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Sablan gets Council backing on new post
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Posted on Dec 27 2000
Newly-installed Public Auditor Michael Sablan received the full support of the Saipan and Northern Islands Municipal Council as he formally assumes his new position after having been confirmed by both houses of the CNMI Legislature.
The Municipal Council adopted a resolution backing his appointment by Gov. Pedro P. Tenorio as chief of the Office of the Public Auditor, replacing Leo M. LaMotte who resigned from the position earlier this month.
The Council also lauded the governor’s decision to choose the next public auditor from the pool of local accountants qualified under existing regulations to hold the highest OPA position.
“[We are] extremely grateful that the selection of the Public Auditor is made from the pool of local qualified Certified Public Accountants who have returned to the CNMI to render their professional services for and in the interest of our people and our islands,” the resolution reads.
Prior to his appointment as Public Auditor, Mr. Sablan was special budget and finance consultant to the governor and was a major player in bringing about measures that helped put into order the Commonwealth’s fiscal house.
Mr. Sablan was also the chief finance officer of Joeten Enterprises, Inc. from 1990 to 1997; assistant comptroller of Duty Free Shoppers from 1988 to 1990; senior accountant of Marder and Company in Los Angeles, California from 1986 to 1988; comptroller of Sound of L.A. Records in Hollywood.
The new OPA chief received his CPA certification from the State of California Board of Accountancy, American Institute of CPA in 1988. He has also worked with other companies in California before returning to the CNMI.
Mr. Sablan received his bachelor’s degree from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) in 1981.
