LAKEPORT >> The Lake County Board of Supervisors approved a resolution requesting to change election years for the Hidden Valley Lake Community Services District Tuesday.
Currrently, the district’s directors are elected to the board in November of odd-numbered years. After the process is done, the directors will be elected in November of even-numbered years.
According to Lake County Registrar of Voters Diane Fridley, the first step of the process is submitting a resolution to change the election cycle. Which was presented to the board Tuesday. The second step “will be for Board staff to notify all districts within Lake County to ask for input from each district on the effect of consolidation.”
Specifics of notification are not included in the Elections Code, but Fridley recommended mailing a letter to each district with an elected governing board, as well as posting the letter on the Board’s web page.
Finally, after input is garnered from other districts the board is required to hold a public hearing on the request by April 28 at latest.
“Prior to the adoption of Hidden Valley Lake Community Service District’s consolidation request, the Registrar of Voters will be submitting an Impact Analysis/Cost Effectiveness Report on changing the election of directors from odd-year to even-year elections for your Board to review as well as any responses from Districts within Lake County regarding the consolidation,” Fridley said.
“However, pursuant to Elections Code Section 10404, your Board ‘shall’ approve Hidden Valley Lake CSD’s resolution requesting consolidation,” Fridley continued. “Unless the county finds that the ballot style, voting equipment or computer capacity cannot handle another district to be consolidated with the even-year election.”
The board unanimously approved the resolution with a 5-0 vote.
