DATE: September 22, 2026
TO: Board of Supervisors
SUBMITTED BY: Paul Nerland, County Administrative Officer
Michelle Roman, Chairman, Fresno County Zoo Authority Board
SUBJECT: Approve waiver of Fresno County Zoo Authority Board Absences for Peter Herzog
RECOMMENDED ACTION(S):
TITLE
Approve petition for waiver of absences for Peter Herzog to allow him to retain his position on the Fresno County Zoo Authority Board.
REPORT
There is no fiscal impact associated with the recommended action. Approval of the recommended action will allow Mr. Herzog to remain a regular member of the Fresno County Zoo Authority Board. This item is countywide.
ALTERNATIVE ACTION(S):
If the recommended action is not approved, Mr. Herzog will be deemed to have resigned if he misses a total of four meetings in 2026, requiring appointment of a new board 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.C, 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 Fresno County Zoo Authority schedules 12 regular meetings in a 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. Herzog was a...
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