HomeMy Public PortalAboutResolution - 76-22- 19760728 - Approve Advertisments foRESOLUTION NO. 76-22
RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF
THE MIDPENINSULA REGIONAL PARK DISTRICT
ESTABLISHING PROCEDURE FOR PUBLISHED
ADVERTISEMENT OF,ELECTIONS TO FILL BOARD
SEATS AND OF OPP'iRTUNITIES TO APPLY FOR
BOARD VACANCIES
WHEREAS, the Board of Directors of the Midpeninsula
Regional Park District deems the minimum required by law for
notice b'f; 1ections to fill Board seats and of opportunities
to apply for Board vacancies to be inadequate, and wishes to
establish procedure which will better impart such information
to the public,
NOW, THEREFORE, the Board of Directors of the Mid -
peninsula Regional Park District does resolve as follows:
Section One. Within the seven days preceding the
opening date for taking out nomination papers pre-
ceding any election at which directors are to be
elected, the District Clerk shall cause to be pub-
lished in one or more newspapers circulated within
an affected ward a reasonably prominent advertisement
setting forth the fact of the election, the purpose
of the election and including information as to
qualifications, nomination procedure and other
matters likely to be of interest to potential candi-
dates for such office.
Section Two. Immediately upon the occurrence of a
vacancy which may be filled by the Board pursuant
to Public Resources Code Section 5536, the District
Clerk shall cause to be published in one or more
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newspapers circulated within an affected ward a
reasonably prominent advertisement setting forth
the fact of the vacancy, that it may be filled by
the Board, and that any qualified person may apply
within ten days to be considered for such appoint-
ment upon a form to be provided by the District
Clerk for such purpose.
Section Three. For purposes of Sections One and
Two, the newspaper(s) circulated in the ward most
likely to give adequate notice, and to be used for
publication, are as follows:
Ward No. Newspaper(s) or Publication(s)
1 San Jose Mercury, Saratoga News, Los
Gatos Times Observer
2 Palo Alto Times, Los Altos Town Crier,
Cupertino Courier
3 San Jose Mercury, Sunnyvale Scribe
4 San Jose Mercury, Los Altos Town Crier,
Palo Alto Times.
5 Palo Alto Times, Stanford Daily (if
publishing)
6 Palo Alto Times, Menlo Atherton Recorder,
Ravenswood Post, Peninsula Bulletin,
Country Almanac, Stanford Daily (if pub-
lishing)
7 Redwood City Tribune, San Mateo Times,
San Carlos Enquirer, Country Almanac
Section Four. The failure to perform any act or acts
as prescribed by this Resolution shall in no way affect
the validity of any action taken, the results of any
election or the filling of any vacancy.
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Section Five. Resolution No.. 75--x- is hereby superseded.
RESOLUTION NO. 76-22
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the Board of Directors of the Midpeninsula
Regional Park District on
July 28
meeting thereof, by the following vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSTAIN:
ABSENT:
APPROVED:
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Board of Directors. UkA.•President, Board of Directors
I, the District Clerk of the Midpeninsula Regional Park District,
hereby certify that the above is a true and correct copy of a
resolution duly adopted by the Board of Directors of the District
by the above vote at.a meeting thereof duly held and called on
the above date.
District Clerk