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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 07112006 - HA.2 HOUSING AUTHORITY OF THE COUNTY OF CONTRA COSTA TO: BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS FROM: Rudy Tamayo,"Executive Director DATE: July 11, 2006 SUBJECT: APPOINTMENT OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE HOUSING AUTHORITY OF THE COUNTYuOF CONTRA COSTA, RUDY TAMAYO, TO THE DEANZA HOUSING CORPORATION BOARD ACCORDING TO THE DEANZA HOUSING CORPORATION BY- LAWS SPECIFIC REQUEST(S) OR'I,'°RECOMMENDATION(S) & BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION I. RECOMMENDED ACTION: APPOINT the Executive Director of the Housing Authority of the County of Contra Costa, Rudy Tamayo, to the DeAnza Housing Corporation Board in accordance with the DeAnza Housing Corporation By Laws. II. FINANCIAL IMPACT: None. III. REASONS FOR RECOMMENDATION/BACKGROUND The By-Laws of the DeAnza Housing Corporation were filed in the Office of the Secretary of State on October 26, 2001 and subsequently adopted by the Incorporator on November 27, 2001. According to thIe By-Laws, the Incorporator of DeAnza Housing Corporation selected the initial directors of the Corporation. Pursuant to Section 4.6, Appointment, Term of Office and Qualification of Directors, of the By-Laws, the Board of Commissioners of the Housing Authority shall make subsequent appointments of a Housing Authority representative. The Housing Authority position on the DeAnza Housing Corporation Board became vacant upon the retirement of Mr. Robert McEwan on October 1, 2005. Mr.'Rudy Tamayo has temporarily filled the vacancy until a formal appointment is made by your Board. A copy of the By-Laws is attached. IV. CONSEQUENCES OF NEGATIVE ACTION: Should the Board of Commissioners elect not to approve the appointment of Rudy Tamayo, Executive Director of the Housing Authority of the County of Contra Costa, to the DeAnza Board, the DeAnza Housing Corporation would be in violation of its By-Laws. CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT: YES SIGNATURE Rudy amayo,Ex utive Director RECOMMENDATION OF EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE APPROVE OTHER SIGNATURE(S): ACTION OF BOARD ON lit Ooo APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED (/'HER VOTE OF COMMISSIONERS I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A UNANIMOUS (ABSENT ) TRUE AND CORRECT COPY OF AN AYES: NOES: ACTION TAKEN AND ENTERED ON THE ABSENT: ABSTAIN: MINUTES OF THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS ON THE DATE SHOWN. ATTESTED l C�000 JO CUL EN,CLERK OF TH OARD OF COMMISSIONERS AND COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR BY ,DEPUTY H:UudyHayes\MSOFFICE\WINWORD\BOARD\DeAnzaGardens Appt Ex Dir To Board.doc -BYLAW S i BYLAWS OF DeANZA HOUSING CORPORATION A`California Nonprofit Public Benefit Corporation ARTICLE 1. NAME Section 1.1 Name. The name of this corporation is DeAnza Housing Corporation (the "Corporation'!). ARTICLE 2. OFFICES Section 2.1 Principal Office. The principal office for the affairs of the Corporation is located at 3133 Estudillo'',Street,P.O. Box 2759, Martinez, CA 94553. The board of directors of the Corporation (the "Board") may change the principal office from one location to another. Section 2.2 Other Offices. The Board may at any time establish branch or subordinate offices at any place or places where the Corporation is qualified to conduct its activities. ARTICLE 3. MEMBERS Section 3.1 No Members. The Corporation shall have no members. All corporate actions shall be approved by the Board in the manner provided in these Bylaws, except such actions as are authorized;by these Bylaws without further Board approval. ARTICLE 4. DIRECTORS Section 4.1 General Corporate Powers. Subject to the California Nonprofit Public Benefit Corporation Law and any other applicable laws, the Corporation's activities and affairs shall be managed by, and all corporate powers shall be exercised under the direction of, the Board. Section 4.2 Specific Powers. Without prejudice to the general powers set forth in Section 4.1, but subject to the same limitations, the directors shall have the power to: a. Appoint and remove, at the pleasure of the Board, all the Corporation's officers, agents, and employees; prescribe powers and duties for them that are consistent with applicable 843\03\150594.3 1 law, the Corporation's articles of incorporation, and these Bylaws; and fix their compensation and require from them security for faithful performance of their duties. b. Change the principal office or the principal business office in California from one location to another; cause,,t,h e Corporation to be qualified to conduct its activities in any other state, territory, dependency, or country, and conduct its activities within or outside California; and designate any place Within or outside California for holding any meeting of the Board. C. Adopt or alter and use a corporate seal. d. Borrow money and incur indebtedness on behalf of the Corporation, and cause to I be executed and delivered, for the Corporation's purposes, in the corporate name, promissory notes, bonds, debentures, deeds of trust, mortgages, pledges, hypothecations, and other evidences of debt and securities. e. Construct,joperate, maintain, improve, buy, sell, convey, assign, mortgage, or lease any real estate and personal property necessary and incident to the provision of housing for low income persons. Section 4.3 Authorized Number of Directors. The authorized number of directors shall be five (5). Section 4.4 Compensation and Reimbursement of Directors. The directors shall serve without compensation, although they may be reimbursed for their expenditures on behalf of the Corporation. Section 4.5 Restriction on Interested Persons as Directors. No more than forty-nine percent (49%) of the persons serving on the Board may be interested persons. An interested person is (a) any person compensated by the Corporation for services rendered to it within the previous twelve (12) months, whether as a full-time or part-time employee, independent contractor, or otherwise,'and/or (b) any brother, sister, ancestor, descendant, spouse, brother-in- law, sister-in-law, son-in-law, daughter-in-law, mother-in-law, or father-in-law of any such person. Any violation of this Section 4.5 shall not affect the enforceability of any transaction entered into by the Corporation. Section 4.6 Appointment, Tenn of Office and Qualification of Directors. a. The initial directors shall be appointed by the Corporation's incorporator. All subsequent directors shall be appointed as follows: (1) One member shall be appointed by the Board of Commissioners of the Housing Authority of the County of Contra Costa(the "Commission"); and 843\03\150594.3 2 (2) All other members shall be appointed by the board of directors of the Corporation, three (3) of whom shall be low and moderate income residents of the community of Bay Point including adjacent portions of the city of Pittsburg, owners or senior officers of private establishments and other iki.nstitutions located in and serving the community of Bay Point including adjacent portions of the city of Pittsburg, or representatives of low and moderate income neighborhood organizations located in the community of Bay Point including adjacent portions of the city of Pittsburg. b. Except as provided below for the initial directors, the term of office for each director shall be the longer of two (2) years or until his or her successor is appointed. In order to stagger the terms of the directors, the term of office for the initial directors appointed by the Corporation's incorporat6 r shall be one (1) year for two (2) directors, two (2) years I for two (2) directors, and three (3) years for one (1) director, with the Board determining which terms shall apply to which directors.' C. Appointment of directors appointed by the Board shall take place annually at a regular meeting or a special meeting of the Corporation. Upon the expiration of the term of the director selected by the Commission, the Commission shall provide an indication of their selection of the memberappointed by the Commission at the same meeting that other directors are selected. Section 4.7 Vacancies on the Board. A vacancy shall be deemed to exist if the actual number of directors is less than the authorized number for any reason. Section 4.8 Removal of Directors. The board of directors of the Corporation may remove any director (other than the member appointed by the Commission) from the Board with or without cause. Absence of a director from three (3) or more consecutive Board meetings shall constitute cause for removal. The director appointed by the Commission may be removed from the Board by the Commission with or without cause. Section 4.9 Resignations of Directors. Except as provided below, any director may resign by giving written notice to the president or secretary of the Corporation. The resignation shall be effective when the notice is given or at any later time specified in the notice. Except on notice to the Attorney General of California, no director may resign if the Corporation would be left without a duly appointed director. Section 4.10 Filling Vacancies. Vacancies shall be filled by the Board for the members appointed by the Board and by the Commission for the member appointed by the Commission. Section 4.11 No Vacancy on Reduction of Number of Directors. No reduction of the authorized number of directors shall have the effect of removing any director before that director's term expires. 843\03\1 50594,3 3 Section 4.12 Meeting s of the Board. A regular meeting of the Board shall be held at least once a year at such time and place as shall be designated by the directors for the purpose of organization, election of officers, and the transaction of other business. Section 4.13 Special Meetings. Special meetings of the Board may be called for any purpose and at any time by the president, the secretary, or any two (2) directors. Section 4.14 Notice. Notice of regular and special meetings shall be given to the directors not less than four,(4) days prior to the meeting if delivered by first class mail or not less than forty-eight (48) hours,prior to the meeting if the notice is delivered personally or by telephone. The notice must state the date and time of the meeting and the place of the meeting if it is other than the principal office of the Corporation. In addition, notice of all regular and special meetings must comply with the provisions of the California Public Meeting Law, commonly known as the Brown Act, to the extent applicable. Section 4.15 Waiver of Notice. Notice of a meeting need not be given to any director who either before or after the meeting signs a waiver of notice a written consent to the holding of the meeting or an approval of the minutes of the meeting. The waiver of notice or consent need not specify the purpose of the meeting. All such waivers, consents, and approvals shall be filed with the corporate records,or made a part of the minutes of the meeting. Notice of a meeting also need not be given to any director who attends the meeting and does not protest, before or at the commencement of the meeting, the lack of notice to him or her. Section 4.16 Quorum. A majority of the directors currently on the Board shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business, except to adjourn. Every action taken or decision made by a majority' of the directors present at a duly held meeting at which a quorum has been present shall be the act of the Board. Section-4.17 Adjournment. A majority of the directors present, whether or not a quorum is present, may adjourn any meeting to another time and place. Notice of any adjournment to another time and place shall be given to the directors who were not present at the time of the adjournment. Section 4.18 Action Without a Meeting. To the extent permitted by the California Public Meeting Law, as that law applies to the Corporation, any action that the Board is required or permitted to take may be taken without a meeting if all members of the Board consent in writing to the action. Such action by written consent shall have the same effect as any action approved at a meeting by the unanimous vote of the directors. For the purpose of this section, "all members of the Board" shall not include any "interested director" as defined by Section 5233 of the California Corporations Code. All such consents shall be filed with the minutes of the proceedings of the Board. 843\03\150594.3 4 Section 4.19 Meetings by Conference Telephone. Directors may participate in a meeting through use of conference telephone or similar communications equipment, so long as all persons participating in the meeting can hear each other. Participation by directors in a meeting in the manner provided in this Section 4.19 constitutes presence in person at the meeting. Section 4.20 Committee of Directors. The Board may, by resolution, designate one (1) or more committees, each,consisting of two (2) or more directors, to serve at the pleasure of the Board. Any committee, to the extent provided in the Board's designating resolution, shall have all the authority of the Board, except that no committee, regardless of Board resolution, may: a. Fill vacancies on the Board or on any committee; i b. Fix compensation of directors for serving on the Board or any committee; C. Amend or repeal these Bylaws; d. Amend or repeal any resolution of the Board which is not by its express terms so amendable or repealable; e. Appoint any other committees of the Board or the members of established committees; f. Spend corporate funds to support a nominee for director after there are more people nominated for director than can be elected; and g. Approve any self-dealing transaction, except as provided by Section 5233(d)(3) of the California Corporations Code. Section 4.21 Committee Meetings. Meetings and actions of committees shall be governed by and held and taken in accordance with the provisions of this Article IV concerning meetings of directors, with such changes in the context of such Bylaws as are necessary to substitute the committee'and its members for the Board and its members. Committee Meetings shall also comply with the requirements of the California Public Meeting Law to the extent applicable. Minutes shal!1 be kept of each meeting of all committees and shall be filed with the corporate records. The Board may adopt rules for the governance of any committee not inconsistent with the provisions of these Bylaws concerning meetings of directors. Section 4.22 Standard of Care - General. A director shall perform the duties of a director, including duties as a member of all committees of the Board on which the director may serve, in good faith, in a manner such director believes to be in the best interest of the Corporation, and with such care, including reasonable inquiry, as an ordinarily prudent person in a like position would use under similar circumstances. 843\03\150594.3 5 In performing the duties of a director, a director shall be entitled to rely on information, opinions, reports, or statements, including financial statements and other financial data, in each j case prepared or presented by: a. One or more officers or employees of the Corporation whom the director believes to be reliable and competent in the matters presented; b. Counsel, independent accountants, or other persons as to matters which the director believes to be within such persons'professional or expert competence; or c. ' A committee of the Board upon which the director does not serve, as to matters within its designated authority, which committee the director believes to merit confidence, so long as, in any such case,]the director acts in good faith, after reasonable inquiry when the need thereof is indicated by the circumstances, and without knowledge that would cause such reliance to be unwarranted. Except in the case of a self-dealing director, as defined in Section 5233 of the California Corporations Code, a person who performs the duties of a director in accordance with the above shall have no liability based upon alleged failure to discharge that person's obligations as a director, including (with6ut limiting the generality of the foregoing) any*actions or omissions that exceed or defeat a public or charitable purpose to which the Corporation, or assets held by it, may be dedicated. Section 4.23 Standard of Care -- Investments. Except with respect to assets held for use or used directly in carrying out the Corporation's charitable activities, in investing, reinvesting, purchasing, acquiring, exchanging, selling, and managing the Corporation's investments, the Board shall avoid speculation, looking instead to the permanent disposition of the funds, considering the probablejncome as well as the probable safety of the Corporation's capital. The provisions of Section 4.2'2 shall apply to this Section 4.23. The Board shall also comply with all additional standards, if any, imposed by the Corporation's articles of incorporation, these Bylaws, or the express terms of any instrument or agreement pursuant to which the assets were obtained by the Corporation. Section 4.24 Self-Dealing Transactions. A self-dealing transaction is one (a) to which the Corporation is a party and (b) in which one or more of the directors has a material financial interest, either directly or because the transaction is between the Corporation and any entity in which one or more of the Corporation's directors has a material financial interest. The Board shall not approve a self-dealing transaction unless: a. the Corporation is entering into the transaction for its own benefit; b. the transaction is fair and reasonable as to the Corporation at the time the Corporation entered into I the transaction; 843\03\150594.3 6 C. the Board's approval occurs prior to consummating the transaction or any part thereof, unless (i) the Board's approval was not reasonably practicable to obtain prior to consummating the transaction, (ii) a committee or person authorized by the Board approves the transaction prior to its consummation, and (iii) the Board ratifies the transaction at its next meeting after determining that (i) and (ii) have been satisfied; d. the Board's approval is made in good faith; e. the Board's approval is made by a vote of a majority of the directors then in office without counting the vote of the interested director or directors; f. the Board's approval is made with knowledge of(i) the material facts concerning the transaction and (ii) the interested director's or directors' interest in the transaction; and g. after reasonable investigation, the Board has considered and in good faith determined under the circumstances that the Corporation could not have obtained a more advantageous arrangement with reasonable effort. Section 4.25 Inspection. Every director shall, at his or her own expense, have the absolute right at any reasonable time during the business hours of the Corporation to inspect and copy all books, records, and documents, and to inspect the physical properties, of the Corporation. ARTICLE 5. OFFICERS Section 5.1 Officers of the Corporation. The officers of the Corporation shall be a president, a secretary, a treasurer, and an Executive Director. The Corporation may also have, at the Board's discretion, one or more vice presidents, one or more assistant secretaries, and one or more assistant treasurers. Any number of offices may be held by the same person, except that neither the secretary nor the treasurer may serve concurrently as the president. The president, secretary and treasurer shall be chosen from among the directors of the Corporation. All other officers need not be members of the Board. Section 5.2 Election of Officers. The officers of the Corporation, except those appointed under Section' 5.3, shall be chosen annually by the Board, shall serve at the pleasure of the Board, and shall serve until a successor is chosen or such officer resigns or is removed from office. Section 5.3 Other Officers. The Board may appoint or may authorize the president, or any other officer, to appoint any other officers that the Corporation may require. Each officer so appointed shall have the title, hold office for the period,have the authority, and perform the duties specified in the Bylaws or as determined by the Board. 843\03\150594.3 7 Section 5.4 Removal of Officers. Any officer may be removed with or without cause by the Board, and if the officer was appointed by an officer, then also by the officer who appointed him or her. Section 5.5 Resignation of Officers. Any officer may resign at any time by giving written notice to the president or secretary of the Corporation. The resignation shall take effect as of the date the notice is received or at any later time specified in the notice. Unless otherwise specified in the notice, the resignation need not be accepted to be effective. Any resignation as an officer shall not affect the resigning officer's position as a director of the Corporation. However, an officer's resignation as a director pursuant to Section 4.9 shall automatically constitute resignation as an officer upon the effective date of resignation as a director. Section 5.6 Vacancies in Office. A vacancy in any office because of death, resignation, removal, disqualification, or any other cause shall be filled in the manner prescribed in these Bylaws for regular appointments to that office. Vacancies may be filled as they occur. Section 5.7 Reimbursement of Expenses. The Corporation may provide reimbursement for expenditures on behalf of the Corporation by its officers. Section 5.8 President. The president shall preside at meetings of the Board and shall exercise and perform such other powers and duties as may from time to time be assigned to the president by the Board. Section 5.9 Vice Presidents. If the president is absent or disabled, the vice presidents, if any, in order of their rank as fixed by the Board, or, if not ranked, a vice president designated by the Board, shall perform all duties of the president. When so acting, a vice president shall have all powers of and he subject to all restrictions on the president. The vice presidents shall have such other powers land perform such other duties as the Board or these Bylaws may prescribe. Section 5.10 Secretary. The secretary shall have the following duties: a. The secretary shall keep or cause to be kept, at the Corporation's principal office, or such other place as the Board may direct, a book of minutes of all meetings, proceedings, and actions of the Board and'of committees of the Board. The minutes of the meetings shall include the time and place that each meeting was held, whether the meeting was annual, regular, or special, and, if special, how authorized and the notice given. 843\03\150594.3 8 b. The secretary shall keep or cause to be kept, at the Corporation's principal office; a copy of the Corporation's articles of incorporation and these Bylaws, as amended to date. C. The secretary shall give or cause to be given notice of all meetings of the Board and of committees of the Board required by these Bylaws to be given. The secretary shall keep the corporate seal in safe custody and shall have such other powers and perform such other duties as the Board or the Bylaws may prescribe. Section 5.11 Treasurer. The treasurer shall have the following duties: a. The treasurer shall keep and maintain, or cause to be kept and maintained, adequate and correct books and accounts of the Corporation's funds, properties, and transactions. The treasurer shall send or cause to be given to the directors such financial statements and reports as are required to be given by law, these Bylaws, or the Board. The books of account shall be open to inspection by any director at all reasonable times during the business hours of the Corporation. b. The treasurer shall deposit, or cause to be deposited, all money and other valuables in the name and to the credit of the Corporation with such depositories as the Board may designate; shall disburse the Corporation's funds as the Board may order; shall render to the president and the Board, when requested, an account of all transactions and of the financial condition of the Corporation; and shall have such other powers and perform such other duties as the Board or the Bylaws may prescribe. Section 5.12 Executive Director. The executive director shall be the chief operating officer of the corporation's and shall report to the Board. The executive director shall have those powers authorized by the;Board and shall be responsible for managing the business of the corporation, executing agreements authorized by the Board or authorized by the Bylaws, supervising staff and consultants, and carrying out other activities necessary or beneficial to the Corporation. ARTICLE 6. MISCELLANEOUS Section 6.1 Fiscal Year. The fiscal year of this Corporation shall end each year on December 31. Section 6.2 Corporate Seal. This Corporation may have a seal, which shall be specified by resolution of the Board. The seal may be affixed to any corporate instruments, as directed by the Board or any of its officers,but failure to affix it shall not affect the validity of the instrument. Section 6.3 Indemnification. The Corporation shall indemnify its directors, officers, employees, and agents, including persons formerly occupying any such position, to the fullest 843\03\150594.3 9 extent permitted by law against all expenses,judgments, fines, and other amounts actually and reasonably incurred by them in connection,with any threatened, pending, or completed action or proceeding, whether civil,' criminal, administrative, or investigative. In all cases where indemnification is sought, the Corporation shall be subject to the restrictions and requirements contained in Section 5238 of the California Corporations Code. Section 6.4 Insurance. The Board may adopt a resolution authorizing the purchase of insurance on behalf of any director, officer, employee, or agent of the Corporation against any liability asserted against or incurred by the director, officer, employee, or agent in such capacity or arising out of the director's, officer's, employee's, or agent's status as such, whether or not this Corporation would have the power to indemnify the director, officer, employee, or agent against that liability under law, to the extent such insurance is commercially available and is economically feasible for the Corporation to purchase. Section 6.5 Annual Report to Directors. The Board shall cause an annual report to be sent to the directors within one hundred twenty(120) days after the end of the Corporation's fiscal year. That report shall contain the following information, in appropriate detail, for the fiscal year: a. The assets and liabilities, including trust funds, of the Corporation as of the end of the fiscal year; b. The principal changes in assets and liabilities, including trust funds, during the fiscal year; c. The revenue or receipts of the Corporation, both unrestricted and restricted for particular purposes, for the fiscal year; and d. The expenses or disbursements of the Corporation, for both general and restricted purposes, during the fiscal year. Section 6.6 Annual Statement of Certain Transactions. As part of the annual report to the directors pursuant to ,Section 6.5, the Corporation shall annually furnish a written statement to all directors that lists covered transactions in which the Corporation, its parent, or any subsidiary was a party and in which any director or officer of the Corporation, its parent, or any subsidiary had a direct or indirect material financial interest. A mere common directorship is not a material financial interest. For the purpose of this Section 6.6, covered transactions required to be reported are any transaction during the previous fiscal year(i) involving more than Fifty Thousand Dollars ($50,0,00), or (ii) which was one of a number of transactions in which the same interested person had a direct or indirect material financial interest, and which in the aggregate involved more than Fifty Thousand Dollars ($50,000). The statement prepared pursuant to this Section 6.6 shall contain the following information: 8431031150594.3 10 a. A brief description of the covered transaction; b. The names of the interested person or persons; C. A brief description of the person's or persons' relationship to the Corporation; and d. A brief description of the nature of the person's or persons' interest in the transaction, and, where practicable, the amount of such interest. (In the case of a transaction with a partnership in which such a person is a partner, only the interest of the partnership need be stated.) The statement prepared pursuant to this Section 6.6 shall also briefly describe the amount and circumstances of any indemnifications or advances aggregating more than Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000) paid during the fiscal year to any current or former officer or director of the Corporation pursuant to Section 6.3. Section 6.7 Amendment of Bylaws. The Bylaws may be amended or repealed and new Bylaws adopted by the vote of a majority of the members of the Board. Such amended or newly adopted Bylaws shall take effect immediately. 843\03\150594.3 11 CERTIFICATE OF SECRETARY I, the undersigned, certify: (1) That I am the duly elected and acting secretary of DeAnza Housing Corporation, a California nonprofit public benefit corporation; and (2) That the foregoing Bylaws, comprising eleven (11) pages, constitute the Bylaws of such corporation as dully ratified by action of the Board of Directors of the corporation duly taken on November 28, 2001. IN WITNESS THEREOF, I have hereunto subscribed my name, this 2 day of 2001. Secretary 843\03\150594.3 DeANZA HOUSING CORPORATION Certification by Incorporator Regarding Adoption of Bylaws and Appointment of Initial Directors 1, M David Kroot, am the incorporator of DeAnza Housing Corporation(the "Corporation") pursuant to the articles of incorporation filed in the Office of the Secretary of State on October 26, 2001. 1 adopt the Bylaws for the Corporation in the form attached to this certification. I elect the following persons as directors of the Corporation: 1. Robert J. McEwan; 2. William L. Howell; 3. Kenneth F. Bartlett; 4. Anthony Reese; and 5. Pamela Keedy. Executed this 27 day of November, 2001. By: M David Kroot 843\03\1 50594.3 In the Matter of RESOLUTION NO. 2006/413 Honoring the Clerk-Recorder Department for excellence during the June 6, 2006 Primary Election WHEREAS California counties were required to be in compliance with new state,and federal accessibility regulations by January 1,2006; and WHEREAS Clerk-Recorder Stephen L. Weir successfully negotiated allocation of funds to all California counties to fund the accessibility requirements;and WHEREAS the new accessibility requirements applied to voter equipment,Elections staff recognized that voter-accessible equipment necessitated voter-accessible poll sites,and worked tirelessly to assure poll site accessibility; and WHEREAS the Clerk-Recorder Department conducted three elections with the new voting equipment before the accessibility deadline, and Contra Costa County was one of only two California counties that were completely compliant with the new state and federal accessibility regulations by the deadline; and WHEREAS the June 6,2006 Primary Election involved 110 mail-only precincts,27 ballot types,8 political party variations, and 216 distinct ballot variations, and required the establishment and oversight of 714 polling locations and 1,428 electronic-voting machines; and WHEREAS through the unsurpassed commitment of Elections staff, 2,761 trained poll workers and rovers successfully met all the challenges of the primary election; NOW,THEREFORE,BE IT RESOLVED that this Board takes great pleasure in congratulating the Clerk- Recorder Department and Elections staff, in particular, on its excellent service to Contra Costa County residents during the June 6,2006 Primary Election. JOHN GIOIA Chair District I Supervisor 6�'GAYI,t B UILKEMA MARK DeSAULNIER Distri t II Sup or District IV Supervisor MA . PIEPHO FEDE AL D. GLOVER District III Supervisor District V Supervisor o`�' Witness my hand and the Seal of the Board of Supervisors affixed this 11th Day of July 2006 john Cullen, lerk of the Board of Supervis and County Administrator STA cook t`I By Introduced by Supervisors John Gioia and Mary N. Piepho z