REPORT/RECOMMENDATION TO THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
OF THE COUNTY OF SAN BERNARDINO
AND RECORD OF ACTION
February 9, 2021
FROM
COL. PAUL COOK (RET.), First District Supervisor, Board of Supervisors
SUBJECT
Title v
Creation of First District Municipal Advisory Councils
End
RECOMMENDATION(S)
Recommendation
1. Adopt Resolutions creating the following Municipal Advisory Councils:
a. Searles Valley-Trona Municipal Advisory Council
b. Spring Valley Lake Municipal Advisory Council
2. Direct the Clerk of the Board to post a notice of vacancy pursuant to the Maddy Act for members of the following Municipal Advisory Councils:
a. Searles Valley-Trona Municipal Advisory Council - 5 members
b. Spring Valley Lake Municipal Advisory Council - 5 members
(Presenter: Col. Paul Cook (Ret.), First District Supervisor, 387-4830)
Body
COUNTY AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER GOALS & OBJECTIVES
Operate in a Fiscally-Responsible and Business-Like Manner.
FINANCIAL IMPACT
Approval of this item will not require the use of additional Discretionary General Funding (Net County Cost). Sufficient appropriation exists within the First District’s 2020-21 budget to fund any costs related to this action.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
Supervisor Robert Lovingood fulfilled his last term as Supervisor of the First District, and Col. Paul Cook (Ret.) has been elected as the First District Supervisor, effective December 7, 2020.
Pursuant to San Bernardino County Code 12.4501 et seq., all Municipal Advisory Councils and Advisory Committees dissolve upon the end of each term of the County Supervisor who represents the district in which the respective Municipal Advisory Council or Advisory Committee is located or upon the effective date of the establishment of a new Supervisorial District as a result of redistricting. Furthermore, section 12.4504(d) states that the number of members of a Municipal Advisory Council shall be established by the resolution of formation.
Board of Supervisors’ action is required to re-establish the following Municipal Advisory Councils:
a) Searles Valley-Trona Municipal Advisory Council
b) Spring Valley Lake Municipal Advisory Council
Additionally, this item will direct the Clerk of the Board to post a notice of vacancy, pursuant to the Maddy Act (Government Code Section 54970 et seq.) to allow for the filling of vacancies. The First District Municipal Advisory Councils will consist of the following number of members appointed by the Board of Supervisors:
a) Searles Valley-Trona Municipal Advisory Council - 5 members
b) Spring Valley Lake Municipal Advisory Council - 5 members
PROCUREMENT
N/A
REVIEW BY OTHERS
This item has been reviewed by County Counsel (Penny Alexander-Kelley, Chief Assistant County Counsel, 387-5455) on January 25, 2021; Finance (Stephenie Shea, Administrative Analyst, 387-4919) on January 21, 2021; and County Finance and Administration (Matthew Erickson, County Chief Financial Officer, 387-5423) on January 25, 2021.