DATE: December 3, 2024
TO: Board of Supervisors
SUBMITTED BY: James A. Kus, County Clerk/Registrar of Voters
SUBJECT: Appointment of Directors to Special District Boards in Accordance with California Elections Code Section 10515(b)
RECOMMENDED ACTION(S):
TITLE
1. Consider and appoint candidates to the Fig Garden Fire Protection District Board of Directors: Richard Caglia to a full-term expiring December 1, 2028, and Erik S. Peterson and Heather Walker Janz to a short-term expiring December 4, 2026; and
2. Consider and appoint candidate Ralph Scott Moore to the Sierra Cedars Community Services District Board of Directors to a short-term expiring December 4, 2026.
REPORT
Approval of the first recommended action will appoint three directors to the Fig Garden Fire Protection District (Fig Garden FPD) board of directors. Approval of the second recommended action will appoint one director to the Sierra Cedars Community Services District (Sierra Cedars CSD) board of directors. The Fig Garden FPD is governed by California Health and Safety Code section 13800 et seq. The Sierra Cedars CSD is governed by California Government Code Section 61000 et seq. This item pertains to locations in Districts 2 and 5.
ALTERNATIVE ACTION(S):
If the recommended actions are not approved, the director positions will remain vacant for the two boards.
FISCAL IMPACT:
There is no increase in Net County Cost associated with the recommended actions.
DISCUSSION:
In accordance with California Elections Code Section 10515(b), the Board of Supervisors, as the supervising authority, shall appoint any person to the office who is qualified on the date when the election would have been held if no person has filed a declaration of candidacy for any office. Fresno County is the principal county for the previously named Special Districts.
The Fig Garden FPD submitted a Boards, Commissions, Committees (BCC) Application to the Clerk of the Board of Supervisors for Richard Caglia on October 2...
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