Russian River Redevelopment Oversight Committee announces elections

Candidate filing papers for the 2009 Russian River Redevelopment
Oversight Committee (RRROC) Election will be available from August
20, 2009, through 5 p.m. Monday, September 14, 2009.
Interested candidates can pick up candidate filing papers at the
Sonoma County Community Development Commission, 1440 Guerneville
Road, Santa Rosa, Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., download
them at www.sonoma-county.org/cdc/rrroc,
or arrange to have them mailed by calling 707-565-7903.
The deadline for submitting candidate filing papers is Monday,
September 14, 2009 at 5 p.m.
The nine-member RRROC meets on the third Thursday of each month
at 6:00 p.m. at either the Guerneville Veterans Memorial Hall or
the Monte Rio Community Center. The RRROC provides citizen input
and makes funding recommendations for the Russian River
Redevelopment Project.
There are five RRROC seats up for the election in 2009; two
seats in the Residential Tenant category; two seats in the
Residential Owner-Occupant/Residential Property Owner category; one
seat in the Business Owner/Business Property Owner category.
The term of office for all newly elected positions is February
2010 through January 2014.
Persons 18 years of age or older, who live, own property, or
operate a business in the Russian River Redevelopment Project Area,
are eligible to serve on the RRROC and to vote in the RRROC
election. The CDC will use the Sonoma County Tax Assessor’s
property tax rolls and the Registrar of Voters’ rolls as proof of
candidate and voter eligibility. Persons who are not listed on
either of these two lists will be required to provide sufficient
alternate documentation to demonstrate eligibility to serve or
vote.
Persons who submitted an eligible ballot in the 2007 RRROC
election, and whose names are listed on the most recent Sonoma
County Tax Assessor or Registrar of Voters rolls as evidence of
continued property ownership or residency in the Project Area, are
considered as registered to vote and will receive a ballot for the
2009 RRROC election. All other persons will be required to register
with the Sonoma County Redevelopment Agency to receive their ballot
by calling 565-7903.
Election Day is Friday, December 18, 2009.
For further election information, go to www.sonoma-county.org/cdc/rrroc.