TO: Board of Supervisors
FROM: Sheryl L. Bratton - County Counsel
REPORT BY: Silva Darbanian - Deputy County Counsel
SUBJECT: Adoption of an Ordinance adding Sections 2.10.050, 2.12.030, and 2.48.070 to the Napa County Code
RECOMMENDATION
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Adopt an Ordinance of the Napa County Board of Supervisors, State of California, adding Sections 2.10.050, 2.12.030, and 2.48.070 to the Napa County Code relating to the timing of elections for the offices of Assessor-Recorder-County Clerk, Auditor-Controller, and Treasurer-Tax Collector. (No Fiscal Impact)
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BACKGROUND
At its regular meeting on October 21, 2025, the Board of Supervisors directed staff to return with a proposed ordinance consolidating five countywide elected offices controlled by California Elections Code section 1300 to the presidential election cycle.
These offices were previously consolidated on the gubernatorial election cycle, but a 2022 change in state law required counties to move the offices of Sheriff and District Attorney to the presidential election cycle. That same state law gave counties discretion to keep the remaining countywide offices, with the exception of the office of superintendent of schools (to which section 1300 does not apply), on the gubernatorial cycle or move them to the presidential cycle with the Sheriff and District Attorney.
As a result of this 2022 change, the terms of office of sheriffs and district attorneys statewide were extended by two years.
In Napa County, the countywide offices remaining on the gubernatorial election cycle are those of Assessor-Recorder-County Clerk; Auditor-Controller; and Treasurer-Tax Collector. As with the offices of Sheriff and District Attorney, moving these elections to the presidential election cycle would extend the terms of those offices one time for two years; the next election for those offices would occur in the March, 2028 presidential primary election.
The proposed ordinance consolidating those offices to the presidential election cycle was introduced at the November 18, 2025, regular meeting of the Board of Supervisors. The Board, by unanimous vote, indicated its intent to adopt the ordinance.
Requested Action: Adopt the proposed ordinance adding sections 2.10.050, 2.12.030, and 2.48.070 to the Napa County Code as set forth in the item attachment.
FISCAL IMPACT
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Is there a Fiscal Impact? |
No |
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Is it Mandatory or Discretionary? |
Discretionary |
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT
ENVIRONMENTAL DETERMINATION: The Board of Supervisors finds that pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), it can be seen with certainty that there is no possibility the proposed action may have a significant effect on the environment and therefore CEQA is not applicable. [See Guidelines For the Implementation of the California Environmental Quality Act, 14 CCR 15061(b)(3)].