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Supervisor Ferrero recommending the Board take the following action:
1) Establish a process to fill by appointment the vacancy on the El Dorado Hills Community Services District Board of Directors pursuant to Government Code Section 1780, including formation of an ad hoc committee to review applications, appoint two Board members to the ad hoc committee and direct that an item be placed on the April 22, 2025, agenda for final action to appoint a member to fill the aforementioned vacancy; or
2) Provide alternative direction to address the vacancy.
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DISCUSSION / BACKGROUND:
According to information gathered from the El Dorado Hills Community Services District (“EDHCSD”), a vacancy on its Board of Directors arose on January 23, 2025, due to the resignation of Director Chuck King. The term of the office to which Mr. King was elected runs through November 2028. The circumstances surrounding Mr. King’s resignation are the subject of dispute, with Mr. King alleging that he rescinded his notice of resignation prior to its effective date.
Assuming, as indicated by the EDHCSD, that Mr. King’s resignation was effective and a vacancy created, Government Code Section 1780 describes the process for filling that vacancy. A copy of Government Code Section 1780 is attached to this agenda item. In summary, it provides that, within 60 days of notification of the vacancy or the effective date of the vacancy, whichever is later, the EDHCSD Board of Directors may either fill the vacancy by appointment or call an election to fill the vacancy. Should the EDHCSD Board of Directors fail to take action within that time frame, then the Board of Supervisors is authorized to fill the vacancy through either appointment or election. And should the Board of Supervisors fail to take either action within 90 days of the notice of vacancy or the effective date of the vacancy, whichever is later, then the EDHCSD Board of Directors will be compelled to call an elec...
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