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STATE CAPITOL <br />P.O. BOX 942849 <br />SACRAMENTO, CA 94249-0069 <br />(916)319-2069 <br />FAX (916)319-2169 <br />DISTRICT OFFICE <br />2400 EAST KATELLA AVENUE, SUITE 640 <br />ANAHEIM, CA 92806 <br />(714) 939-8469 <br />FAX (714) 939-6986 <br />E-MAIL <br />Assemblymember.Daly@assembly.w.gov <br />March 13, 2015 <br />*5twhlvr <br />California 1 rglslafnrr <br />�n«q, <br />w(��6'Y e x <br />.yl. <br />TOM DALLY <br />ASSEMBLYMEMBER, SIXTY-NINTH DISTRICT <br />Honorable Al Murray, Chairman <br />Orange County Fire Authority <br />1 Fire Authority Road <br />Irvine, CA 92602 <br />Dear Chairman Murray, <br />COMMm EES <br />CHAIR: INSURANCE <br />TRANSPORTATION <br />GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATION <br />APPROP131ATIONS <br />VETERANS AFFAIRS <br />JOINT COMMITTEE ON FAIRS, <br />ALLOCATIONS AND CLASSIFICATIONS <br />I am writing to request input from your Board of Directors on my proposed legislation, Assembly Bill <br />1217. This bill modernizes the governing structure of the Orange County Fire Authority (OCFA). <br />Please share this with your colleagues. <br />As you know, the OCFA was created through a Joint Powers Agreement enacted in 1995. Since <br />then, the OCFA has enlarged its membership, leading to a current Board of Directors consisting of <br />twenty-five members, representing the twenty-three municipal agencies and the County of Orange. <br />This is the largest board of directors for a JPA providing fire services in the State of California. <br />After twenty years, it's appropriate that the current OCFA governing board structure be reviewed. <br />In fact, last year the OCFA Board conducted a survey as part of a larger review of the agency. That <br />survey found a general consensus of the Board that its size "increases bureaucracy, redundancy <br />from work already done in committees and makes decision making more difficult." Furthermore, <br />there is a more than 30% turnover every two years under the current Board structure. This <br />outdated structure makes consensus and governing difficult for a crucially important agency <br />serving over 1.7 million residents. <br />This proposal seeks to streamline the Board, while preserving its regional integrity and oversight <br />mission. Specifically, my bill calls for a 13 -member board, consisting of: one member from each of <br />the five supervisorial districts elected on a population weighted basis; one member from each of <br />the five supervisorial districts elected by a City Selection Committee on a "one city, one vote" basis; <br />and three members of the Board of Supervisors. As you know, this is similar to the Orange County <br />Transportation Authority governance structure. <br />Please review this legislation (attached) and share your thoughts with me. <br />Sincerely, <br />Tom Daly <br />State Assembly ember, 69t" District <br />cc: Fire Chief, Orange County Fire Authority <br />Orange County Legislative Delegation <br />Serving the People of Santa Ana, Anaheim, Garden Grove and Orange <br />Printed on Recycled Paper <br />