Tuolumne mining district meeting in mid June weekday

[Garrote Gold]

I got a cheesy flyer post card saying officials have been elected to represent area of my claim, says come to the meeting but doesn't say what's on the menu.
Is this legit? Who spent $$$ mailing this to every county claim owner?
Anyone else get this in the mail recently?

 

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[Garrote Gold]

SunshineMiner every district has to go through the LAFCO process in California if they intend to collect money from the district members. Then they are subject to the Brown Act and the Sunshine Act.

As public agencies, special districts are held accountable to their
local voters. They must file independent audits with the county
auditor and annual financial transaction and compensation reports
with the State Controller’s Office. Like cities and counties, every
special district board must comply with Fair Political Practices
Commission (FPPC) regulations, the Public Records Act, and all open
meeting requirements in the Brown Act.

If you want to know what happened in a board meeting you have 30
days to request a copy of the record. Some of the things the board
of the mining district are doing now should include:

Form 700s:
As soon as the new district board of directors is elected or
appointed, each member is required to complete a Form 700.
The Form 700 is a conflict of interest disclosure statement
that contains documentation related to all financial interests
in business and property held by district board members. The
Form 700 contains detailed completion instructions and more
information is available online at California Fair Political Practices Commission.
New Form 700s must be completed upon election
or appointment, annually by the end of April, and
within 30 days of leaving office.

AB 1234 ethics training
There are many important laws and regulations governing
the operation and management of special districts. Special
districts are a form of local government, and the state’s
Fair Political Practices Act, conflict of interest, and related
laws apply to board members as soon as they are elected or
appointed to a special district board. At its core, the ethics
laws prohibit board members from using their positions on the
board to benefit themselves financially.
To learn ethics-related laws and requirements, board members
are required to attend a two-hour ethics training class within
30 days of election or appointment to the board, and every
two years thereafter. Each special district is required to keep
a copy of board member ethics certifications on file at the
district office, and to provide a copy to any member of the
public who requests one. There are many opportunities to take
ethics training, which is usually offered through your county or
also conveniently offered on DVD, webinar, or in person as a
benefit of membership of CSDA.

If the "district" is not LAFCO approved they are probably just a club or hobby association and any fees, membership or rules would be voluntary.

I'm a little surprised these matters aren't being discussed openly. It seems the district would be trying to ensure at least 50% of their potential voters would approve at the LAFCO hearing. In my experience the best way to reach a consensus is through open dialogue. Perhaps these fundamental requirements for recognition are discussed openly at their meetings.

Also surprising is the implication that mining district regulations might be able to nullify or change State or Federal laws. Becoming a governing district doesn't override other government entities authority. There are a lot of advantages for miner's of a properly formed mining district but ignoring current State law isn't one of those advantages. Dangling that fake carrot in front of county wide claim owners to get a vote could easily lead to a failed LAFCO review.

If you are a claim owner inside the proposed district SunshineMiner you have a right to review the records produced by the proposed district as does every other member of the public. You may have to make that request in writing to make it happen. TNet is probably not the best place for proposed Mining District public records requests.

Heavy Pans

Wow that was a good answer, Mr diggins, do you work with real mining districts? Is it me or do you have all the answers to everything lol!

 

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[Assembler]

Hello
Just asking everyone's input on "Mining Districts" defined?
Thank you.