REPORT/RECOMMENDATION TO THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
OF SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY
AND RECORD OF ACTION
January 14, 2025
FROM
DAWN ROWE, Third District Supervisor, Board of Supervisors
SUBJECT
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Creation of Third District Municipal Advisory Councils and Advisory Committee
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RECOMMENDATION(S)
Recommendation
1. Adopt Resolutions creating the following Municipal Advisory Councils and Advisory Committee:
a. Crest Forest Municipal Advisory Council
b. Lake Arrowhead Municipal Advisory Council
c. Lake Arrowhead Dam Advisory Committee (County Service Area 70 D-1)
2. Direct the Clerk of the Board of Supervisors to post a notice of vacancy pursuant to the Maddy Act for members of the following Municipal Advisory Councils and Advisory Committee:
a. Crest Forest Municipal Advisory Council - five members
b. Lake Arrowhead Municipal Advisory Council - five members
c. Lake Arrowhead Dam Advisory Committee (County Service Area 70 D-1) - five members
(Presenter: Supervisor Dawn Rowe, Third District Supervisor, 387-4855)
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COUNTY AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER GOALS & OBJECTIVES
Improve County Government Operations.
Operate in a Fiscally-Responsible and Business-Like Manner.
Ensure Development of a Well-Planned, Balanced, and Sustainable County.
FINANCIAL IMPACT
Approval of this item will not require the use of additional Discretionary General Funding (Net County Cost). Sufficient appropriation exists within the Third District’s 2024-25 budget to fund any cost related to this action.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
Pursuant to San Bernardino County Code 12.4509, all Municipal Advisory Councils (MACs) and Advisory Committees (ACs) automatically dissolve upon the end of each term of the County Supervisor who represents the Supervisorial District in which the respective MAC or AC is located. The terms of all sitting MAC and AC members will also expire as of that date.
On January 6, 2025, at the end of the Third District Supervisor's term, all MACs and ACs established by the Supervisor for the Third District dissolved, and Board of Supervisors (Board) action is required to re-establish the MACs and ACs identified in Recommendation No. 1. Supervisor Dawn Rowe was re-elected to serve another term as the Third District Supervisor and the recommended Resolutions will create the MACs and ACs identified in Recommendation No. 1 under the Supervisor’s new term.
Additionally, this item will direct the Clerk of the Board to post a notice of vacancy, pursuant to the Maddy Act (Government Code Section 54970 et seq.), to solicit applications for the council positions to be appointed by the Board. The Third District’s MACs or ACs will consist of the number of members appointed by the Board as identified in Recommendation No. 2.
PROCUREMENT
Not applicable.
REVIEW BY OTHERS
This item has been reviewed by County Counsel (Cynthia O’Neill, Chief Assistant County Counsel, 387-5455) on January 2, 2025; Finance (Jessica Trillo, Administrative Analyst, 387-4222) on January 2, 2025; and County Finance and Administration (Matthew Erickson, County Chief Financial Officer, 387-5423) on January 2, 2025.