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Item 3.e.
CENTRAL SAN BOARD OF DIRECTORS
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POSITION PAPER
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DRAFT
MEETING DATE: AUGUST 6, 2019
SUBJECT: REVIEW DRAFT POSITION PAPER TO TEMPORARILY SUSPEND THE
PROVISIONS OF DISTRICT CODE SECTION 2.04.010 DUE TO
UNAVAILABILITY OF SEVERAL BOARD MEMBERS AT THE FIRST
MEETING IN DECEMBER, AND SCHEDULE THE MATTER OF SELECTING
THE 2020 BOARD PRESIDENTAND PRESIDENT PRO TEM FOR THE
NOVEMBER 21, 2019 REGULARLY SCHEDULED BOARD MEETING
SUBMITTED BY: INITIATING DEPARTMENT:
KATIE YOUNG, SECRETARY OF THE SECRETARYOF THE DISTRICT
DISTRICT
REVIEWED BY: KENTON L. ALM, DISTRICT COUNSEL
ISSUE
The District Code requires that the annual selection of the coming year's Board President and President
Pro Tem take place at the first meeting of December. The first meeting of December this year will take
place on December 5, 2019. Two Board Members have notified staff of their unavailability for that
meeting.
BACKGROUND
According to District Code Section 2.04.010 — Selection and term of President and President Pro Tem,
the Board must choose one of its members as President and President Pro Tem at the first meeting of
December, serving for a one-year period. Two Board Members are expected to absent for that meeting. It
is preferred that all Board Members be in attendance to select the President and President Pro Tem.
District Code Section 1.24.010 — Relief from ordinances or regulations because of special
circumstances allows the Board to vote to suspend the provisions of the District Code for a particular
purpose. Since all Board Members are expected to be available for the meeting preceding the first
meeting in December (November 21, 2019), staff desires to temporarily suspend the provisions of District
Code Section 2.04.010 so that the selection of the President and President Pro Tem for 2020 can be
made at the November 21 meeting rather than December 5 this year.
August 6, 2019 Regular ADMIN Committee Meeting Agenda Packet- Page 92 of 95
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ALTERNATIVES/CONSIDERATIONS
The Board could decide not to suspend the provisions of the District Code for this purpose.
The Board could, at the December 5 meeting, continue the matter of selecting the Board President and
President Pro Tem to the next meeting scheduled for December 19, 2019. This alternative is not
recommended because the incoming Board President selects the next year's members of the four
Standing Board Committees. Delaying those selections by two weeks would interfere with scheduling the
2020 Committee meetings in a timely manner.
FINANCIAL IMPACTS
None.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
This matter was reviewed by the Administration Committee at the August 6, 2019 meeting. The
Committee recommended
RECOMMENDED BOARD ACTION
Temporarily suspend the provisions of District Code Section 2.04.010 and schedule the matter of
selecting the 2020 Board President and President Pro Tem for the November 21, 2019 regularly
scheduled Board meeting.
August 6, 2019 Regular ADMIN Committee Meeting Agenda Packet- Page 93 of 95