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Steven Botelho, Sarasota County's chief financial management officer, was appointed acting assistant county administrator by Sarasota County Administrator Thomas A. Harmer, effective Monday, Feb. 24. Harmer announced the appointment during a county budget workshop held at the Administration Center in Sarasota on Friday, Feb. 21. "Steve continues to be a strong asset to the leadership team and has a great understand- ing of the internal operations of the county," Harmer said. "He has also worked hard to develop a positive work environment in his department." Botelho will continue to serve as Sarasota County's chief financial management officer, a position he has held since 2012, overseeing the Office of Financial Management, its staff and the county's budget process and plan- ning, a news release notes. In his new role, he will also oversee the county's information technology and human resources services. "I am excited to work with Steve as part of the executive team," said Harmer. Botelho joined Sarasota County Government in 2005 as a financial analyst and later became the budget director, the release says. Under Botelho's management, Sarasota County has continued to be recognized with the Distinguished Budget Presentation Award, most recently in 2013. The award is the highest professional recognition in gov- ernmental budgeting and is presented by the Government Finance Officers Association (GFOA), the release continues. Botelho, a 1999 graduate of the University of South Florida, began his financial career as an advisor with the global financial services firm Morgan Stanley. During his tenure with the firm, he earned various financial accredi- tations and licenses, the release says. He then assisted Arthur Anderson LLP, a national accounting services and tax consult- ing company, as a tax software developer. There he helped develop tax software that is still in use, the release notes. Botelho and his wife, a Sarasota County native, have two daughters. BOTELHO NAMED ACTING ASSISTANT COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR Steven Botelho/Contributed photo Sarasota News Leader February 28, 2014 Page 80