TO: Board of Supervisors
FROM: Minh C. Tran - County Executive Officer
REPORT BY: Neha Hoskins - Board Clerk II
SUBJECT: Reappointments to the Board of Directors of the Napa County Resource Conservation District
RECOMMENDATION
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County Executive Officer requests adoption of a resolution, pursuant to Section 9314 of the Public Resources Code, to reappoint Ashley Anderson Bennett, Rainer Hoenicke, Jon Kanagy, and Thomas "Bill" Pramuk the Napa County Resource Conservation District (RCD) Board of Directors in lieu of holding an election, with the terms of office to commence on November 27, 2020, and expire at noon on November 29, 2024 (Resolution attached)
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The Napa County Resource Conservation District (RCD) is an independent special district managed by a Board of Directors who serve specified terms of office. The terms of three of those Directors expire at noon on November 27, 2020. RCD advertised the openings and submitted a letter to the Board of Supervisors of Solano County (which comprises a small portion of the District) regarding the open positions and appointment process. The County Executive Office received reappointment requests from Ashley Anderson Bennett, Rainer Hoenicke, Jon Kanagy, and Thomas "Bill" Pramuk. The RCD's Board of Directors, lacking funds to pay for a public election, adopted Resolution 2020-05 on November 12, 2020 which requests the Board of Supervisors appoint the three Directors in lieu of an election, permitted by Public Resources Code Section 9314.
FISCAL & STRATEGIC PLAN IMPACT
Is there a Fiscal Impact? No
County Strategic Plan pillar addressed: Effective and Open Government
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT
ENVIRONMENTAL DETERMINATION: The proposed action is not a project as defined by 14 California Code of Regulations 15378 (State CEQA Guidelines) and therefore CEQA is not applicable.
BACKGROUND AND DISCUSSION
Four of the seven Director positions on the Napa County Resource Conservation District (RCD) ...
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