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Oroville SPF committee elects Kent Fowler chair, names Craig Bassmore vice chair; approves minutes and financial update
Summary
At its July 23 semiannual meeting the Supplemental Benefit Fund steering committee elected Kent Fowler chair (4–0, 1 absent), named Craig Bassmore vice chair, approved the consent minutes and received a semiannual financial update; tally details for some votes were not specified in the transcript.
Kent Fowler, a commissioner with the Feather River Recreation Park District, was elected chair of the Supplemental Benefit Fund (SPF) steering committee for the 2025 term at the committee’s semiannual meeting on July 23, 2025. The committee recorded the chair election as passing by a voice vote of 4 yeses and 1 absent.
The vote followed a nomination from the floor and a second; Craig Bassmore was nominated and accepted the role of vice chair, which may be filled by a member from either the city or the park district. Committee members also moved to approve the consent calendar, including the minutes, and received an informational semiannual financial update.
The SPF steering committee, which oversees the supplemental benefit fund maintained by the City of Oroville, conducted a roll call at the start of the meeting and then accepted nominations for the 2025 leadership slate. After the chair nomination passed, members completed the vice chair nomination and congratulated the new officers.
Committee members moved, seconded and called votes on routine items during the meeting. The packet presented a year-to-date budget and variance (referenced during the semiannual financial update); committee members said the funds are committed in part to a project described as the Bridal Freeman Veil missing link, and that available cash in some subaccounts is limited (see separate item on park-district funds and project status).
Votes at a glance - Kent Fowler, nomination for chair (2025 term): approved — tally recorded in meeting as 4 yes, 1 absent. - Craig Bassmore, nomination for vice chair: approved — tally not specified in the transcript. - Consent calendar (approval of minutes): approved — vote called, tally not specified in the transcript. - Semiannual financial update (receipt/approval as informational): motion made and seconded; tally not specified in the transcript.
The meeting adjourned at about 2:37 p.m.; the committee set its next meeting for October 22, 2025.
