DATE: June 22, 2021
TO: Board of Supervisors
SUBMITTED BY: Jean M Rousseau, County Administrative Officer
SUBJECT: Amended Election Procedures for Retirement Board of FCERA
RECOMMENDED ACTION(S):
TITLE
1. Adopt and authorize Chairman to execute resolution adopting the amended election procedures for the Board of Retirement of the Fresno County Employees' Retirement Association (FCERA).
2. Direct the Clerk of the Board of Supervisors to transmit a certified copy of the adopted resolution, in action item 1, above, to the Board of Retirement, the Retirement Administrator of FCERA, and the Fresno County Clerk/Registrar of Voters.
REPORT
The proposed amended election procedures ("Amended Procedures") for Board of Retirement elections in the recommended resolution reflect additional provisions or clarifications that would improve the administration of the election process for Board of Retirement elections.
The next regular Board of Retirement election is scheduled for Thursday, November 18, 2021.
That election will be for the Active Member Election of Seat number 2 (FCERA general member).
In order for the recommended Amended Procedures to be effective for the next regular Board of Retirement election, your Board would need to adopt the recommended resolution, either in the form presented, or in such form with any additional procedures that your Board may wish to include, not later than its July 13, 2021 regular meeting.
The recommended Amended Procedures, if adopted by your Board, would require FCERA to request the Registrar to conduct a Board of Retirement election five days earlier (e.g., Friday, July 16, 2021) than the existing deadline for such request (e.g., Wednesday, July 21, 2021); this proposed change in days is needed to accommodate FCERA's desire for flexibility, incorporated into the Amended Procedures, so that if any of FCERA's election activities might fall on a weekend or holiday, they may be performed by the next FCERA business day. Altho...
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