Sorensen gets Biggs gig

Chico Councilman Mark Sorensen (pictured) has a new job: city administrator in Biggs. The Biggs City Council selected him for the position on Tuesday, Aug. 14, after interviewing four candidates.

Although the 51-year-old Sorensen, who’s owned ACC Satellite for 22 years, has never worked in the public sector, he was a Chico planning commissioner for two years and has been on the council for 20 months. He started work Tuesday.

“It’s like the first day of school,” he said in a phone interview that morning. Already, he said, “there’s no shortage of irons in the fire.” In particular, he was going through the paperwork to register the city with the California Air Resources Board pursuant to its new cap-and-trade program.

Sorensen fills the seat vacated by Pete Carr, who is now city manager in Orland.

The job will be a challenge, Sorensen said, but one he welcomes. He intends to continue on the Chico council, he said.