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W A T E R E N E R C Y I - <br />WI& <br />P U B L I C U T I L I T I E S <br />BOARD OF PUBLIC UTILITIES <br />RIVERSIDE PUBLIC UTILITIES <br />Board Memorandum <br />DATE: MARCH 13, 2017 <br />ITEM NO: 3 <br />SUBJECT: INTRODUCTION OF NEW BOARD MEMBERS; ELECTION OF BOARD OFFICERS <br />ISSUES: <br />Introduce two new Board Members, Gildardo Oceguera (Ward 7) and Jo L. Russo- Pereyra (City-wide) <br />and elect the Board offices of Chair and Vice -Chair. <br />RECOMMENDATIONS: <br />That the Board of Public Utilities: <br />1. Introduce two new Board Members, Gildardo Oceguera (Ward 7) and Jo L. Russo- Pereyra <br />(City-wide); and <br />2. Conduct elections for the Board offices of Chair and Vice -Chair. <br />BACKGROUND: <br />On February 17, 2017, the City Council selected two new Board Members for the Board of Public <br />Utilities: Gildardo Oceguera (Ward 7) and Jo L. Russo- Pereyra (City-wide). <br />The Board's Standing Rules require that the Board conduct elections for the Board offices of Chair and <br />Vice -Chair at their first regularly scheduled meeting in March, The board has adopted the following <br />process for elections: <br />"Rule 5 (F): Election of officers shall be conducted in the following manner: <br />1. The outgoing chair shall call the nominations. Any member may make a nomination for <br />officers, and such nomination does not need to be seconded by another member. <br />2. Nominations will be closed only by motion of a member, and seconded by another <br />member. <br />3. The Board shall then vote for the officer by a hand vote. <br />4. In the event of a tie, the two members that received the most votes shall have a run- off <br />election, conducted in the same manner. <br />5. In the event of another tie, the officer shall be selected by a coin toss." <br />