File #: 2019-7465   
Type: Consent Calendar Item
Body: City Council
On agenda: 12/17/2019
Title: Adoption of Resolution Reappointing Wendi Poulson as Trustee to the Alameda County Mosquito Abatement District Board. (Public Works 4205)
Attachments: 1. Resolution
Title

Adoption of Resolution Reappointing Wendi Poulson as Trustee to the Alameda County Mosquito Abatement District Board. (Public Works 4205)

Body

To: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

A resident of the City of Alameda (City) must be appointed to represent the City on the Alameda County Mosquito Abatement District Board (Board). In 2015, Wendi Poulson was appointed to serve on the Board. Her first term began on November 1, 2015, and her current term will expire on January 1, 2020. Mayor Ezzy Ashcraft interviewed Wendi Paulson and recommends she be reappointed.

BACKGROUND

The Board is composed of 14 members, one member from each Alameda County city and one member from the County-at-large. The Board determines the general policies to be followed, employs the District manager, approves the annual budget, and controls the expenditures. Each fiscal year, the Board determines the rates of the special tax and benefit assessment that will be levied upon property owners. Funds are held in a trust fund by the County Treasurer and paid out on warrants approved by the Board and authorized by the County Auditor.

DISCUSSION

If approved by the City Council, Wendi Poulson will begin serving her third two-year term on the Board beginning on January 2, 2020. The two-year term will expire January 1, 2022. At this time, Wendi Poulson is the Vice-President of the Board and the Board will consider appointing Wendi Paulson to serve as President.

ALTERNATIVES

* Reappoint Wendi Poulson to the Board.
* Direct staff to seek another candidate for this position.

FINANCIAL IMPACT

This action does not affect the General Fund.

MUNICIPAL CODE/POLICY DOCUMENT CROSS REFERENCE

This action does not affect the Alameda Municipal Code.

ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW

This action has no impact on the environment.

CLIMATE IMPACTS

There are no climate impacts.

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