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Approve the appointments of Sean Favero as Director of the Maine Prairie Water District with a term to expire at noon on December 6, 2019, and Ryan J. Mahoney, Harold E. Robben, Jr. and Mortimer "Mort" Triplett as Directors of the Maine Prairie Water District with terms to expire at noon on December 3, 2021
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DEPARTMENTAL RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the Board approve the appointments of Sean Favero as Director of the Maine Prairie Water District with a term to expire at noon on December 6, 2019, and Ryan J. Mahoney, Harold E. Robben, Jr. and Mortimer "Mort" Triplett as Directors of the Maine Prairie Water District with terms to expire at noon on December 3, 2021.
SUMMARY/DISCUSSION:
The Uniform District Election Law ("UDEL") establishes a body of election laws used by various special districts throughout the State to govern the election of officers. UDEL applies to the election of the board of directors of a water agency, which is a landowner voting district. The county registrar of voters is the election official.
The Maine Prairie Water District (District) has a five-member Board of Directors, and the terms of three of the five Directors will expire at noon on December 1, 2017.
An elective office becomes vacant when the incumbent dies. [Government Code section 1770, subdivision (a).] The governing body of a water agency may call an election to fill the vacancy and the person elected to fill the vacancy will hold office until for the unexpired balance of the term of office. [Government Code section 1770, subdivisions (e) (1) and (d)].
On February 21, 2016, District Director William W. Holdener passed away. His term expires December 6, 2019. Thereafter, the governing board called an election.
If the number of persons who have filed a declaration of candidacy for director does not exceed the number of directors to be elected...
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