DATE: September 10, 2019
TO: Board of Supervisors
SUBMITTED BY: Brandi L. Orth, County Clerk/Registrar of Voters
SUBJECT: Board Appointments to Silver Creek Drainage District's Board of Directors
RECOMMENDED ACTION(S):
TITLE
Consider candidates and appoint directors to the Silver Creek Drainage District Board of Directors. Beau Diedrich, Division 1, Gary Davis, Division 2 and Joel Allen, Division 3 terms expiring in 2021.
REPORT
Approval of the recommended action will allow the Fresno County Board of Supervisors to appoint three directors to the Silver Creek Drainage District (Silver Creek) Board. Silver Creek is governed by the California Water Code Appendix 8. The District has been inactive for the past decade and the five (5) prior board of directors members' terms have since expired. Silver Creek's board members are elected by landowners within the district and serve staggered four-year terms. This item pertains to District 1.
ALTERNATIVE ACTION(S):
If the recommended action is not approved, Silver Creek would be unable to conduct business due to lack of quorum. California Government Code section 1780, subdivision (h)(1)-(2), which provides, in relevant part: (1) Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, if the number of remaining members of the district board falls below a quorum, then at the request of ... a remaining member of the district board, the appropriate board of supervisors ... shall promptly appoint a person to fill the vacancy. (2) The board of supervisors ... shall only fill enough vacancies by appointment or by election to provide the district board with a quorum.
FISCAL IMPACT:
There is no Net County Cost associated with the recommended action.
DISCUSSION:
Drainage Districts such as Silver Creek are governed by the California Water Code Appendix (CWCA). The District operates pursuant to the Drainage District Act of 1903, CWCA Subsections 8-1, et seq. The Silver Creek Drainage District was formed in 1982. The Dis...
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