Election Process

The South Placer Municipal Utility District (District) is governed by a five-member Board of Directors who are each elected for a four-year term of office, or until such time as their successors are elected.  A Board Director shall be a registered voter and a resident of the respective ward from which they are nominated.

All elections of directors shall be held at the same time as the general election. Notice of elections shall be published by Placer County for any vacant seats on the Board. 

The Placer County Registrar of Voters is the Election Officer for the District, and conducts all elections.  Nomination paperwork requests and election related questions should be directed to:

Placer County Elections Office    3715 Atherton Rd, Rocklin CA 95765 or (530) 886-5650

District related questions can be directed to the Emilie Costan, Administrative Services Manager, (916) 786-8555. 

Nomination Period Deadline: TBD
Extension Period Deadline: TBD

Public Utilities Code Section 11852.5

In accordance with Public Utilities Code Section 11852.5, the district board may, at a regular or special meeting held on or before the 76th day before the general election, adopt one of the following courses of action: (1) If only one person has filed a declaration of candidacy for a ward, the board may forego an election and appoint that person to the office. A person so appointed shall serve a full term exactly as if elected at the regularly scheduled election. (2) If no one has filed a declaration of candidacy for a ward, the board may appoint a person to the office who would be qualified on the date the election would have been held. (3) If either no one or one person has filed a declaration of candidacy for a ward, the board may hold the election as scheduled.

Board Director Compensation Policy

Each Board member shall receive the sum of one hundred dollars ($100) for each attendance at the meetings of the Board, or for each day of service rendered as a Director by request of the Board.  No Director shall receive pay for more than six days in any one calendar month.  Directors may also receive four hundred dollars ($400) per month to be used to pay for health and welfare expenses.