DATE: November 28, 2023
TO: Board of Supervisors
SUBMITTED BY: James A. Kus, County Clerk/Registrar of Voters
SUBJECT: Consider and Appoint Director to the Sierra Resource Conservation
District Board of Directors
RECOMMENDED ACTION(S):
TITLE
Consider and appoint candidate Joseph David Denham to the Sierra Resource Conservation District Board of Directors to a term set to expire November 29, 2024.
REPORT
Approval of the recommended action will allow the Fresno County Board of Supervisors to appoint a director to a vacancy in the Sierra Resource Conservation District (Sierra RCD) Board of Directors. The Sierra RCD is governed by California Public Resources Code (PRC) section 9001 et seq. On October 3, 2023, the Clerk of the Board contacted the County Clerk/Registrar of Voters regarding the appointment. This item pertains to a location in District 5.
ALTERNATIVE ACTION(S):
If the recommended action is not approved, the seat will remain vacant.
FISCAL IMPACT:
There is no increase in Net County Cost associated with the recommended action.
DISCUSSION:
Resource Conservation Districts (RCD) are governed by PRC section 9001, et seq. PRC section 9314(b) provides RCDs the option of presenting a board resolution requesting the Board of Supervisors of the principal county to appoint directors as an alternative to holding elections for director positions. An RCD board's resolution requesting appointment of directors shall remain in effect until rescinded by the board of directors, or until a petition requesting the rescission is received by the elections official. The Sierra RCD submitted an executed standing resolution on June 1, 2016 to the Fresno County Clerk/Registrar of Voters, requesting the Fresno County Board of Supervisors to appoint its directors in lieu of an election pursuant to PRC section 9314(b).
PRC section 9316 states "[i]n case of a vacancy in the office of director appointed pursuant to Section 9314, the vacancy shall be filled, as prov...
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