SANTA CRUZ COUNTY’S CHIEF PROBATION OFFICER IS SET TO RETIRE.54 YEAR OLD SCOTT MACDONALD HAS BEEN WITH THE PROBATION DEPARTMENT FOR 30 YEARS AS OF JUNE. HE HAS BEEN WITH THE DEPARTMENT LONGER THAN ANY OTHER EMPLOYEE. MACDONALD PLANS TO LEAVE THE POSITION IN DECEMBER AND THEN WORKING IN THE PRIVATE SECTOR AS A CONSULTANT IN THE JUVENILE AND ADULT CRIMINAL SYSTEM.