Since the City Treasurer’s position is scheduled to vanish in the dewy mists of Tuesday’s election — when the final round of Charter Reform guidelines takes effect — Crystal Alexander, the officeholder, was asked about her plans for Wednesday morning.
Do you intend to go to work at City Hall on the day after the election?
Her response was crisp and prompt:
“I don’t have an answer.”
Officially, Ms. Alexander’s job, at least as previously constructed, will be gone.
But what of her status?
Apparently it is as uncertain as this afternoon’s skies over Culver City.
In the last municipal election, Culver City voters affirmed the recommendations of the Charter Review Committee that eliminated the offices of the City Clerk and City Treasurer as elective positions, as of next week’s election.
Christopher Armenta, the City Clerk, is reasonably clear about his own post-election plans.
As one of nine candidates for three open seats on the City Council on Tuesday, he is optimistic about winning.
Much less certitude exists across the aisle in the City Treasurer’s offices.
According to Ms. Alexander, six days before the election, there is no more clarity about her immediate future than there was when Charter Reform was approved.
She was asked how her present clouded understanding of her status comports with her original understanding.
“I had no original understanding,” she said.
“Things seem to change around here daily. The way it is going, I may sit here on the day after the election and see what happens.”
Due at City Hall
Ms. Alexander said that regardless of her job status, she will report to City Hall the morning after the election.
It will be her son’s 16th birthday, and she intends to renew his passport in time for the family’s summer vacation.
Beyond that?
When does Ms. Alexander, who recently turned 50 years old, expect to learn her fate with finality?
“Things could change day by day,” she said.