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RIVERSIDE PUBLIC UTILITIES Board Memorandum BOARD OF PUBLIC UTILITIES DATE: MARCH 14, 2022 SUBJECT: ELECTION OF BOARD OF PUBLIC UTILITIES OFFICERS AND REQUEST NEW BOARD CHAIR TO ASSIGN BOARD OF PUBLIC UTILITIES MEMBERS TO BOARD OF PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMITTEES ISSUES: Conduct an election for the Board of Public Utilities offices of Chair and Vice-Chair and request that the new Chair assign Board of Public Utilities Members to each Board of Public Utilities Committees. RECOMMENDATIONS: That the Board of Public Utilities: 1. Conduct an election for the Board of Public Utilities offices of Chair and Vice-Chair; and 2. Request that the newly elected Chair assign Board of Public Utilities Members to each Board of Public Utilities Committee. BACKGROUND: The Board of Public Utilities’ (Board) Standing Rules require that the Board conduct elections for the Board offices of Chair and Vice-Chair at their first regularly scheduled meeting in March. The Board has adopted the following process for elections: “Rule 5 (F): Election of officers shall be conducted in the following manner: 1. The outgoing chair shall call the nominations. Any member may make a nomination for officers, and such nomination does not need to be seconded by another member. 2. Nominations will be closed only by motion of a member and seconded by another member. 3. The Board shall then vote for the officer by a hand vote. 4. In the event of a tie, the two members that received the most votes shall have a run- off election, conducted in the same manner. 5. In the event of another tie, the officer shall be selected by a coin toss.”