To: Board of Supervisors
From: Monica Nino, County Administrator
Report Title: Appointment to Reclamation District 2025
☒Recommendation of the County Administrator ☐ Recommendation of Board Committee
RECOMMENDATIONS:
APPOINT, in lieu of election, Russell E. Ryan to the Board of Trustees of Reclamation District 2025 for a four-year term ending December 2029.
FISCAL IMPACT:
None.
BACKGROUND:
The Clerk of the Board of Supervisors received correspondence from Pamela A. Forbus, Secretary/Attorney for Reclamation District 2025. On behalf of the Reclamation District, Ms. Forbus has requested that the Board of Supervisors make appointments to fill one seat on the District's Board of Trustees in lieu of election. A nominating petition was filed by Russell Ryan Bradshaw for the office of Trustee. Subsequently, pursuant to Water Code Section 50741 and 50742 the District published notice that no election would be held. Therefore, the District requests that Russell Ryan be appointed to the Board of Trustees for a four-year term ending December 2029, pursuant to Water Code section 50742.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
The proposed nominees to the Board of Trustees for Reclamation District 2025 would not be approved, and the District’s Board of Trustees would have difficulty conducting business.