DATE: September 22, 2020
TO: Board of Supervisors
SUBMITTED BY: Bernice E. Seidel, Clerk of the Board
SUBJECT: Appointment of a Director to the Broadview Water District in accordance with Government Code ?1780(h)
RECOMMENDED ACTION(S):
TITLE
Appoint Bill Pierce to the Broadview Water District Board of Directors, for the term expiring December 2021, to fill a vacancy.
REPORT
As permitted by California Government Code section 1780, subdivision (h), approval of the recommended action will allow the Fresno County Board of Supervisors to provide the Broadview Water District (District) Board with a quorum by appointing a director without the District incurring the expense of an election. This item pertains to District 1.
ALTERNATIVE ACTION(S):
If the recommended action is not approved, your Board may call an election to fill the vacancy.
FISCAL IMPACT:
There is no increase in Net County Cost associated with the recommended action.
DISCUSSION:
There are five (5) seats on the District Board. Bobbie Ormonde and Thomas Birmingham presently serve on the District Board. Their terms expired in 2017, but they continue to serve on the District Board until a successor qualifies and takes office. On October 27, 2015, Agenda Item Number 37, the Board of Supervisors appointed in lieu of an election Dan Pope and Susan Ramos to the District Board for two (2) full terms expiring in 2017. At that time, there were no candidates for a third director position, which has since remained vacant. In 2016, Mr. Pope and Ms. Ramos resigned from the District Board creating two (2) additional vacancies. Three (3) out of five (5) director positions remain vacant and the District Board does not have a quorum to conduct business.
The District is governed by the California Water Code (WC). Under WC section 34707.5, the Board of Supervisors has the authority to appoint directors to the District Board to fill a vacancy pursuant to California Government Code section 1780.
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