There was a time, albeit, a long time ago, when many county jobs were appointed by the Lassen County Board of Supervisors.* One of the “plum” county appointed jobs was that of the courthouse janitor and with it sexton of the nearby Susanville Cemetery..
*One of the more interesting political appointment positions on a national scale that effected the local level was that of postmaster. Postmasters changed whenever there was change of United States Presidents party affiliation. Not much for job security if you were local postmaster appointed by a Democratic President, you were out of a job when a Republican was elected, or vice versa not implying a specific political preference.