City Auditor
Laura Doud Hosts Open House
To Celebrate 100th Anniversary of the Office
of the Long Beach City Auditor
City Auditor Laura Doud speaks
about the dedication of the
Myrtelle L. Gunsul Conference
Room.
City Auditor Laura Doud
addressing community members and
officials at Centennial
celebration Open House.
Betty Short Andreatta's aunt,
Nell Short was a staff member in
the Office of the City Auditor
when Miss Myrtelle L. Gunsul was
City Auditor. This photo taken
in the Myrtelle L. Gunsul
conference room.
Long Beach City Auditor Laura Doud welcomed
over 200 community members as well as city,
county, and state officials to an Open House
in her City Hall office yesterday to
commemorate 100 Years of the City Auditor’s
Office.
The day honored all former City Auditors who
have served Long Beach. “This centennial
occasion allows us to honor City Auditors
who have come before us and also serves as a
reminder to do all we can to promote
excellence and efficiency in government.
This is the legacy of the Long Beach City
Auditor’s Office, and we are pleased to
carry this legacy forward,” Doud stated.
During the ceremonies, City Auditor Doud
recognized former City Auditor Bob Fronke
who was in attendance as “a man I admire for
his principles and integrity, who has been a
great example to me.”
Visitors toured the newly-dedicated Myrtelle
L. Gunsul Conference Room to view the
exhibit of the life and career of Miss
Gunsul, who served as Long Beach’s 5th
elected City Auditor from 1919 until her
retirement in 1951.
City Auditor Doud continued, “As Miss Gunsul
said, ‘Public office is public trust.’ Our
office takes this trust seriously, and we
are committed to ensuring that
taxpayers get
the most for their hard-earned tax dollars.
The Conference Room is
now a living tribute
to Miss Gunsul’s extraordinary life and
commitment to public service in Long Beach.
By dedicating this Conference Room to her,
we will keep her values and principles alive
in our memories and in our daily actions.”
On reading about the upcoming Open House in
the newspaper, Betty Short Andreatta
contacted the City Auditor’s Office about
her aunt, Miss Nell Short, who was on staff
in the City Auditor’s office during the
tenure of Myrtelle L. Gunsul. City Auditor
Doud was pleased to welcome Mrs. Andreatta and her daughter at the event today. Mrs.
Andreatta presented some of her aunt’s audit
memorabilia, including Auditor’s Annual
Reports from 1923 and 1936, to City Auditor
Laura Doud who was pleased to accept them on
behalf of the Office.
Research into the history of the Office of
the City Auditor is ongoing. Anyone with
information or photographs relating to
former City Auditors is encouraged to
contact the Office at (562) 570-6751.
Visitors are welcome to view the exhibit in
the Myrtelle L. Gunsul Conference Room.
Viewing is by appointment only as it is a
working conference room.
Please call (562) 570-6751 to schedule an
appointment.
