HomeMy WebLinkAboutRESOLUTIONS - 01011997 - 97-503 THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
OF
CONTRA COSTA COUNTY, STATE OF CALIFORNIA
September 23, 1997
In the Matter of Election )
of Retirement Board ) RESOLUTION NO 97/503
Member 7 Alternate Ali? NOTECTI N
(Government Code Section 31520.1)
The Board of Supervisors of Contra Costa County RESOLVES THAT:
1. The office of the following member of the Contra Costa County
Employees' Retirement Association Board has become vacant due to
resignation of the incumbent:
ember.Nor, Name
7 (Alternate) Stephen Ojena, Safety Member
The safety members of the Retirement Association may elect someone to
fill this office for the remainder of the former incumbent's
three-year ending June 30, 1999, as provided below.
2. Government Code section 31520.1 provides in part: "The alternate
member shall be that candidate, if any, for the seventh member from
the group under Section 31470.2 or 31370.4, which is not represented
by a board member who received the highest number of votes of all
candidates in that group." The seventh board member is from the group
under section 31470.4 (fire suppression.) The alternate member
candidates must be from the group under section 31470.2:
"All sheriffs, undersheriffs, chief deputies sheriff,
jailers, turnkeys, deputies sheriff, bailiffs,
constables, deputies constable, motorcycle officers,
aircraft pilots, heads and assistant heads of all
divisions of the office of sheriff, detectives and
investigators in the office of the district attorney,
marshals and all regularly appointed deputies marshal's
are eligible."
3. Nominations shall be on forms provided by the County Clerk and filed
in that office not later than 5 p.m. on Friday, October 31, 1997. The
Clerk shall have ballots printed with the nominees' names and with
blank spaces for write-in candidates. The clerk shall have a ballot
mailed no later than December 12, 1997 to each safety member of the
Retirement Association as of November 1, 1997 with a ballot envelope
in which to enclose the ballot when voted, imprinted "Retirement Board
Ballot" or similar words, together with a "return postage guaranteed"
envelope addressed to the County Clerk for mailing the ballot envelope
to that office, and with instructions that the ballot shall be marked
and returned to the County Clerk before 5 p.m. on election day. (See
No. 4 below.)
4. section day is hereby fixed as Tuesday, December 30, 1997. Any
ballot reaching the County Clerk's Office after 5 p.m. on
December 30, 1997 shall be voided and not counted.
5. Notice of election and nomination procedure shall be given by the
Clerk by publishing a copy of this resolution at least once in the
Contra Costa Times, Wegt Contra Colita_T , San Ramon VA1121 Times,
and the j„dzePost Dispatch at least ten days before the last day for
receiving nominations. (See No 3 above.)
6. On Wednesday, December 31, 1997 the County Clerk shall cause all valid
ballots to be publicly opened, counted, and tallied by an Election
Board of four members of the Retirement Association selected by him,
which shall forthwith certify the return to this Board; and this Board
shall declare the winners elected, or arrange for a run,-off election
in case of a tie.
7. If the County Clerk receives no valid nominations for this position,
he shall so inform this Board which shall call a new election
therefore; and if the Clerk receives only one nomination for this
position, he shall so notify this Board which shall declare that
person elected to that position.
I hereby certify that this is a true and correct copy of an action taken
and entered on the minutes of the Board of Supervisors on the date shown.
Witness my hand and the Seal of
the Board of Supervisors
affixed this day of
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Phil Batchelor, Clerk of the
Board and County Administrator
By
puty Clerk
cc: County Administrator
County Clerk - Elections Division
Retirement Board
Retirement Office Administrator
Auditor - Controller