Consider and Act upon Customer Petitions calling for:

Staff Report & Agenda Item Details

Consider and Act upon Customer Petitions calling for: A. Review of the Board of Supervisors prior decision to provide first time sewer service and encumber the District. B. Special Election of Board Members for Expired Terms and Vacancies: Mr. Richard Jones summarized the petitions presented at the Board’s last public meeting on April 22, 2014. Mr. Jones opened the floor for comments from those in attendance. Mr. Kelley Holcomb asked to inform the Board of their responsibility with regards to the petitions. Mr. Holcomb stated that the petitions ask the Board to consider action. Based upon statues that govern the Board, they are to consider the petitions presented and then take action as they see fit on their topics. With regards to a special election to be conducted immediately, the Board does not have the authority to enact this request within the time frame specified. The Board is only authorized to conduct elections on the uniform date as stated in the Elections Code, which is even- numbered years, in the months of May or November. The Board can use their discretion as whether to conduct an election in November, but that is the earliest date an election can be conducted under the statutes. Mr. Holcomb further explained that the second petition regarding the sewer service decision was made back in August 2013, but it can be undone prior to issuing the debt. This project does not have to go through unless the loan documents are signed on June 5, 2014 to close on the de

This motion is scored as RESTRAINS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 2.1/10). Under the Bastiat Liberty Watchdog Index, voting YES on measures that cap or reduce ad valorem tax burdens, expand taxpayer exemptions, retire debt early, enforce competitive bidding caps, or remove regulatory/zoning barriers to private property rights earns a positive Pro-Liberty score.