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Adopt an ordinance amending Chapter 2 of the Solano County Code to eliminate the requirement that the Chief Information Officer be appointed as the Registrar of Voters
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DEPARTMENTAL RECOMMENDATION:
The County Administrator’s Office recommends that the Board of Supervisors adopt an ordinance amending Chapter 2 of the Solano County Code to eliminate the requirement that the Chief Information Officer be appointed as the Registrar of Voters.
SUMMARY:
The proposed ordinance was introduced on August 25, 2026, and would eliminate the requirement that the Chief Information Officer be appointed as the Registrar of Voters.
In 2004, the Board adopted Ordinance No. 1642 designating the Chief Information Officer to also serve as Registrar of Voters. The combined appointment was retained when the Board republished Chapter 2 through Ordinance No. 1759 in 2015. The current position is vacant, with separate interim incumbents carrying out the Chief Information Officer and Registrar of Voters responsibilities. This vacancy provides an opportunity to evaluate whether the combined structure continues to meet the County’s operational needs.
Since 2004, the complexity and specialized requirements of both information technology and election administration have increased significantly. Staff recommends separating the roles in order to best provide focused leadership and oversight for each function. The proposed ordinance would remove the required dual appointment, allowing the Chief Information Officer to continue leading the Department of Information Technology and a separately appointed Registrar of Voters to oversee a Department of Elections.
Because the elections unit within the Department of Information Technology is a self-contained function, staff anticipates that the reorganization can be implemented with minimal operational disruption and without additional po...
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