To: Board of Supervisors
From: Clerk/Recorder
SUBJECT:
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Appointment of Special District Directors
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RECOMMENDATION(S):
Recommendation
That the Board of Supervisors receive staff report; and appoint attached slates of individuals to special district governing boards, pursuant to California Elections Code, Sections 10515 and 10517.
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SOURCE OF FUNDING:
General Fund and special districts.
DISCUSSION:
Humboldt County currently has 47 special districts with elected governing boards, including community services, fire, water, and other districts. Special district boards are typically comprised of five positions, including two-year and four-year positions. In years past, district board terms would expire biennially in odd-numbered years. Even with a recent shift by many special districts to even-numbered year elections, 15 special districts, including eight community services districts, four fire protection districts, one sanitary district, one harbor district, and one healthcare district are participating in this year's even-numbered year election.
The elections process commences with a candidate filing period during which time qualified Humboldt County residents can file candidacy papers to serve on a district board in the jurisdiction in which they live. Pursuant to California Elections Code, Section 10517, when the number of qualified candidates filing for a position exceeds the number of seats available, the county elections official, the Registrar of Voters, will conduct a general district election to fill the available seats. When the number of qualified candidates filing for a seat equals the number of seats available and no petition requesting an election has been filed, California Elections Code, Section 10515(a) directs the officer conducting the election, the Registrar of Voters, to request the supervising authority, the Board of Supervisors, appoint qualified candidates who have filed candidacy papers; the supervising authority...
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