The Riverside County Local Agency Formation Commission (LAFCO) recently appointed Dr. Bruce Underwood as one of its commissioners on behalf of the Eastern Region of Riverside County.
After the initial Special District Selection Committee election resulted in a tie, a run-off election was conducted on July 2, in which Underwood secured 19 of the 37 votes. Underwood will assume the seat immediately since the original term was slated to begin on May 6 this year.
Underwood has served as a Board Trustee for the Coachella Valley Public Cemetery District since 2018. He also brings years of experience serving on various special district boards, such as the Coachella Valley Recreation and Park District and the Coachella Valley Mosquito and Vector Control District.
“The district was proud to support Trustee Underwood’s nomination for the LAFCO Commission and very pleased to see he was supported by so many other districts in the election,” said Coachella Valley Public Cemetery District Board Chair Ernesto Rosales. “Trustee Underwood has been a valuable member of our Board and a reliable advocate for our community during his years of service to our valley. We wish him well in his new role as LAFCO Commissioner.”
Underwood’s work with a diverse range of special districts and organizations over the past 25 years allows him to offer a unique perspective in his new position. Over the next four years, he will aid the Riverside LAFCO Commission immensely with his passion for community well-being and education.
LAFCOs are state-mandated regulatory agencies that help implement State policy and regulate local public agency boundaries. There are 58 LAFCOs in California, one for every county, with each operating independently of the county government.
The Coachella Valley Public Cemetery District is an independent California Special District formed in 1927. The district serves the public cemetery needs of an area encompassing nearly 3,444 square miles of Riverside County, including the cities of Coachella, Indio, La Quinta, Indian Wells, and Palm Desert, as well as parts of Rancho Mirage and unincorporated Riverside County. The district’s purpose is to offer affordable interment services to county residents.
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