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FAIRFAX COUNTY
Chief Elections Official Will Step Down
Fairfax County's chief elections administrator, General Registrar Jacquelynne C. Harris, has resigned effective July 1 for personal reasons, officials said yesterday.
Fairfax County Electoral Board Chairman Robert R. Sparks Jr. said that losing Harris in a presidential election year is "an inopportune event, but we're on board with it." He said Harris will help in the search for a successor.
Harris, 46, had one foot out the door last year, before the board gave her a $12,000 raise to $105,000 a year. But she said that personal considerations ultimately took precedence. She has no other job lined up, she said, and plans to leave the Washington area.
"It's strictly a matter of my exploring other opportunities," Harris said.
-- Bill Turque
ARLINGTON COUNTY
Shelter Operator's Contract Is Dropped
Arlington County took over day-to-day operations of the community's emergency winter shelter yesterday after terminating a contract with the operator, the Arlington Street People's Network.
"No disruption of services will occur," said Susanne Eisner, county human services director. "The emergency winter shelter will remain open, safe and available to meet the emergency wintertime needs of homeless persons in the community."
Eisner said the county lost faith in the organization's "ability and willingness to run the shelter" after people affiliated with the network said the homeless are better off sleeping outside.
