{"id":107928,"date":"2022-04-21T17:17:19","date_gmt":"2022-04-22T00:17:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/?p=107928"},"modified":"2022-04-21T17:17:19","modified_gmt":"2022-04-22T00:17:19","slug":"quo-warranto-granted-against-rives-dual-board-positions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/2022\/04\/21\/quo-warranto-granted-against-rives-dual-board-positions\/","title":{"rendered":"Quo Warranto granted against Rives&#8217; dual board positions"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><figure id=\"attachment_9020\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-9020\" style=\"width: 570px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/Forum-3.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-9020\" src=\"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/Forum-3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"570\" height=\"432\" srcset=\"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/Forum-3.jpg 570w, https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/Forum-3-300x227.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 570px) 100vw, 570px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-9020\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Michael Rives [File]<\/figcaption><\/figure>LANCASTER\u2013\u00a0A Los Angeles County Superior Court has granted the City of Lancaster\u2019s complaint in <em>quo warranto<\/em> against <strong>Michael Rives<\/strong> with regard to his dual positions as board member for both the Antelope Valley Community College District as well as for the Antelope Valley Healthcare District, Lancaster city officials announced Friday.<\/p>\n<p>A quo warranto is used to challenge a person&#8217;s right to hold a public or corporate office, requiring them to demonstrate their eligibility to hold multiple, competing elected roles. The quo warranto process examines whether a public official is serving in two incompatible offices. It does not examine or determine a person\u2019s performance in their role.<\/p>\n<p>In the November 2020 elections, Rives was elected to the Board of Trustees of the Antelope Valley Community College District, as well as the Board of Directors for the Healthcare District. Immediately following this election, Lancaster Mayor<strong> R. Rex Parris<\/strong> and City Councilmembers expressed their concerns over an official holding both offices simultaneously. They directed the City Attorney to pursue the quo warranto action against Mr. Rives by seeking leave from the California Attorney General to file the action. The Attorney General agreed with the City\u2019s concerns and authorized the City to file suit on July 15, 2021.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We expected Mr. Rives to do the right thing, but he refused. We couldn\u2019t stand by and let this injustice slide,\u201d Parris said. \u201cWe needed to ensure that these entities could operate comfortably knowing that their individual boards had the best interest of the community and the organization at the forefront of any decision making.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Healthcare District and the College District provide services in the same geographic area, and the two districts enter into contracts for mutual programs. Lancaster city officials believe that with Rives in dual positions of power, both entities have been hindered in making progress between the two districts.<\/p>\n<p>The Court determined that Rives\u2019 simultaneously holding the offices of Board Member for both the AV Community College District as well as for the Healthcare District violated the Government Code and, therefore, he has forfeited his seat on the Healthcare District board, Lancaster city officials said in a news release.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>LANCASTER\u2013\u00a0A Los Angeles County Superior Court has granted the City of Lancaster\u2019s complaint in quo warranto against Michael Rives with regard to his dual positions as board member for both the Antelope Valley Community College District as well as for the Antelope Valley Healthcare District, Lancaster city officials announced Friday. 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