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Home My WebLink About10 Election District member Agenda Item # 10 ONNER Pu ;. tdity District ACTION To: Board of Directors From: Michael D. Holley Date: May 21, 2008 Subject: LAFCo: Ballot for Election of Special District Member 1. WHY THIS MATTER IS BEFORE f HE BA dDtrict representative on Nevada This matter involves casting a ballot special County LAFCo. Only the Board can perform this task. 2. HISTORY The LAFCo commission is comprised of ada County,o members from h one member countyrepresenting two members appointed by the cities in No nted by the special districts in the county. the general public and two members app There are also alternate members representing those same categories. 3. NEW INFORMATION On March 6, a notice requesting nomination was ntA to e 10, 2008.ach endent Special District of Nevada County requesting nominations b April y Attached is a letter from Katherine Hudson, Clerk of the LAFCo Board, enclosing a ballot showing the names of: * Kurt Grundel, Penn Valley Fire Protection District * Frederick A. Hoffineyer, Ophir Hill Fire Protection District The ballot must be returned it LAFCo no later that June 2, 2008 4. FISCAL IMPACT There is no direct fiscal impact associated with this action. 5. RECOMMENDATION Valley fire Protection District or Frederick Cast a ballot for either Mr. Grundel, Penn A. Hoffineyer, Ophir Hill Fire Protection District. Michael D. Holley, General Manager _ _----._--- ----- LAFCo Nevada County 950 Maidu Avenue Local Nevada City, CA 95959-8617 Agency Phone 530 265 7180 Formation Toll Free 888 846 7180 Commission Fax 530 265 9862 E mail lafco@co.nevada.ca.us Webpage nclafco.com John Drew April 14,2008 Districts Kurt Grundel Districts Paul Norsell Public David McKay To: Boards of Directors Cities Nevada County Independent Special Districts Ted Owens From: Katherine E. Hudson, Clerk/Analyst County Subject: Election of Special District Member—Ballot Packet Josh Susman ly requested nominations for the voting Cities You will recall,no doubt,that we recent Hank Weston,Chair Special District Member position on L uently held by Kurt Grundel of County the Penn Valley Fire Protection District Board The steps for mail nomination and election of a LAFCo district member are as Nate Beason follow: County Alternate 1. A notice requesting nominations is sent to each Independent Special Alan Kilborn District of Nevada County—in the present case, this was done March 6, Public Alternate 2008. (It may be noted that,because of the recent determination that Ron Perea Placer is the Principal County for Donner Summit Public Utility District, Districts Alternate that district will not be participating in this election. Nevada County Lisa Swartliout Independent Special Districts now number twenty-three.) Cities Alternate 2. Nominations are made by district resolution; nominating resolutions were received by April 10, 2008, for the following persons: SR Jones Executive officer Kurt Grundel, Penn Valley Fire Protection District P.Scott Browne Frederick A. Hoffineyer, Ophir Hill Fire Protection District Legal Counsel Neither nominee provided a candidate's statement, so none is included. Katherine E.Hudson Clerk to the Commission 3, The ballot packets are sent to each Independent Special District for Kate Duroux completion and return within not less than thirty(30) days. The ballot Assistant Clerk may not be photocopied—only the original ballot will be counted. Only the Chair of a district's Board of Directors or a substitute appointed by the Board may complete and sign the ballot. (If a substitute is to sign the ballot, a copy of the resolution appointing him or her must be included with the ballot returned to LAFCo.) Lack of this person's original signature on the ballot will invalidate that district's vote. 4. The ballot must be returned to LAFCo no later than the date stated on the ballot: June 2, 2008. Ballots received after 5:00 p.m. on that date will be invalid and will not be counted. Because in the present instance the election could not be completed before LAFCo's next meeting(May 15, 2008), an unusually long period(six weeks) will be allowed for return of the ballots. Mr. Grundel will continue to serve as District Member during this period. 5. In an effort to assure that every district has an opportunity to cast its vote,regardless of its meeting schedule, and in recognition of the time required for mail delivery between Nevada City and Truckee, copies of this ballot packet will be transmitted by email and/or fax to dis- tricts which have such service. This is done for information purposes, so that districts will have ample lead time to put the vote on their meeting agendas. Only the origLinal ballot received by mail is to be marked, signed and returned to LAFCo, however. 6. The votes will be tallied by LAFCo staff, in the presence of a witness not affiliated with LAFCo or any nominee, within seven(7) days. (Anyone wishing to witness the tally should call the LAFCo office to be informed of the date, time and place of the tally.) Results of the election will be sent to each special district and each nominee. Ballots must be RECEIVED in the LAFCo office NO LATER THAN JUNE 2,2008: 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. Results of the election for the LAFCo Special District member will be sent to each Special District and each nominee. cc: Nominee Hank Weston, Chair Commissioner John Drew Commissioner Kurt Grundel Commissioner Ron Perea enc.: Election Ballot PLEASE NOTE: Failure to obtain a quorum for a meeting of the Special District Selection Committee to select a LAFCo member has resulted in return to the mail ballot procedure. Please note, however, that the choice of method is up to the Independent Special Districts of Nevada Countv, not LAFCo. Districts that would prefer to have the Selection Committee meet in person to submit nominations 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. LOCAL AGENCY FORMATION COMMISSION OF NEVADA COUNTY Special District Member (Term to expire in May 2012) Election Ballot 2008 Vote for one(1)candidate Bear River Recreation & Park District Kurt Grundel,Penn Valley Fire Protection District Nominated by: Penn Valley Fire Protection District Frederick A.Hoffmeyer,Ophir Hill Fire Protection District Nominated by: Ophir Hill Fire Protection District Chair of the Board of Directors Signature Printed Name Must be received by LAFCo no later than 21UNE 2, 2008