DATE: May 1, 2018
TO: Board of Supervisors
SUBMITTED BY: Jean M. Rousseau, County Administrative Officer
SUBJECT: Resolution increasing the number of members of the Coalinga-Huron Cemetery District Board of Trustees from three to five Members
RECOMMENDED ACTION(S):
TITLE
Conduct hearing to consider and adopt resolution increasing the number of members of the Coalinga-Huron Cemetery District Board of Trustees from three to five Members.
REPORT
The Coalinga-Huron Cemetery District (District) was formed in 1957 as an independent special district in Fresno County governed by a three-member board of trustees. On February 13, 2018, the District Board of Trustees convened, discussed and approved a resolution to request the Fresno County Board of Supervisors to increase the Coalinga-Huron Cemetery Board of Trustees from a three-member to a five-member board.
ALTERNATIVE ACTION(S):
Your Board may elect to not increase the number of Board of Trustee Members and appoint qualified residents of the Cemetery District.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Approval of the recommended action will have no additional impact on Net County Cost.
DISCUSSION:
The board of trustees of a public cemetery district in California shall be composed of three or five members. California Health and Safety Code section 9025(a) states, "A board of trustees may adopt a resolution requesting the board of supervisors increase or decrease the number of members of the board of trustees." Additionally, in section 9025(b) it states that "Within 60 days of receiving a resolution adopted pursuant to subdivision (a), the board of supervisors shall consider the resolution at a public hearing. The board of supervisors shall give notice of its hearing by publishing a notice pursuant to Section 6061 of the Government Code in at least one newspaper of general circulation within the jurisdiction of the district at least 10 days before the hearing. In addition, the board of supervisors shall mail the notice at least 10 ...
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