REPORT/RECOMMENDATION TO THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
OF SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY
AND RECORD OF ACTION
November 15, 2022
FROM
DEBORAH CHERNEY, Chief Executive Officer, San Bernardino County Employees’ Retirement Association
SUBJECT
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Retirement Board Election
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RECOMMENDATION(S)
Recommendation
Adopt Resolution declaring, in lieu of election, the uncontested candidates Louis Fiorino and Harry Hatch as the winners of the 2022 San Bernardino County Employees’ Retirement Association Board of Retirement Election for the General Member (3rd seat) and Alternate Retired Member, respectively.
(Presenter: Deborah Cherney, Chief Executive Officer, 885-7980)
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COUNTY AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER GOALS & OBJECTIVES
Operate in a Fiscally-Responsible and Business-Like Manner.
FINANCIAL IMPACT
Approval of this item will not result in the use of Discretionary General Funding (Net County Cost). The Registrar of Voters estimated cost of $14,190 to conduct the Retired Member (8th seat) election will be fully reimbursed by the San Bernardino County Employees’ Retirement Association (SBCERA).
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
The terms of one General Member (3rd seat), the Retired Member (8th seat) and the Alternate Retired Member expire on December 31, 2022. The General Member is elected from the General Members of SBCERA. The Retired Member and Alternate Retired Member are elected from the Retired Members of SBCERA. The terms of office for each of these three Members shall be a full term of three years, commencing January 1, 2023.
Per SBCERA General Policy No. 006 (Board of Retirement Elections), “if only one Member has been duly nominated in accordance with the rules established for the holding of the election, no election will be held in that office. The SBCERA CEO shall prepare a resolution for the Board of Retirement to declare the uncontested candidate(s) the winner(s) at a regular meeting held prior to the first day of the term of the office(s), and prepare the item for the Board of Supervisors to declare the winner”.
Attached as Exhibit A is the Official Candidate List from the Registrar of Voters declaring that only one Member has been duly nominated for the General Member (3rd Seat) and the Alternate Retired Member Seat. Approval of the resolution by the Board of Supervisors will declare Louis Fiorino as the uncontested winner for the General Member (3rd Seat) and Harry Hatch as the uncontested winner for the Alternate Retired Seat. No election will be held for these seats.
Attached as Exhibit B is a copy of SBCERA Resolution No. 2022-5, which was approved by the Board of Retirement at its October 6, 2022 Board meeting.
An election for the Retired Member (8th seat) will be held on December 6, 2022.
PROCUREMENT
Not applicable.
REVIEW BY OTHERS
This item has been reviewed by SBCERA (Barbara Hannah, Chief Counsel, 885-7980, Colin Bishop, Chief of Member Services, 885-7980, and Deborah Cherney, Chief Executive Officer, 885-7980) on October 12, 2022; County Counsel (Julie Surber, Principal Assistant County Counsel, 387-5445) on October 19, 2022; the Registrar of Voters (Audilia Lozada, Chief Deputy Registrar of Voters, 387-2100) on October 27, 2022; Finance (Abigail Grant, Administrative Analyst, 387-4603); and County Finance and Administration (Matthew Erickson, County Chief Financial Officer, 387-3937) on October 17, 2022.