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Home My WebLink About6 LAFCO Nominations Agenda Item # 6 e, TRUCKEE DONNER Public Utility District ACTION To: Board of Directors From: Michael D. Holley Date: May 20, 2009 Subject: Consideration of a Nominations to Fill a Vacancy on the Nevada County Local Agency Formation Commission (LAFCo) 1. WHY THIS MATTER IS BEFORE THE BOARD This item involves nominating a candidate to serve as an Alternate District Member on the Nevada County Local Agency Formation Commission. Only the board can make such a nomination. 2. HISTORY When a vacancy occurs in the position of special district representative on LAFCo, it has been the practice to begin the process of selecting a replacement by asking the member agencies to nominate candidates. After the nomination process is completed, the special districts are then asked to vote for a person to fill the vacancy. 3. NEW INFORMATION Attachment 1 is a letter from Katherine Hudson, Clerk/Analyst of the Nevada County LAFCo informing us that Ron Perea's term ends in May 2009. LAFCo is requesting nominations for the next four-year term of an Alternate (non-voting) District Member, which will end May 6, 2013. Mr. Perea has been representing the special districts of Nevada County since March 2007, completing the term of Kurt Grundel, who had been elected to complete the LAFCo term of Hank Weston. Current Commissioners are Robert Bergman, John Drew, Kurt Grundel, Paul Norsell, Ted Owens, Lisa Swarthout and Hank Weston. Alternate Commissioners are: Richard Anderson, Nate Beason, Ron Perea and Josh Susman. Timeline: • Resolution and resume of nominee(s) must be received by LAFCo by June 8, 2009 • LAFCo prepares the ballot and send to each Independent Special District • Board action • Ballot must be returned to LAFCo no later than the date stated on the ballot (35 days) • Votes are tallied by LAFCo staff in presence of a disinterested third party 4. FISCAL IMPACT There is no direct fiscal impact. 5. RECOMMENDATION Adopt the (Attachment 2) resolution nominating a TDPUD Board Memeber to the position of Alternate District Member of the Nevada County Local Agency Formation Commission. Michael D. Holley General Manager Attachment 1 Nevada County LAFCo Local 950 Maidu Avenue Agency Nevada City, CA 95959-8617 Formation Phone 530 265 7180 Commission Toll Free 888 846 7180 Fax 530 265 9862 Email lal-_.c}'tt�co.nevada_ca.us Webpage nclafco.com John Drew April 28,2009 Districts Kurt Orundel Districts Paul Nocsell Public David McKay TO: Boards of Directors of Independent Special istricts Cities FROM: Katherine E. Hudson, Clerk/Analyst Ted Owens County RE: Nominations for Alternate District Member of LAFCo Josh Sn¢man Cities In March 2007, Ron Perea(of the Truckee Fire Protection District Board), was Hank Weston,Cha, elected by the independent special districts of Nevada County to a term ending in County May 2009 as Alternate District Member. (Mr. Perea was completing the term of Kurt Grundel, who had recently been elected to complete the term of District Member Hank Weston upon the latter's election as County Supervisor, District Nate Beason County Alternate IV.) We are therefore requesting nominations for the next four-year term of the Alan Kiln Alternate (non-voting)District Member, which will end May 6, 2013. Public Alternate Commissioners are appointed for four-year terms pursuant to Government Code Ron Perea Section 56334. Terms expire on the first Monday in May of the ending year or Districts Alternate upon the appointment and qualification of a successor. An explanation of the iisaSwarthout responsibilities of a LAFCo Commissioner is attached. Cities Alternate Following are the steps of the nomination and election process: SR Jones 1. This request for nominations is sent to each Independent Special District. Executive Officer (To provide districts the maximum time to act, we are also sending this P.Scott Browne notice by fax and email to those districts that can be reached by those Legal Counsel methods.) Katherine E.Hudson 2. Each district may make one nomination; districts are not required to make Clerk to the Commission any nomination, however. Nominations must be made by district resolu- Kate Duroux tion; a sample resolution is enclosed for your guidance. Nominees must Assistant Clerk be Board members, not staff. 3. Nominating districts may also forward brief r6sum6s for their nominees, one paragraph or so in length, describing the qualifications they have for this position. The resolution and resume must be received by LAFCo no later than June 8, 2009. (Faxed copies followed by the originals will be accepted.) 4. Upon receipt of nominating resolutions and resumes, LAFCo staff will prepare the ballot and send it to each Independent Special District. (Resumes 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 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, we will plan on allowing not less than 35 days for return of ballots.) 6. The votes will be tallied by LAFCo staff in the presence of at least one disinterested third Party- 7. NOTE: Since the last election of a Special District Member(or Alternate), LAFCo law has been changed to provide for completing an election without a mailed ballot if there is only one nominee. See Government Code Section 56332 (c) (1). 8. Results of the election for the LAFCo Alternate 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 June 8, 2009, 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 John Drew Commissioner Kurt Grundel Commissioner Ron Perea encl.: Responsibilities of a LAFCo Commissioner Sample Resolution of Nomination PLEASE NOTE: The difficulty experienced in previous efforts 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 really up to the Independent Special Districts of Nevada County, 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. Responsibilities of a LAFCo Commissioner What is LAFCo? The Local Agency Formation Commission (LAFCo) is an independent public agency with authority over local government agency changes of organization—that is, annexations, de- tachments, and consolidations of cities or districts, formation and dissolution of Special Districts, and incorporation and disincorporation of cities. Additionally, LAFCo is respon- sible for adopting a Sphere of Influence for each agency in the county. The Sphere of Influence is a plan for an agency's probable future boundaries and should represent a logi- cal growth plan for the agency. LAFCo's Composition The Commission is composed of two Special District Members (elected by the Indepen- dent Special Districts); two County Members (appointed by the Board of Supervisors); two City Members (appointed by the City Selection Committee); and a Public Member (appointed by the other LAFCo Commissioners). In addition, each category has an Alternate Member who votes in the absence of one of the members of that category. Alternate Members attend all meetings and participate in discussion. The Commissioner's Role LAFCo Commissioners approve or deny proposals for changes in organization based on the procedures and standards of the Cortese-Knox-Hertzberg Local Government Reor- ganization Act of 2000 (Government Code Sections 56000 et seq.). Additionally, LAFCo is subject to the California Environmental Quality Act, as are all public agencies. LAFCo Commissioners are required to file an annual Statement of Economic Interest, Form 700, as prescribed by the Fair Political Practices Commission, and to observe the LAFCo Conflict of Interest Code. Commissioners, including alternates, are also required to complete two hours of ethics training in compliance with AB 1234 within one year of their election (County, City, and District members) or appointment (Public members) and every two years thereafter. LAFCo Meetings The Commission usually meets at 9:30 a.m. on the third Thursday of each month in Nevada City; meetings are occasionally held elsewhere and at other times. Commissioners are expected to attend all meetings and participate in the deliberation process. LAFCo also has an appointed staff to coordinate meeting logistics and to research and make recom- mendations on proposals before the Commission. Nevada County Local Agency Formation Commission 950 Maidu Avenue,Nevada City, California 95959 Telephone: (530) 265-7180 . . . Fax: (530) 265-9862 . . . Toll Free: (888) 846-7180 LAFCo COMMISSIONER AND STAFF LIST May 2009 Commissioners Alternate Commissioners Robert Bergman—City Richard Anderson—City Term: 2009- 112 Boulder Street Term: 2008- P. O. Box 715 Nevada City, CA 95959 Appt'd 2008 Truckee, CA 96160 Appt'd 2009 John Drew—District Nate Beason—County P.O. Box 193 Term: 2006-10 950 Maidu Avenue Term: 2009- Chicago Park, CA 95712 Appt'd 2004 Nevada City, CA 95959 Appt'd 2005 Kurt Grundel—District Ron Perea—District 11982 Elnora Drive Term: 2008-12 P.O. Box 715 Term: 2007-09 Penn Valley, CA 95946 Appt'd 2007 Truckee, CA 96160 Appt'd 2007 Paul Norsell—Public Josh Susman—Public 12769 Friar Tuck Road Term: 2007-11 11453 Lausanne Way Term: 2009-2011 Grass Valley, CA 95949 Appt'd 2002 Truckee, CA 96160 Appt'd 2009 Ted Owens—County Staff 950 Maidu Avenue Term: 2009- <lafco co.nevada.ca.us> Nevada City, CA 95959 Appt'd 2005 SR Jones, Executive Officer 950 Maidu Ave Lisa Swarthout—City Nevada City, California 95959 265-7180 Grass Valley City Hall 125 East Main Street Term: 2005- P. Scott Browne, Legal Counsel Grass Valley, CA 95945 Appt'd 2005 131 South Auburn Street Grass Valley, California 95945 272-4250 Hank Weston—County CHAIR 950 Maidu Avenue Term: 2009- Katherine E. Hudson, Clerk/Analyst Nevada City, CA 95959 Appt'd 2005 950 Maidu Avenue Nevada City, CA 95959 265-7180 Kate Duroux, Assistant Clerk 950 Maidu Avenue Nevada City, CA 95959 265-1736 Pursuant to Gov't. Code Section 56334, LAFCo Commissioners are appointed for four year terms, unless other arrangements are made by the appointing authority. The expiration date for each term of office is the first Monday in May of the year in which the term expires. City members rotate to the Alternate (non-voting)position annually on the first Monday in May, in the fol- lowing order: Grass Valley, Nevada City, Truckee. Thus in 2010 the Grass Valley member will become the Alternate City Member, in 2011 the Nevada City member, and in 2012 the Truckee member. Attachment 2 E Public Utility District s &r g€ Risolu ion No. 2009 - XX MAKING NOMINATION TO THE POSITION OF ALTERNATE SPECIAL DISTRICT MEMBER OF THE NEVADA COUNTY LOCAL AGENCY FORMATION COMMISSION WHEREAS, the Board of Directors of the Truckee Donner Public Utility District has received notice of the request for nominations for the Alternate Special District Member position on the Nevada County Local Agency Formation Commission, pursuant to Section 56332 of the Government code; and WHEREAS, the Board of Directors of the Truckee Donner Public Utility District has considered and determined to nominate the individual named below to serve on Nevada County LAFCo as the Alternate Special District Member. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, the Board of Directors nominates Jeff Bender for Alternate Special District Member with a term to expire May 6, 2013. The forgoing resolution was duly passed at a regular meeting of the Truckee Donner Public Utility District held on May 20, 2009, by the following roll call. AYES: NOES: ABSTAIN: ABSENT: TRUCKEE DONNER PUBLIC UTILITY DISTRICT J. Ron Hemig, President ATTEST: Michael D. Holley, District Clerk hereby accept nomination for the position of Alternate Special District t Member of the Nevada County LAFCo for the term ending May 6, 2013. Name (printed): Signature: