATION: 25-year accounting instructor, Central New Mexico Community College. Worked in public accounting six years.

FAMILY: Wife, Teresa; two sons.

POLITICAL/GOVERNMENT EXPERIENCE: Sandoval County Commission (2002-2010); Rio Rancho City Council (1996-2002). Vice-chairman of commission and deputy mayor of Rio Rancho.

MAJOR PROFESSIONAL ACCOMPLISHMENT: Sponsor of G.R.I.P. program for retail development and sponsor of water conservation programs, aquifer reinjection.

MAJOR PERSONAL ACCOMPLISHMENT: Passing of Certified Public Accountancy examination. Pitching coach, 2007 state champion RRHS Rams.

1. Better communication between office and other county offices and administration. Uphold the Nepotism and Procurement Code to the letter of the law.

2. Graphs and charts showing collection and disbursement of taxes included with tax bills and also property assessments. Better use of county website and public television.

3. Website should be easily navigable and information available on public access television. As treasurer, I will speak at service group gatherings.

4. No.

5. No.

6. No.

James Pechie declined to return the Journal questionnaire.