DATE: October 17, 2017
TO: Board of Supervisors
SUBMITTED BY: Bernice E. Seidel, Clerk to the Board
SUBJECT: Appointments in Lieu of Elections for Landowner Elected Districts
RECOMMENDED ACTION(S):
TITLE
Accept Certificate of Facts regarding declarations of candidacy for eligible positions for the Landowner voting districts; and appoint in lieu of an election, Landowner candidates who filed declarations of candidacy unopposed.
REPORT
As required by Election Code Section 10515, approval of the recommended actions will accept the Certificate of Facts and appoint persons who have filed declarations of candidacy to Landowners District board positions (Attachment A).
ALTERNATIVE ACTION(S):
There is no viable alternative. Election Code section 10515 requires the Board of Supervisors to either make Landowner District Board appointments in lieu of election or to utilize the County's established appointment process, as performed by the Clerk to the Board, in Landowners Districts where no candidate filed a Declaration of Candidacy.
DISCUSSION:
It is recommended that your Board appoint the candidates who have filed declarations of candidacy for an elected position in a Landowner district.
Attachment A lists persons who have filed declarations of candidacy and will be appointed in lieu of election by the Board of Supervisors, also includes certifications. Attachment B lists Landowner Board positions where no candidate filed a declaration of candidacy and where the Clerk to the Board will follow an established application process in anticipation of the Board of Supervisors making future appointments.
According to Election Code 10515:
a) If, by 5 p.m. on the 83rd day prior to the day fixed for the general district election:
1) Only one person has filed a declaration of candidacy for any elective office to be filled at that election,
2) No one has filed a declaration of candidacy for such an office,
3) In the case of directors to be elected from the district ...
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