Michael Fitzsimmons and Bill Knutson recall, Pauma Valley , California (2016)

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Pauma Valley Yuima Municipal Water District Directors recall

Officeholders
Michael Fitzsimmons
Bill Knutson
Recall status
Recall approved
Recall election date
January 26, 2016
See also
Recall overview
Political recall efforts, 2016
Recalls in California
California recall laws
Special district recalls
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An effort in Pauma Valley, California, to recall Yuima Municipal Water District Directors Michael Fitzsimmons and Bill Knutson from their positions was launched in September 2015. The district's Board of Directors scheduled a recall election for Fitzsimmons' seat for January 26, 2016, which was approved.

An effort to recall Bill Knutson had a filing deadline of December 14, 2015.[1] As of December 2016, this recall effort appeared to be abandoned and Ballotpedia discontinued active coverage. Please contact us if new developments occur with this recall effort.

## Contents

* 1 Recall vote
* 2 Recall supporters
* 3 Path to the ballot
* 4 Recent news
* 5 See also
* 6 External links
* 7 Footnotes

## Recall vote[edit]

Shall Michael D. Fitzsimmons be recalled?

Result| Votes| Percentage
Recall| 37| 64.91%
Retain| 20| 35.09%
Replacement for Michael D. Fitzsimmons if recalled

Result| Votes| Percentage
Roland Simpson|  41|  74.55%
Ronald Currier (write-in)|  14|  25.45%
Election results via: San Diego County Registrar of Voters accessed January 26, 2016

Residents of the Yuima Municipal Water District voted by mail on whether to keep Fitzsimmons in office on January 26, 2016. Challenger Roland Simpson ran to replace Fitzsimmons.[2]

## Recall supporters[edit]

Simpson and fellow supporters initiated the recall effort against Fitzsimmons and Knutson for the following reasons:

* Increasing water usage fees[1]
* Legal expenses for original case and appeals against Rancho Pauma, which totaled $1.34 million[1]
* Compensation levels for the manager, finance director and chief of engineering for the district that are considered abnormal based on the district's size[1]

## Path to the ballot[edit]

See also: Laws governing recall in California

Recall organizers needed to submit at least 39 signatures from district residents to force a recall. Simpson submitted 53 signatures by September 2015. The Board of Directors voted 3-1 on September 28, 2015, to approve the election for January 26, 2016. Fitzsimmons abstained from the vote.[1]

## Recent news[edit]

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Michael Fitzsimmons and Bill Knutson recall, Pauma Valley , California (2016) - Google News

## See also[edit]

* Recall campaigns in California
* Political recall efforts, 2016
* City official recalls

## External links[edit]

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* Yuima Municipal Water District

## Footnotes[edit]

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Valley Center Happenings, "Yuima Moves Ahead on Recall," September 28, 2015
2. ↑ Valley Roadrunner, "Water battle in Pauma recall election for Yuima Water District set for January 26," December 3, 2015

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