Shasta County, CA – In an effort to preserve local control, the Shasta County Board of Supervisors (BOS) voted in favor of placing a Charter County proposal on the ballots for public consideration during the upcoming March primary election. The proposed charter would grant the BOS authority to appoint a replacement by a majority vote of seated members, in the event of a vacancy on the Board, rather than having the replacement appointed by the California Governor.
The proposed ordinance states that,
“whenever a vacancy occurs in the office of supervisor on the Shasta County Board of Supervisors, the Shasta County Board of Supervisors may fill the vacancy by appointment or call a special election. If the Board appoints the replacement, the appointee shall be from among the qualified electors of the Supervisorial District in which such vacancy exists and shall hold office until the election and qualification of his or her successor”.
