ITEM:

ACTION ITEMS

 

17.

CONDUCT ELECTIONS FOR BOARD OFFICERS FOR 2009

 

Meeting Date:

December 8, 2008

Budgeted: 

N/A

 

From:

Darby Fuerst,

Program/

N/A

 

General Manager

Line Item No.: 

 

 

Prepared By:

Arlene Tavani

Cost Estimate: 

N/A

 

General Counsel Approval:  N/A

Committee Recommendation:  N/A

CEQA Compliance:  N/A

 

SUMMARY:  Rule 2 of the MPWMD Board Meeting Rules (Exhibit 17-A) states that in December of each year, the Board will elect a Chair, Vice-Chair, Treasurer and Secretary.  The rules also specify that election of officers shall be the final item on the December meeting agenda.  The officers elected at the meeting will assume their positions immediately following the December Board meeting.  The term of office is twelve months.

 

Meeting Rule 2.5 specifies rotation of the Vice-Chair into the position of Chair (Exhibit 17-A).   Presently, Division 3 Director Markey is Vice-Chair and according to the rule would rotate into the position of Chair for the next year.  The Division 4 Director would then rotate into the position of  Vice Chair.   The Division 4 Director is Regina Doyle.

 

Rule 2.5 also states “should the current Vice Chair decline to serve as incoming Chair, the Board shall select the Director next in rotation to serve as Chair.  Should the Director next in rotation for the position of Vice Chair decline to serve in that capacity, the Board shall select the next Director in rotation to serve as Vice Chair.”

 

It has been the Board’s past practice to elect the General Manager to serve as Secretary and the Administrative Services Manager to serve as Treasurer, and continuation of that practice is recommended for 2009.

 

RECOMMENDATION:   The Board should determine if the current Vice-Chair agrees to serve as Chair for 2009 and if the Division 4 Director agrees to serve as Vice Chair for 2009, and elect the Chair and Vice Chair according to the rotation shown in Rule 2.5.   The Board could also decide to elect the Chair and Vice-Chair by another method.  Staff recommends that the General Manager be elected to serve as Secretary and that the Administrative Services Manager serve as Treasurer for 2009.

 

EXHIBITS

17-A    Rules 2 and 2.5 of the MPWMD Meeting Rules

 

 

 

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