REPORT/RECOMMENDATION TO THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
OF SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY
AND RECORD OF ACTION
November 15, 2022
FROM
MICHAEL JIMENEZ, Interim Registrar of Voters, 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 8, 2022, 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: Michael Jimenez, Interim 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.
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, and appropriation for the minimal staffing required was included in the 2022-23 Registrar of Voters (ROV) budget.
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 8, 2022 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.
Candidate appointments, where there were an equal or fewer number of persons for each contest (unopposed), are for 63 offices in 30 special districts per the Resolution. Pursuant to California Elections Code section 10515, the recommended Resolution would appoint 63 candidates who filed a Declaration of Candidacy for this election.
No eligible voters filed a Declaration of Candidacy for 18 additional offices in 12 special districts. ROV has requested 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 |
Agency |
Term |
|
1 |
Apple Valley Foothill County Water District |
4-year |
|
2 |
Apple Valley Heights County Water District |
4-year |
|
2 |
Barstow Heights Community Services District |
4-year |
|
2 |
Big River Community Services District |
4-year |
|
1 |
Big River Community Services District |
2-year |
|
1 |
Crestline Village Water District |
2-year |
|
1 |
Crestline-Lake Arrowhead Water Agency, Div. 1 |
2-year |
|
2 |
Indian Wells Valley Water District |
4-year |
|
1 |
Juniper-Riviera County Water District |
2-year |
|
1 |
Lake Arrowhead Community Services District, Div. 5 |
4-year |
|
1 |
Rim of the World Recreation and Park District, Div. 5 |
4-year |
|
1 |
Running Springs Water District |
4-year |
|
2 |
Thunderbird County Water District |
4-year |
PROCUREMENT
N/A
REVIEW BY OTHERS
This item has been reviewed by County Counsel (Jolena Grider, Deputy County Counsel, 387-4310) on October 4, 2022; Finance (Elias Duenas, Administrative Analyst, 387-4052) on October 4, 2022; and County Finance and Administration (Valerie Clay, Deputy Executive Officer, 387-5423) on October 24, 2022.