REPORT/RECOMMENDATION TO THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
OF SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY
AND RECORD OF ACTION
August 5, 2025
FROM
JOANI FINWALL, Registrar of Voters
SUBJECT
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Resolution for Appointment of Candidates in Lieu of Election
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RECOMMENDATION(S)
Recommendation
Adopt Resolution appointing candidates to serve as members of the Board of Directors, in lieu of election for certain contests in the November 5, 2024, General Election, where no person filed a Declaration of Candidacy.
(Presenter: Joani Finwall, 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.
On December 3, 2024 (Item No. 48), the Board adopted Resolution No. 2024-170 appointing 79 candidates, in lieu of election, as members of the Board of Directors for 34 independent special districts for two-year and four-year terms that began on December 6, 2024.
On January 28, 2025 (Item No. 56), the Board adopted Resolution No. 20...
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