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TO: ,- BOARD OF SUPERVISORS -sE L Contra
FROM: SUPERVISOR JIM ROGERS - Costa
DATE: November 12 f1996 -' Count
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REQUEST THAT THE GOVERNOR APPOINT SUPERVIS -ELECT
SUBJECT: UILKEMA AND SUPERVISOR-ELECT CANCIAMILLA TO THE BOARD OF
SUPERVISORS
SPECIFIC REQUEST(S)OR RECOMMENDATION(S)&BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION
RECOMMENDATION:
AUTHORIZE the Vice-Chair of the Board of Supervisors to write to the Governor
asking that the Governor agree to appoint Supervisor-Elect Joe Canciamilla and
Supervisor-Elect Gayle Uilkema to the Board of Supervisors effective with the
resignations of Supervisor Tom Torlakson and Supervisor Jeff Smith from the Board
of Supervisors.
BACKGROUND:
Supervisor Torlakson has been elected to the State Assembly and will have to resign
from the Board of Supervisors in order to be sworn into office as a member of the
Assembly on December 2, 1996. While the counting of absentee ballots has not
been completed in both Contra Costa and Alameda Counties, it appears likely that
Supervisor Smith will be elected to the State Senate and will also have to resign
from the Board of Supervisors in order to be sworn into office as a member of the
State Senate on December 2, 1996.
CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT: YES SIGNATURE:
RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
APPROVE OTHER
SIGNATURE(S):
ACTION OF BOARD ON Novernber 19, i996 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED X OTHER X
IT IS BY THE BOARD ORDERED that the above recommendation is APPROVED with a revision
to the draft letter relative to the District II request contingent upon Supervisor
Smith winning his Senate election race.
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE
X UNANIMOUS(ABSENT ) AND CORRECT COPY OF AN ACTION TAKEN
AYES: NOES: AND ENTERED ON THE MINUTES OF THE BOARD
ABSENT: ABSTAIN: OF SUPERVISORS ON THE DATE SHOWN.
ATTESTED November 19, 1996
Contact: PHIL BATCHELOR,CLERK OF THE BOARD OF
CC. SUPERVI ORS AND COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR
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BY ,DEPUTY
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With the resignations of Supervisors Torlakson and Smith from the Board of
Supervisors, the residents of those districts will be deprived of representation for
more than a month until Supervisor-Elect Canciamilla and Supervisor-Elect Uilkema
assume office on January 6, 1997. In addition, having vacancies in two seats on the
Board of Supervisors means that all three remaining Board members must be in
agreement on issues in order to conduct business during the month of December
1996. This effectively means that no controversial matters on which even one Board
member disagrees will be able to be acted on until the middle of January.
Only the Governor can resolve this situation and insure that the residents of
Supervisorial Districts II and V have representation and that the Board can conduct
normal business during the remainder of the terms of office of Supervisors Torlakson
and Smith. He can do this by appointing to serve out the balance of the terms of
Supervisors Torlakson and Smith those individuals who have already been elected
by the people to replace them.
As a result, I am recommending that the Board authorize Supervisor DeSaulnier, as
the Vice-Chair of the Board, to write to the Governor and ask him to appoint
Supervisors-Elect Canciamilla and Uilkema to serve out the balance of the terms of
Supervisors Torlakson and Smith, to be effective upon the resignations of
Supervisors Torlakson and Smith.
cc: County Administrator
Supervisor DeSaulnier
Supervisor Torlakson
Supervisor Smith
Supervisor-Elect Canciamilla
Supervisor-Elect Uilkema
County Counsel
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