DATE: November 18, 2025
TO: Board of Supervisors
SUBMITTED BY: Paul Nerland, County Administrative Officer
SUBJECT: Approve petition for waiver of absences for Kevin Lisitsin to allow him to retain his position on the Foster Care Standards and Oversight Committee
RECOMMENDED ACTION(S):
TITLE
Approve petition for waiver of absences for Kevin Lisitsin to allow him to retain his position on the Foster Care Standards and Oversight Committee.
REPORT
Approval of the recommended action will allow Mr. Lisitsin to remain as a regular member of the Foster Care Standards and Oversight Committee (FCSOC). This item is countywide.
ALTERNATIVE ACTION(S):
If the recommended action is not approved, Mr. Lisitsin will be deemed to have resigned if he misses more than two consecutive meetings or three cumulative meetings per calendar year, requiring appointment of a new committee member.
FISCAL IMPACT:
There is no fiscal impact associated with the recommended action.
DISCUSSION:
In accordance with Fresno County Ordinance Code, Section 2.68.010.B, regarding member attendance at meetings, a nonelected member of any board, commission, committee or council appointed by the Board of Supervisors shall be deemed to have resigned his or her membership for absences in excess of two consecutive regular meetings or three regular meetings in a calendar year if the board, commission, committee or council has seven to twelve regular meetings per calendar year. The FCSOC is scheduled for ten (10) meetings per calendar year.
Further, Section 2.68.035 of the County Ordinance Code states that "Where a member has been absent from meetings such that one additional absence will result in an automatic resignation, that member may petition the board of supervisors for a waiver of one or more of the prior absences. Such petition may only be made once per calendar year. The granting of such petition shall be based on good cause as determined in the sole discretion of the board of supervisors."
Mr. Lisitsin was absent from three meetings which were held on May 7, 2025, August 6, 2025, and September 3, 2025, for the reasons mentioned in his petition. Mr. Lisitsin is asking for a waiver of prior absences to safeguard his opportunity to continue to serve on the Planning Commission.
ATTACHMENTS INCLUDED AND/OR ON FILE:
On file with Clerk - Petition for Waiver of Absences
CAO ANALYST:
Ron Alexander