REPORT/RECOMMENDATION TO THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
OF SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY
AND RECORD OF ACTION
September 23, 2025
FROM
DAWN ROWE, Chair and Third District Supervisor, Board of Supervisors
SUBJECT
Title
Mojave Desert Resource Conservation District Appointment in Lieu of Election
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RECOMMENDATION(S)
Recommendation
1. Find that pursuant to the provisions of Public Resources Code Section 9314(b)(1), the Mojave Desert Resource Conservation District's Board of Directors, by Resolution, has requested that the Board of Supervisors appoint Directors to their District Board as an alternative to the election of said Directors.
2. Approve appointment of Earl Graham, in lieu of election, to the vacant position of Director for the Mojave Desert Resource Conservation District's Board of Directors.
(Presenter: Dawn Rowe, Chair and Third District Supervisor, 387-4855)
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COUNTY AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER GOALS & OBJECTIVES
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 result in the use of Discretionary General Funding (Net County Cost) as this action is non-financial in nature.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
This item will provide for the appointment of Earl Graham as Director on the Mojave Desert Resource Conservation District's Board of Directors, effective September 23, 2025, ending at 12:00 PM on November 24, 2028, to serve the unexpired term of Eldert Van Dam. Mr. Van Dam was appointed pursuant to Section 9314 of the Public Resources Code on December 3, 2024. As provided in Section 9316 of the Public Resources Code, in the case of a vacancy in the office of Director appointed pursuant to Section 9314, the vacancy shall be filled, as provided in Section 9314, by appointment for the unexpired term by the Board of Supervisors of the principal county.
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