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RIVERSIDE PUBLIC UTILITIES <br /> Board Memorandum <br />BOARD OF PUBLIC UTILITIESDATE: MARCH12, 2018 <br />ITEM NO: 1 <br />SUBJECT:INTRODUCTION OF NEW BOARD MEMBERS; ELECTION OF BOARD OFFICERS; <br />BOARD COMMITTEES <br />ISSUES: <br />Introducetwo Board Members, Jeanette Hernandez(Ward 6) and Elizabeth Sanchez-Monville(Ward 3); <br />electthe Boardoffices of Chair and Vice-Chair; and, assign Board Members to each Board Committee. <br />RECOMMENDATIONS: <br />That the Board of Public Utilities: <br />1.Introduce two Board Members, newly appointed Jeanette Hernandez(Ward 6) and re-appointed <br />Elizabeth Sanchez-Monville(Ward 3); and <br />2.Conduct elections for the Board offices of Chair and Vice-Chair. <br />BACKGROUND: <br />On January 23, 2018, the City Council selected new Board MemberJeanette Hernandez (Ward 6) and on <br />February 13, 2018 the City Council re-appointedBoard Member Elizabeth Sanchez-Monville (Ward 3)for <br />the Board of Public Utilities. <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 anothermember. <br />2.Nominations will be closed only by motion of a member, and seconded by anothermember. <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 />Page 6 <br />