Pursuant to Water Code section 50731, the Board of Supervisors shall appoint a time and place for holding a general district election (election) for the unexpired term of trustees serving on a reclamation district board upon receipt of a verified petition of 20% of the landowners within the district who, together, own at least 20% of the value of the lands in the district, as determined from the last tax roll of the County. On July 20, 2020, a petition was filed with the Clerk of the Board, and was verified by County Counsel on July 22, 2020. The petition meets the 20%/20% threshold based on the January 2020 Butte County Assessor's database. The total acreage of all parcels within the District is 4,625.72 acres. The total assessed value of all parcels in the District is $54,436,841. The assessed land value of all parcels in the District is $20,294,501. The Petitioner submitted signatures from landowners who together own 1,855.32 acres in the District (40.1% of District acreage), with an assessed total value of parcels of $18,493,920 (33.97% of assessed total value in District) and an assessed land value of $7,950,455 (39.17% of assessed land value in District). Pursuant to Water Code section 50731, the election shall be held not less than 75 days (Saturday, October 3, 2020) or more than 90 days (Saturday, October 18, 2020) after receipt of the petition. Pursuant to Water Code section 50705, the polls shall be kept open from 10:00 am until 4:00 pm. Petitioner proposed 5470 Wilson Landing Road, Chico, a parcel within the district boundaries owned by a landowner of the district, for the location of the election. The Petitioner requested the election be held at the soonest available date. The District did not propose a location for the election, nor indicate a preferred date for the election. Additionally, Water Code section 50700 directs that the election be conducted by an Election Board consisting of one inspector and two judges of election which shall be comprised of three landowners of the District or legal representatives, who shall be appointed by the Board of Supervisors. As this is the first election held in the history of the District, an Election Board has never been appointed. The Petitioner has nominated the following people for appointment to the Election Board: Kevin Rice as the Inspector, and Jeff Shimizu and Richard Wallace as Judges. All are landowners within the district. The District did not put forth any nominations. Pursuant to Water Code section 50751, should the Board of Supervisors fail to appoint an Election Board, the voters present at the opening of the polls may appoint the Election Board. (County Administration)