REPORT/RECOMMENDATION TO THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
OF SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY
AND RECORD OF ACTION
December 3, 2024
FROM
STEPHENIE SHEA, Registrar of Voters
SUBJECT
Title
Appointment of Candidates in Lieu of Election
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RECOMMENDATION(S)
Recommendation
Adopt Resolution appointing candidates in lieu of election for certain contests in the November 5, 2024, General Election, where the number of persons filing a Declaration of Candidacy was less than or equal to the number of offices to be filled.
(Presenter: Stephenie Shea, Registrar of Voters, 387-2100)
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COUNTY AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER GOALS & OBJECTIVES
Operate in a Fiscally-Responsible and Business-Like Manner.
Pursue County Goals and Objectives by Working with Other Agencies and Stakeholders
FINANCIAL IMPACT
Approval of these actions will not result in the use of additional Discretionary General Funding (Net County Cost) as the adoption of Resolutions for Appointments in Lieu of Election is non-financial in nature.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
Adoption of this Resolution will appoint candidates, in lieu of election, to fill certain offices that were up for election in various special districts in the November 5, 2024, General Election.
California Elections Code section 10515 requires that when the number of candidates who file for an office is less than or equal to the number of offices to be filled, the Board of Supervisors (Board) shall appoint those candidates to the office. When no person files for an office, the Board shall appoint a qualified person to fill that office. All persons appointed in lieu of election by the Board shall serve to the end of the term.
There were candidate appointments for 79 offices in 34 special districts where there were an equal or fewer number of persons for each contest (unopposed), per the Resolution. Pursuant to California Elections Code section 10515, the recommended Resolution would appoint 79 candidates who filed a Declaration of Candidacy for this election.
No eligible voters filed a Declaration of Candidacy for 18 additional offices in 11 special districts. The Registrar of Voters has requested the First and Third Supervisorial Districts to identify qualified candidates for these 18 vacancies. Recommended appointments to fill the following vacant offices as members for Board of Directors will be presented to the Board for approval at a future meeting:
|
No. of Appointments |
District Office |
Term |
BOS District |
|
2 |
Apple Valley Foothill County Water District, Member, Board of Directors |
4-year |
1 |
|
3 |
Barstow Heights Community Services District, Member, Board of Directors |
4-year |
3 |
|
1 |
Big River Community Services District, Member, Board of Directors |
4-year |
3 |
|
2 |
Big River Community Services District, Member, Board of Directors |
2-year |
3 |
|
1 |
Daggett Community Services District, Member, Board of Directors |
2-year |
3 |
|
1 |
Hi-Desert Memorial Health Care District, Member, Board of Directors, Division 3 |
4-year |
3 |
|
1 |
Juniper-Riviera County Water District, Member, Board of Directors |
4-year |
1 |
|
1 |
Rim of the World Recreation and Park, Member, Board of Directors, Division 2 |
4-year |
3 |
|
1 |
Rim of the World Recreation and Park, Member, Board of Directors, Division 4 |
4-year |
3 |
|
1 |
Running Springs Water District, Member, Board of Directors |
4-year |
3 |
|
2 |
Thunderbird County Water District, Member, Board of Directors |
4-year |
1 |
|
1 |
Twentynine Palms Water District, Member, Board of Directors |
4-year |
3 |
|
1 |
Yucca Valley Airport District, Member, Board of Directors |
2-year |
3 |
PROCUREMENT
N/A
REVIEW BY OTHERS
This item has been reviewed by County Counsel (Jolena Grider, Deputy County Counsel, 387-5455) on November 4, 2024; Finance (Elias Duenas, Administrative Analyst, 387-4052) on November 8, 2024; and County Finance and Administration (Valerie Clay, Deputy Executive Officer, 387-5423) on November 13, 2024.