HomeMy WebLinkAboutRESOLUTIONS - 01011969 - 69-181 IN THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
OF
CONTRA COSTA COUNTY, STATE OF CALIFORNIA
In the Matter of Appointment }
of Fire Protection District } RESOLUTION NUMBER 69/181
Commissioners. }
WHEREAS Supervisor A. M. Dias on this date reported in behalf of the
Board Public Services Committee {Supervisors A. M. Dias and E. A. Linscheid}
in compliance with a January 28, 1969 Order of the Board of Supervisors related
to city recommendations on the commissioners of fire protection districts under
the control of the Board of Supervisors; and
WHEREAS Supervisor Dias pointed out that a change in the policy set
forth in Resolution Number 67/5, adopted by the Board of Supervisors on
January 3, 1967, was necessary inasmuch as two additional cities {City of
Martinez and City of Lafayette} have been included in the Contra Costa County
Fire Protection District; and
WHEREAS Supervisor Dias further pointed out that Resolution Number
67/5 contained a paragraph which reads as follows:
" BE IT BY THE BOARD FURTHER RESOLVED that the
aforesaid procedure shall be appropriately amended
to provide for city council nominations when and
If any county fire protection district encompasses
two, three or more than four cities"; and
WHEREAS Supervisor Dias recommended that Resolution Number 67/5 be
amended to provide that when a fire district under the jurisdiction of the
Board of Supervisors includes the territory of more than four cities the
following procedure be followed:
I. The city council of each of the four cities with
the greatest assessed valuation be permitted to
nominate one commissioner for consideration for
appointment by the Board of Supervisors.
2. Each other city included within the district be
permitted to have an ex-officio representative
attend fire district commission meetings as an
observer and without the power to vote.
3. When a new city is created and is entitled to
nominate a commissioner under the provisions of
I above, the nomination be submitted immediately
prior to the expiration of the term of office of
the commissioner who is to be replaced (the
coma i s s i ons r from the city with the l owes t
assessed valuation taking into account the valu-
ation of the new city which becomes a part of the
fire district) .
4. Pend l g the time that a new city may nominate a
commissioner, it be entitled to have an ex officio
representative attend district commission meetings
serving 1n a capacity similar to 2 above; and
RESOLUTION NUMBER 69/181
WHEREAS Supervisor J. E. Moriarty recommended that each fire district
comprised of unincorporated area only shall , after consolidation with a fire
protection district including (prior to such consolidation) the territory of
four or more cities, be permitted to have an ex-officio representative on the
commission of said consolidated district, said ex-officio representative to be
appointed by the Beard of Supervisors; and
WHEREAS the Board carefully considered the recommendations of
Supervisors Dias and Moriarty;
NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS BY THE BOARD RESOLVED that the recommendations
of Supervisor Dias on behalf of the Public Services Committee and the recom-
mendation of Supervisor Moriarty are hereby approved.
PASSED and ADOPTED this Ilth day of March, 1969 by the following
vote:
AYES: Supervisors J. P. Kenny, A. M. Dias, T. J. Coll ,
E. A. t inscheid, J. E. Moriarty.
NOES: None.
ABSENT: None.
RESOLUTION NUMBER 69/181