Herms William Interview 9 24 12 - California Resources Agency
Herms William Interview 9 24 12 - California Resources Agency
Herms William Interview 9 24 12 - California Resources Agency
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1 approximately five-and-a-half years.<br />
2 MR. PATTON: And the whole time you<br />
3 were Deputy Director for --<br />
4 MR. HERMS: For Legislation, yes.<br />
5 There was a short period where I was the<br />
6 acting Chief Deputy, I think that was a couple<br />
7 of months, but that was just to sort of fill<br />
8 in.<br />
9 MR. PATTON: You say four-and-a-half<br />
10 years?<br />
11 MR. HERMS: Five-and-a-half years.<br />
<strong>12</strong> MR. PATTON: Five-and-a-half years<br />
13 Deputy Director at Parks for Legislation.<br />
14 MR. HERMS: Um-hum.<br />
15 MR. PATTON: So that entails, I<br />
16 guess, being the legislative liaison?<br />
17 MR. HERMS: Yes. And so my duties<br />
18 and responsibilities were, in essence, to be<br />
19 the interface between State Parks and the<br />
20 legislature as well as reporting to agency and<br />
21 the governor's office because the information<br />
22 kind of goes both ways. It comes down from<br />
23 the governor through State Parks over to the<br />
<strong>24</strong> legislature and then back again. So I would<br />
25 take all calls from members and deal with all<br />
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