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To:	East Contra Costa Fire Protection District Board of Directors
From:	David Twa, County Administrator
Date:	November 10, 2009

Contra

Costa

County

Subject:

ECCFPD Governance Resolution

APPROVE	OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR	RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE

Action of Board On: 11/10/2009

APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED

OTHER

Clerks Notes:

VOTE OF SUPERVISORS

AYE:

John Gioia, District I Supervisor
Gayle B. Uilkema, District II Supervisor
Mary N. Piepho, District III Supervisor
Susan A. Bonilla, District IV Supervisor
Federal D. Glover, District V Supervisor

Contact:

Richard Seithel, 335-1024

I hereby certify that this is a true and correct copy of an action taken and entered on the minutes of the Board of Supervisors on the date shown.
ATTESTED: November 10, 2009
David Twa,

BY:	, Deputy

RECOMMENDATION(S):

Acting in its capacity as the Board of Directors of the East Contra Costa Fire Protection District, ADOPT Resolution No. 2009/527 to change the governing structure of the East Contra Costa Fire Protection District from an appointed board of directors composed of the Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors to a board comprised of directors appointed by the cities of Brentwood and Oakley and the County of Contra Costa.

FISCAL IMPACT:

The East Contra Costa Fire Protection District is an independent special district and receives its share of ad-valorem property tax according to Proposition 13. A change to the governing structure of the fire district would not affect the amount of ad-valorem property tax the fire district receives.

BACKGROUND:

The Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors consented to a change in the governing structure of the East Contra Costa Fire Protection District from an appointed board of directors comprised of the Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors to a board composed of directors appointed by the cities of Brentwood and Oakley and the County of Contra Costa on October 27, 2009, Resolution 2009/940.

As mentioned in the October 27 board order, changing the governing structure of the East Contra Costa Fire Protection District is a two-step process. The first step was accomplished when the Board of Supervisors, the City Council of Brentwood (Resolution 2009-211), and the City Council of Oakley (Resolution 142-09) consented to the change at their October 27 meetings. (Attached are copies of the signed resolutions.) The purpose of this board order is to fulfill the second-step of the process: the Board of Supervisors, acting in its capacity as the Board of Directors gives authority to the new Board of Directors appointed by the Cities of Brentwood and Oakley and the County. The new governing structure will take effect 90 days after the adoption of Resolution 2009/527. It is anticipated that the cities and the County will make their appointments within the month of December.

This change in the governing structure will not change the legal status of the East Contra Costa Fire Protection District. The District is an independent public agency under the Fire Protection District Law of 1987. A change in the governing structure will neither affect any conditions of employment of any fire district employee nor any of the District's assets, rights, or liabilities.