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HomeMy WebLinkAboutLAFCo Call for Nominations Feb 2012Nevada County (Local agency Formation Commission LAFCo 950 Maidu Avenue Nevada City, CA 95959-8617 Phone 530 265 7180 Toll Free 888 846 7180 Fax 530 265 9862 E mail lafcogco.nevada.ca.us Webpage nclafco.com Robert Bergman February 16, 2012 Cities John Drew Districts Kurt Grundel Districts TO: Boards of Directors of Independent Special Districts Paul Norsell Public FROM: Deborah Gilcrest, Clerk/Analyst Ted Owens RE: Nominations for District Member of LAFCo County Lisa swarthout, vice chair In November 2008 Kurt Grundel, of the Penn Valley Fire Protection District Cities Board, was elected by the independent special districts to serve a second Hank Weston, chair LAFCo term through April 2012. It is therefore time to request nominations County for the next four-year term of a regular (voting) District Member, which will end May 2, 2016. Richard Anderson Commissioners are appointed for four-year terms pursuant to Government Cities Alternate Code Section 56334. Terms expire on the first Monday in May of the ending Nate season year or upon the appointment and qualification of a successor. An explanation County Alternate of the responsibilities of a LAFCo Commissioner is attached. Ed secsAIte h Districts Alternate Di Following are the steps of the nomination and election process: Josh Susman 1. This request for nominations is sent to each Independent Special PublicAlternate District. (To provide districts the maximum time to act, we also send the notice by fax and email to those districts that can be reached by those methods.) SR Jones Executive Officer 2. Each district may make one nomination; districts are not required to make any nomination, however. Nominations must be made by district P. Scott Browne Legal Counsel resolution; a sample resolution is enclosed for your guidance. Nominees must be Board members, not staff. Deborah Gilcrest Clerk to the Commission 3. Nominating districts may also forward brief r6sum6s for their Kate Duroux nominees, one paragraph or so in length, describing the qualifications Assistant clerk they have for this position. The resolution and resume must be received by LAFCo no later than Wednesday, March 21, 2012. (Faxed copies followed by the originals will be accepted.) 4. Upon receipt of nominating resolutions and r6sum6s, LAFCo staff will prepare the ballot and send it to each Independent Special District. (R6sum6s for nominees will be copied and included in the ballot packet.) The ballot may not be photocopied —only the original ballot will be accepted by LAFCo. Only the Chairperson of the Board of 2 Directors or an appointed substitute may complete and sign the ballot. 5. The ballot must be returned to LAFCo no later than the date stated on the ballot. (To make sure every district has an opportunity to consider its vote at a regularly scheduled meeting, 35 days is generally allowed for return of ballots.) 6. The votes will be tallied by LAFCo staff in the presence of at least one disinterested third party. Results of the election for the LAFCo Special District member will be sent to each Special District and each nominee. The attached resolution may be used if your Board so desires. The resolution of nomination must be returned no later than March 21, 2012, to the following address: Nevada LAFCo 950 Maidu Avenue Nevada City, CA 95959 If there are any questions, please call the LAFCo office at the number listed on the previous page. cc: Hank Weston, Chair Commissioner Beckenbach Commissioner Bender Commissioner Grundel encl.: Responsibilities of a LAFCo Commissioner Sample Resolution of Nomination PLEASE NOTE: The difficulty experienced in previous efforts to obtain a quorum for an in - person meeting of the Special District Selection Committee to select a LAFCo member has resulted in reinstatement of the mail ballot procedure. Please note, however, that the choice of method is the prerogative of the Independent Special Districts of Nevada County, not LAFCo. Districts that would prefer to have the Selection Committee meet in person to submit nomina- tions and conduct an election may submit a written request to the LAFCo office. If a majority of the districts sign such a request, that method will be used for the next election of a district member or alternate.