Title
Appoint Adrian Ayala to North Monterey County Unified School District, Trustee Area 4 as the number of persons who filed a declaration of candidacy did not exceed the number of seats to be filled at the November 7, 2017 election.
Report
RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the Board of Supervisors:
Appoint Adrian Ayala to North Monterey County Unified School District, Trustee Area 4 as the number of persons who filed a declaration of candidacy did not exceed the number of seats to be filled at the November 7, 2017 election.
SUMMARY:
California Elections Code Section 10515 provides that if the number of candidates who have filed a declaration of candidacy does not exceed the number of offices, the Registrar of Voters is to notify the supervising authority to make the appointment.
DISCUSSION:
Part 4 of Division 10 of the California Elections Code is known as the Uniform District Election Law and specifies the process for the nomination and appointment and or election of members to various special districts. Elections Code Section 10500(b)(13) defines the supervising authority as the board of supervisors of the county in which all or most of the land of a district is situated. This Board of Supervisors is the supervising authority for various special districts situated within Monterey County.
Section 10515 requires the Registrar of Voters notify the supervising authority if an insufficient number of candidates has been nominated for a position on the governing board of a special district, and a petition requesting that said election be held has not been presented to the Registrar of Voters, that appointments be made in lieu of holding an election.
Section 10515 further requires that, at a regular or special meeting held prior to the Monday before the first Friday in December, the supervising authority appoint the qualified nominees who have filed declarations of candidacy.
The person identified is a qualified nominee for candidacy of their respecti...
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