OROVILLE — Nearly seven years after she was appointed to her job as Butte County Treasurer-Tax Collector, C. Linda Barnes has announced she is retiring.<br /><br />In April 2007, Barnes, who had served as the assistant treasure tax collector, was appointed to the top job 11 days after her boss, Treasurer-Tax Collector Dick Puelicher, died.<br /><br />Barnes' retirement becomes effective on Feb. 22, according to county records.<br /><br />In 2010, she was elected to the post in her own right.<br /><br />Tuesday, the Butte County Board of Supervisors will be asked what they want to do to fill the vacancy.<br /><br />Barnes' term will not expire until the first Monday after Jan. 1, 2015.<br /><br />The staff report on the topic says the supervisors have the right to do what a predecessor panel did in 2007, and appoint Peggy Moak, current assistant treasurer-tax collector, to fill the vacancy.<br /><br />While the board has the legal authority to appoint Moak, it is under no compulsion to do so.<br /><br />The county's staff report says the supervisors can pick another "qualified" candidate to the post or to direct the county Department of Human Resources to launch a recruitment effort to identify appropriate candidates.<br /><br />Tuesday's board meeting begins at 9 a.m. in the Supervisors Chambers, in the county Administration Building, 25 County Center Drive in Oroville.