Agenda - Municipal Water District of Orange County

Minutes September 15, 2010DESIGNATION OF VOTING REPRESENTATIVES FOR ISDOC EXECUTIVECOMMITTEE ELECTIONGeneral Manager Hunt advised that the proposal to designate a voting representativefor the ISDOC Executive Committee election was before the Board for consideration.Director Dick suggested that due to President Finnegan’s involvement in ISDOC, she beappointed to cast the District’s ballot at her discretion.Responding to an inquiry by Director Barbre, David Cordero (Director of GovernmentalAffairs) clarified that the election would solely consist of voting for ISDOC’s ExecutiveCommittee representatives; no Bylaw amendments would be presented forconsideration.Upon MOTION by Director Barbre, seconded by Director Royce, and carried (6-0), theBoard appointed Joan C. Finnegan as primary voting representative and Ed Royce, Sr.as alternate voting representative to vote in the ISDOC Executive Committee electionon Thursday, September 30, 2010.RESOLUTION COMMEMORATING THE FIFTIETH ANNIVERSARY OF MESACONSOLIDATED WATER DISTRICTUpon MOTION by Director Hinman, seconded by Director Barbre, and carried (6-0), theBoard adopted RESOLUTION NO. 1890, Commemorating the Fiftieth Anniversary ofMesa Consolidated Water District, by the following roll call vote:AYES:NOES:ABSENT:ABSTAIN:Directors Barbre, Clark, Dick, Hinman, Royce & ThomasNoneDirector FinneganNonePROPOSED LETTER OF SUPPORT FOR GOVERNMENT REFORM ANDTRANSPARENCY LEGISLATION (AB 194, AB 827)Director of Governmental Affairs, David Cordero, provided an overview of AB 194(Torrico) and AB 827 (De La Torre), advising that both bills address government reformmeasures as a result of the recent City of Bell salary scandal. He requested that theBoard authorize a letter of support for this legislation be sent to the Governor.Director Barbre commented that he is supportive of the major components of AB 827such as no automatic contract renewals, compensation increases, raises greater thanCOLA, and severances longer than 12 months. He was reluctant to support the bill,however, because it applies only to employees who report directly to a public agency’sgoverning body. Other high level management positions and non-exempt employeescould automatically receive those increases in salary and benefits and this is where thebill fails to address the overall problem. Director Barbre also expressed general6