REPORT/RECOMMENDATION TO THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
OF SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT
AND RECORD OF ACTION
April 9, 2024
FROM
STEPHENIE SHEA, Registrar of Voters
DAN MUNSEY, Fire Chief/Fire Warden, San Bernardino County Fire Protection District
SUBJECT
Title
Certified Election Results for Measure W Voted on at the March 5, 2024 Presidential Primary Election
End
RECOMMENDATION(S)
Recommendation
Acting as the governing body of San Bernardino County Fire Protection District, adopt a Resolution declaring the results for the contest under the jurisdiction of the San Bernardino County Fire Protection District that appeared on the ballot in the 2024 Presidential Primary Election.
(Presenter: Stephenie Shea, Registrar of Voters, 387-2100)
Body
COUNTY AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER GOALS & OBJECTIVES
Pursue County Goals and Objectives by Working with Other Agencies and Stakeholders.
FINANCIAL IMPACT
Approval of this item will not result in the use of -Discretionary General Funding (Net County Cost). Appropriation for the staffing required to present the Certified Election Results is included in the Registrar of Voters (ROV) 2023-24 budget.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
ROV conducted the 2024 Presidential Primary Election held on March 5, 2024, in compliance with the California Elections and Government Codes. Eligible voters in this election voted on Measure W, labeled Repeal the Special Tax for San Bernardino County Fire Protection District Service Zone FP-5.
Ballots were cast by 94,055 voters on Measure W in the election, which equated to a 26.76 percent turnout of eligible registered voters in the election.
California Elections Code section 15400 provides that the San Bernardino County Fire Protection District Board of Directors, as a governing body, shall declare the results of each measure election under its jurisdiction. The proposed Resolution declares Measure W was not approved as 56.46 percent of the voters who voted on the measure voted “No.”
PROCUREMENT
Not applicable.
REVIEW BY OTHERS
This item has been reviewed by County Counsel (Jolena Grider, Deputy County Counsel, 387-5455) on March 25, 2024; San Bernardino County Fire Protection District (Dan Munsey, Fire Chief/Fire Warden, 387-5779) on April 1, 2024; Finance (Elias Duenas, Administrative Analyst, 387-4378) on March 25, 2024; and County Finance and Administration (Valerie Clay, Deputy Executive Officer, 387-5423) on March 25, 2024.