Board members of the Tomales Village Community Services District voted 3-2 last week to serve the district’s administrator, Karl Drexel, a 60-day notice that his contract would be terminated by July 1, a move that Mr. Drexel alleges violated California’s Brown Act. The motion to discuss the 60-day notice was not an agenda item on the board’s April meeting and, therefore, is in violation of the open meetings law, he said. On Monday, Mr. Drexel sent a letter informing the board’s president, Bill Bonini, of the potential violation and requesting that the board rescind the motion. “It was an illegal vote,” said Mr. Drexel, who did not attend last week’s board meeting due to illness. “I advised them of that. I will be pursuing that they rescind it.” (Mr. Bonini could not be reached for comment.) The section of California Code known as the Brown Act states that “no action or discussion shall be undertaken on any item not appearing on the posted agenda,” and goes on to list certain exceptions to this rule. According to Nikki Moore, a staff attorney for the California Newspaper Publishers Association, the board’s action could constitute a violation. “The board isn’t supposed to discuss anything that’s not on the agenda,” she said. Mr. Drexel is the only contracted employee for the district, and his administrative fees represent roughly a third of the district’s total expenses. He handles both the financial and management sides of district business, and board members have long discussed splitting up these responsibilities into separate positions. The board’s vice president, Deborah Parrish, made the motion to terminate Mr. Drexel’s contract on July 1, citing that his contract stipulates that he is to receive 60-days notice prior to any revision of its terms. Shenoted during the meeting that Mr. Drexel’s current contract must be terminated before any new contract can be drafted. Last week’s activity comes on the heels of the county’s certification of the district as a “Bay Area Green Business Program,” recognizing the district’s efforts to reduce operating impacts on the environment. Since its founding in 1999, the district has implemented numerous energy-saving policies, including the installation of efficient lights, pumps and motors and a 32-kilowatt solar system.