ITEM:

ACTION ITEM

 

15.

CONDUCT ELECTION OF BOARD OFFICERS FOR 2013

 

Meeting Date:

December 10, 2012

Budgeted: 

N/A

 

From:

David J. Stoldt,

Program/

N/A

 

General Manager

Line Item No.: 

 

 

Prepared By:

Arlene Tavani

Cost Estimate: 

N/A

 

General Counsel Review:  N/A

Committee Recommendation:  N/A

CEQA Compliance:  N/A

 

SUMMARY:  Rule 2 of the MPWMD Board Meeting Rules (Exhibit 15-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 offices 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 15-A).   Presently, David Pendergrass the Mayoral Representative serves as Vice-Chair and according to the rule would rotate into the position of Chair for the next year.  The Division 1 representative, Brenda Lewis, would then rotate into the position of Vice Chair.  

 

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.”  From time to time, the Boards has chosen to waive Rule 2.5 and elect its Chair and Vice-Chair by another method.

 

It has been the Board’s past practice to elect the General Manager to serve as Secretary and the Administrative Services Division (ASD) Manager to serve as Treasurer.  Therefore, staff recommends that the Board elect General Manager David Stoldt to serve as Secretary and Suresh Prasad ASD Manager to serve as Treasurer in 2013. 

 

RECOMMENDATION:   The Board should determine if the current Vice-Chair agrees to serve as Chair for 2013 and if the Division 1 representative agrees to serve as Vice Chair for 2013, 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.  In addition, staff recommends that the General Manager be elected to serve as Secretary and the ASD Manager be elected to the position of Treasurer for 2013.

 

EXHIBITS

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

 

 

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