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HomeMy WebLinkAbout12. Adopt Reso-ReAppt Robert Kiefer as Representative to Greater LA County Vector Control Dist Board of TrusteesIMA10N FROM: OFFICE OF THE CITY MANAGER BY: M. ALICIA DUARTE, CMC, CITY CLERI SUBJECT: REAPPOINTMENT OF ROBERT KIEFER AS THE CITY OF DOWNEY'S REPRESENTATIVE TO THE GREATER LOS ANGELES COUNTY VECTOR CO That the City Council: 1) Approve the reappointment of Robert Kiefer as the City of Downey's Representative to the Greater Los Angeles County Vector Control District Board of Trustees for a two year term, commencing January 6, 2020; and, Vym M11 The Greater Los Angeles County Vector Control District is overseen by a Board of Trustees appointed for two or four year terms per the State Health and Safety Code. The term of the City's current Representative Robert Kiefer is set to expire on January 6, 2020. Representatives appointed to serve will serve until the expiration of their term unless they resign, vacate the office due to absences, or are no longer a voter and resident within the respective county or city of the appointing body. The Board of Trustees meets on a monthly basis on the 2nd Thursday of the month at 7:00 p.m. in Santa Fe Springs. The City Council is asked to consider the reappointment of Mr. Kiefer for a two year term commencing at noon on the first Monday of January 2020. REAPPOINTMENT OF ROBERT KIEFER AS THE CITY OF DOWNEY'S REPRESENTATIVE TO THE GREATER LOS ANGELES COUNTY VECTOR CONTROL DISTRICT BOARD OF TRUSTEES DECEMBER 10, 2019 PAGE 2 FISCAL IMPACT ResolutionAttachment A: Attachment B: Correspondence from the Greater Los Angeles County Vector Control District 0 ff4T*1jlJyt1*N11kT*) • 0 • • • • • • • • • • THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DOWNEY DOES HEREBY RESOLVE AS i • SECTION 1. That the City Council hereby reappoints Robert Kiefer as Representative of the City of Downey to the Board of Trustees of the Greater Los Angeles County Vector Control District for a two (2) year term commencing January 6, 2020. SECTION 2. The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of this Resolution and transmit a copy thereof to the Greater Los Angeles County Vector Control District and the appointee. -41 :1010114 12111 MA MARIA ALICIA DUARTE, CMC City Clerk HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing Resolution was adopted by the City Council of the City of Downey at a regular meeting held on the 10th day of December, 2019 by the following vote, to wit: AYES: Council Members: Ashton, NOES: Council Member: None. ABSENT: Council Member: None. ABSTAIN: Council Member: None. Frometa, Saab, Pacheco, Mayor Rodriguez MARIA ALICIA DUARTE, CMC City Clerk PRESIDENT Barii Scinchez, Cudahy VICE PRESIDENT A 0wo Im6a W�, ilwpix C- 1 711" 11 W", 941 il "I R ARTESIA Melissa Ranwso BELL Ali Saleh BELL GARDENS Pedro Acehu a BELLFLOWER Sonny R. Santa Ines BURBANK Dr. Jeff D. Wessem CERRITOS Mark W. Bollman CARSON Elito M Santarma COMMERCE Leonard Mendoza DIAMOND BAR Steve Tye DOWNEY Robert Kiefer GARDENA Dan Medina GLENDALE Jerry Walton HAWAIIAN GARDENS LiasRoa HUNTINGTON PARK Marilyn Sanabria LA CANADA FLINTRIDGE Leonard Pieroni LA HAB RA HEIGHTS Catherine Howen LAKEWOOD Sieve Croft LA MIRADA Larry P. Mowles LONG BEACH Emily Holman LOS ANGELES COUNTY Steven A. Goldsworthy LYNWOOD Salvador Alatorre MAY WOOD Ricardo Lore MONTEBELLO Avik Cordeiro NORWALK Leonard Shryock PARAMOUNT Dr. Tom Hansen PICO RIVERA Raid Elias SANFERNANDO Jesse H. Avila SAN MARINO Scott T Kwong SANTA FE SPRINGS Jay Sarno SIGNAL HILL Robert D. Copeland SOUTH EL MONTE Hector Delgado SOUTH GATE Denise Diaz WHITTIER Josug Alvarado ATER LOS ANGELES COUNTY 2019 NOV -8 PM 3:42 VECTOR CONTROL DISTRICT 12545 Florence Avenue, Santa Fe Springs, CA 90670 CITY OF Dowm�-Y Office (562) 944-9656 Fax (562) 944-7976 CITY CLERKS OFLF-ICE Email: jafigg�� Website: www.21aeved.orp W'ONTMOMP 6 -IT City of Downey I I I I I Brookshire Avenue [towney, CA 90241 T •;l L t Control DisTrict Board of Trustees This correspondence is to inform you that the term of the office of Trustee Robert Kiefer as a member of the Board of Trustees of the Greater Los Angeles County Vector Control District will expire on January 6, 2020. Pursuant to Section 2024 of the State Health and Safety Code (SHSC) governing the dates of term of office of members appointed to the Board of Trustees, the City Council may consider reappointing Trustee Robert Kiefer or appointing a new trustee for a 2 or 4 year term of the office, commencing at noon on the first Monday of January (i.e. January 6, 2020) Please note, per the State Health and Safety Code that representatives must be appointed to serve a full 2 or 4 year term commencing on January 6,2020 and should not be appointed on a yearly basis. Furthermore, the District does not accept or recognize the appointment of alternate representatives. Please review all subsections of the SHSC 2022 (i.e. a -e). Subsections a and b require that each person appointed by a board of supervisors or by a city council shall be a voter and resident within the respective county or city of the appointing body. Section 2022 (c) incorporates language that clarifies the issue over the doctrine of Incompatibility of office, exempting and enabling an appointee who holds elected offices to also simultaneously serve on the District's Board of Trustees. Trustees represent the mission and interests of the District at large rather than the individual interests of the appointing body. Once appointed, the representative cannot be removed at -will by the appointing city or county. The representative will serve until the expiration of his/her term unless he/she resigns, vacates the office due to absences, or is no longer a voter and resident within the respective county or city of the appointing body. Representatives are expected to attend the District's general board meetings held monthly on the 2 d Thursday of the month. Pursuant to California Government Code Section 1770(g), the Trustee's seat will be considered abandoned if the person holding the office ceases to discharge the duties of that office for a period of three consecutive months, except when prevented by sickness or specified excuses. A CALIFORNIA GOVERNMENTAL AGENCY PROMOTING COMMUNITY HEALTH, COMFORT AND WELFARE THROUGH EFFECTIVE AND RESPONSIVE VECTOR CONTROLSINCE 1952 Should you have any questions regarding this appointment, please contact Mary -Joy Coburn, Director of Community Affairs at 562-944-9656 ext. 5 10 X= (a) Each person appointed by a board of supervisors to be a member of a board of trustees shall be a voter in that county and a resident of that portion of the county that is within the district. (b) Each person appointed by a city council to be a member of a board of trustees shall be a voter in that city and a resident of that portion of the city that is within the district. (c) Notwithstanding any other provision of law including the common law doctrine that precludes the simultaneous holding of incompatible offices, a member of a city council may be appointed and may serve as a member of a board of trustees if that person also meets the other applicable qualifications of this chapter. (d) It is the intent of the Legislature that persons appointed to boards of trustees have experience, training, and education in fields that will assist in the governance of the districts. (e) All trustees shall exercise their independent judgment on behalf of the interests of the residents, property owners, and the public as a whole in furthering the purposes and intent of this chapter. The trustees shall represent the interests of the public as a whole and not solely the interests of the board of supervisors or the city council that appointed them. (a) Except as provided in Section 2023, the term of office for a member of the board of trustees shall be for a term of two or four years, at the discretion of the appointing authority. Terms of office commence at noon on the first Monday in January. (b) Any vacancy in the office of a member appointed to a board of trustees shall be filled pursuant to Section 1779 of the Government Code. Any person appointed to fill a vacant office shall fill the balance of the unexpired term.