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Regular 9.
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| LAFCO |
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| Information |
| SUBJECT |
| Direct the Executive Officer to prepare and post a notice advertising the Regular Public Member vacancy, provide direction regarding outreach and process, and consider appointment of a personnel subcommittee to interview candidates and nominate the best qualified candidate(s) to the full Commission. |
| RECOMMENDED ACTION |
- In addition to the outreach already included in our policies, direct staff to send notices to city and county public information officers for social media posting.
- Discuss the process and consider the appointment of one county member and one city member to an ad hoc personnel subcommittee.
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| FISCAL IMPACT |
| None. |
| REASONS FOR RECOMMENDED ACTION |
Chair Woods announced his resignation from the Commission after 21 years of service, effective June 30, 2024, which will create a vacancy in the Regular Public Member term which ends February 2027. Yolo LAFCo policies for the recruitment of a public member indicate the Chair shall direct the Executive Officer to post a vacancy notice within 30 days of resignation at the following locations:
- At the LAFCo staff office,
- On the bulletin board outside the Board of Supervisors' hearing room,
- On the bulletin board outside the County Administration Building, and
- Any other place as directed by the Commission.
In addition, copies of the notice are emailed to the cities and independent special districts for posting. A press release is also sent to the newspapers. Staff recommends the announcements should also be sent to the city/county public information officers for social media posting.
Our policy directs the application period close 30 days after posting (which would fall during the April time frame) and to place the item on the next regular agenda for consideration, which would be the May meeting.
The policy also provides the option to appoint a personnel subcommittee either now or later “for the purposes of reviewing all applications and nominating the best-qualified candidates for the Commission's consideration. If a personnel committee is used, then the personnel committee may recommend to the commission the name or names of applicants for nomination(s) to the vacant position(s) at the next regularly scheduled meeting. However, any eligible commissioner may nominate a candidate from the applications submitted. If a personnel committee is not used, then any eligible commissioner may nominate a candidate from the applications submitted to the vacant position(s).”
The Commission can either:
- Appoint a subcommittee now to review applications and make a recommendation for the May meeting, or
- Review all the applications received at the May meeting and decide then whether to: (1) Appoint a subcommittee to interview, screen, and make a recommendation for a later LAFCo meeting; or (2) Make an appointment at the May meeting.
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| BACKGROUND |
For context, below is information regarding previous Alternate and Regular Public Member recruitments:
- In 2017, LAFCo recruited for an Alternate Public Member and 3 applications were received.
- In 2004, LAFCo recruited for an Alternate Public Member and 4 applications were received.
- In 2003, LAFCo recruited for a Regular Public Member and 6 applications were received.
Although LAFCo has previously only received a maximum of 6 applicants, with the increased reach of social media, it seems likely we may receive more.
Please note that no person appointed as a public member or alternate public member can be an officer or employee of the county or any city or district in the county (Government Code Section 56331). The regular member shall be a registered voter in Yolo County.
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