After nearly ten years in office, Barbara Ringen will retire from her position as Treasurer/Tax Collector. With her retirement, Lake County voters will have to choose someone to fill her position. With no one in her office running for the position, the run for the seat is a contested one. Patrick Sullivan, Lake County’s tax administrator, and Paul Flores, who recently moved back to the area from California. Flores worked in the office some twenty years ago, and his sudden appearance has raised some questions, but he has been living in Lake County on and off for the last six months and is a registered voter, which is a requirement to run for office.