Goochland’s Supervisors would like the Virginia General Assembly to make some changes in the job requirements for two constitutional officers.

“You can drop out of the school in the eighth grade and be the treasurer of Goochland County,” said District 5 Supervisor James W. Eads during discussion of the agenda at the board’s Dec. 6 meeting.

That’s something that could change if the county’s wishes are heard.

As adopted, the legislative agenda asks the General Assembly “to impose minimum qualifications for the positions of 1ocal Treasurer and Commissioner of the Revenue. Currently, there are no minimum educational, training or licensure requirements for such offices.”

The agenda also requests that the State Auditor be allowed to establish certain “minimum controls” over deposits, withdrawals and disbursements by the treasurer and that authority to conduct an audit of all of the Treasurer’s accounts by the State Auditor of Public Accounts or by an independent certified public accountant be granted.

Goochland supervisors also voted to ask the legislature to grant them the authority to require a countersignature for wire transfers or other electronic transfers by the Treasurer.

Other requests including asking the legislature to lower the maximum Local Composite Index from 0.80 to 0.75, a move that would increase state funding for the county.

Goochland County Administrator Rebecca Dickson said such a change could result in about a $650,000 gain for the county.

Supervisors also asked the state to appropriate funds for the construction of a bridge connecting the Tuckahoe Creek Parkway in Goochland County with Ridgefield Parkway in Henrico County, in anticipation of the opening of the HCA Emergency Center in West Creek.