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HomeMy WebLinkAbout6 Call for Election Agenda Item # 6 Utility District Staff Report To: Board of Directors From: Peter Holzmeister Date: April 30, 2004 Subject: Call for election Why this matter is before the board: This matter involves adoption of a resolution calling for elections. Only the board is authorized to adopt such a resolution History: The terms of Directors Aguera, Maass and Van Gundy expire in December of this year. We need to schedule an election to be held on November 2, 2004. We historically adopt a resolution requesting that Placer and Nevada Counties conduct our election in conjunction with the general election. New information: Attached is a draft resolution for your review and adoption. It is exactly like the resolutions we have adopted in the past. It asks Nevada and Placer County Clerks to conduct our election and commits us to pay our share of the cost. Recommendation: I recommend that the board adopt the resolution calling for the election and requesting the Clerks of Nevada and Placer Counties to conduct the election. r*FF TRUCKEE r • - • Public r District Resolution No. 2004-XX Calling general district election and specifying election orders - Nevada and Placer Counties WHEREAS,whenever two or more elections are called to be held on the same day, in the same territory, or in part of the same territory, such elections should be consolidated; and WHEREAS, a district election is to be held within the Truckee Donner Public Utility District on November 2,2000 for the purpose of electing three members to the District Board of Directors for four year terms; and WHEREAS, this election is to fill vacancies for the following Directors whose terms expire as shown below: Title of office Incumbent Length of term Director Joseph R. Aguera Regular Term Director James A Maass Regular Term Director Nelson Van Gundy Regular Term WHEREAS, Directors for this District Board are elected at large; candidates qualify District-wide and are elected by all voters within the District; and WHEREAS, Government Code 60302 states that the governing board of a special district shall cause notice of such election to be published in a newspaper of general circulation at least ten days before the time of filing nominations for office; and WHEREAS,the District hereby certifies that there have been no District boundary changes since its last election and a current set of boundary maps is on file with Nevada and Placer Counties NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of Directors of the District as follows: 1. That the County Clerks of Nevada and Placer Counties are requested to provide election services. 2. That the District agrees to reimburse the Nevada and Placer Counties for the District's prorated share of the costs of the election. 3. That in the case of a tie vote, the election shall be determined by lot. 4. If one is to be published, that the candidate pay for the publication of the candidate's statement, pursuant to Elections Code Section 10012.The limitation on the number of words that a candidate may use in his/her Candidate's Statement is 200 words. 5. That a notice of the election be published in a newspaper of general circulation at least ten days before the time of filing nominations for office. 6. That a copy of map of the district boundary lines be provided to the respective County Clerks in compliance with Elections Code Section 10522. PASSED AND ADOPTED by the Board of Directors at a meeting duly called and held within the District on the fifth day of May 2004 by the following roll call vote: AYES: NOES: ABSENT: TRUCKEE DONNER PUBLIC UTILITY DISTRICT By James A Maass, President, Board of Directors ATTEST: Peter L. Nolzmeister, Clerk of the Board