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REPORT TO SHASTA COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS


BOARD MEETING DATE:  October  2, 2018
CATEGORY:  Consent - General Government-4.

SUBJECT:

County Clerk/Elections - Appointments in-lieu of election for special districts.

DEPARTMENT: County Clerk/Elections

Supervisorial District No. :  All

DEPARTMENT CONTACT:  Cathy Darling Allen, County Clerk/Registrar of Voters, (530) 225-5730

STAFF REPORT APPROVED BY:  Cathy Darling Allen, County Clerk/Registrar of Voters

Vote Required?

Simple Majority Vote
General Fund Impact?

No Additional General Fund Impact 

RECOMMENDATION

Approve the appointments in-lieu of election for 34 board of directors candidates and six vacant offices  in 19 special districts as listed on the Certified List of Qualified Special District Candidates.

SUMMARY

Per California Elections Code section 10515, the Board of Supervisors shall make appointments in-lieu of a General Election for open seats for special district's governing board of directors.

DISCUSSION

Each General Election, special districts have governing board of directors scheduled to be elected.  In those districts where the number of candidates does not exceed the number of open offices, the candidates should be appointed in-lieu of the General Election by the Board of Supervisors. 

 

In those districts where the number of candidates is insufficient, the Board of Supervisors may appoint to the offices qualified individuals to serve.  These appointments should be made at a regular or special meeting prior to November 26, 2018.  Those individual appointees shall take office and serve as if elected.

 

The attached Certified List of Qualified Special District Candidates  for the November 6, 2018 General Election contains each special district that has one or more open seat and the coinciding candidate or vacancy to be appointed in-lieu of the General Election.  Each office will serve a term of 4 years from December 7, 2018 through December 2, 2022, with the exception of the Shasta Lake Fire Protection District open seat, which is short term for the period December 7, 2018 through December 4, 2020.

 

For those open offices that have insufficient candidates, the Board of Supervisors may choose to make appointments.  If those appointments are made prior to Monday, November 26, 2018, those appointees will serve as if elected for the indicated term.

 

 

ALTERNATIVES

Should the Board of Supervisors choose not to make appointments in-lieu of the General Election, it would be in violation of the California Elections Code.

OTHER AGENCY INVOLVEMENT

The County Administrative Office has reviewed the recommendation.

FINANCING

There is no additional General Fund impact.

ATTACHMENTS:
DescriptionUpload DateDescription
Certified List9/27/2018Certified List