To: Board of Supervisors
From: Monica Nino, County Administrator
Report Title: Reclamation District 799 Board of Trustees Appointments
☒Recommendation of the County Administrator ☐ Recommendation of Board Committee
RECOMMENDATIONS:
APPOINT, in lieu of election, Jim Price, Matt Lipary, and Janelle Byrkit to serve on the Board of Trustees of Reclamation District 799 (Hotchkiss Tract) for a term of four years, commencing in December 2025 and ending in December 2029, as recommended by the County Administrator.
FISCAL IMPACT:
None.
BACKGROUND:
The Board of Supervisors received correspondence from Dina Holder, District Secretary for Reclamation District 799, requesting appointments to the Board of Trustees of the District in lieu of election. Ms. Holder reports that the Board of Trustees of the District, at its regular meeting on July 31, 2025, adopted a resolution to call for an all-mailed ballot election to fill three terms that are set to expire in December 2025.
Subsequent to posting the notice calling for nominations, the District received only three filing petitions, one for Jim Price, one for Matt Lipary, and one for Janelle Byrkit. Therefore, the District election scheduled for November 11, 2025 is uncontested and no election will be conducted. The Reclamation District therefore requests that the Board of Supervisors appoint Jim Price, Matt Lipary, and Janelle Byrkit to the Board of Trustees of Reclamation District 799 for a term of four years, commencing in December 2025.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
The proposed nominees to the Board of Trustees for Reclamation District 799 would not be approved, which may hinder the Board of Trustees in achieving quorum and conducting the District’s business.