REPORT TO SHASTA COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS

BOARD MEETING DATE:  February  6, 2018
CATEGORY:  Consent - General Government-2.

SUBJECT:

Buckeye Fire Protection District Board Appointments and Reappointments

Supervisorial District No. :  1 & 4

DEPARTMENT CONTACT:  Julie Hope, Principal Administrative Analyst, 530-225-5550

STAFF REPORT APPROVED BY:  Julie Hope, Principal Administrative Analyst

RECOMMENDATION

Take the following actions regarding the Buckeye Fire Protection District Board of Directors:  (1) Reappoint Fred M. Braun and Michael Smith to terms to December 2021; and (2) appoint Angie Wagner and Nicholas Braun to terms to December 2021. 

SUMMARY

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DISCUSSION

The Buckeye Fire Protection District (District) is an independent special district formed in 1967 under the terms of the Fire Protection District Law of 1961 by a vote of the electorate. The voters also approved the Board of Supervisors (BOS) to be the appointing authority for the District Board of Trustees pursuant to Health and Safety Code (HSC) section 13831(b)(1961). In 1987, the Fire Protection District Law of 1961 was repealed and replaced by the Fire Protection District Law of 1987 (HSC 13800 et seq.). Pursuant to HSC 13841 members must be residents of the District. The District is solely located within the unincorporated area of Shasta County and is governed by a five-member Board of Trustees serving four-year terms as appointed by the BOS.

On 12/4/17, the Clerk of the Board (COB) received a letter dated 11/28/17 from the District notifying the COB that Trustee Rick Sawyer had passed away and a letter dated 11/29/17 notifying the COB that Nicholas Braun was interested in being appointed.

On 12/8/17, the District Trustee Chairman emailed the COB stating the District had complied with Government Code sections 1778, 1779, and 54974 regarding notification and posting requirements.

On 1/2/18, the COB received a letter dated 12/10/17 notifying the COB that Angie Wagner was interested in being appointed. On 1/2/18 the COB also received a copy of the District's 12/20/17 District Minutes whereby the District Trustees voted to reappoint Michael Smith and Fred Braun to four-year terms to December 2021, to appoint Nicholas Braun to fill existing vacancy (Rick Sawyer) to a four-year term to December 2021, and to appoint Angie Wagner to fill the remainder of a four-year term, which the District represents was to expire in December 2015 (Robert Kwake). The COB can find no record our of BOS ever appointing Robert Kwake and the COB has reason to believe that this Trustees term has been vacant since at least since December 2015, and so recommend that Angie Wagner be appointed to a four-year term to December 2021 as well.

The District informs the COB that both Nicholas Braun and Angie Wagner are residents of the District and meet the requirements to serve as Trustees.

ALTERNATIVES

The Board may choose not to make one, some, or all of the appointments/reappointments or may choose to defer consideration to a future date.

OTHER AGENCY INVOLVEMENT

The District supports the recommendation. County Counsel has reviewed the recommendation.

FINANCING

There is no General Fund impact associated with approval of the recommendation.