REPORT/RECOMMENDATION TO THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
OF SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY
AND RECORD OF ACTION
May 23, 2023
FROM
STEPHENIE SHEA, Registrar of Voters, Registrar of Voters
SUBJECT
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Appointment of Candidate In Lieu of Election
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RECOMMENDATION(S)
Recommendation
Adopt Resolution appointing James G. White, in lieu of election, as Member of the Board of Directors, Rim of the World Recreation and Park District, Division 5, for the November 8, 2022 General Election where no person filed a Declaration of Candidacy.
(Presenter: Stephenie Shea, 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 this action 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 budget.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
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 November 15, 2022, (Item No. 86), the Board adopted Resolution No. 2022-226 appointing 63 eligible voters, in lieu of election, as Members of the Board of Directors for 30 independent special districts for two-year and four-year terms that began on December 2, 2022. This action did not complete the appointments in lieu of election for the November 8, 2022 General Election. Eighteen offices remained unfilled for the Board to appoint eligible voters.
Adoption of this Resolution will appoint James G. White, in lieu of election, to Member of the Board of Directors in Rim of the World Recreation and Park District, Division 5, which was up for election in the November 8, 2022 General Election. The Third District Supervisor recommended this candidate for Board approval. Seventeen offices remain unfilled for the Board to appoint eligible voters in the First and Third Supervisorial Districts. Pursuant to Elections Code section 10507, the current officeholders continue to serve as Members of the Board of Directors until a successor is appointed by the Board and takes office.
PROCUREMENT
N/A
REVIEW BY OTHERS
This item has been reviewed by County Counsel (Jolena Grider, Deputy County Counsel, 387-5455) on May 3, 2023; Finance (Elias Duenas, Administrative Analyst, 387-4378) on May 4, 2023; and County Finance and Administration (Valerie Clay, Deputy Executive Officer, 387-5423) on May 4, 2023.