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How the Manager's Performance Evaluation can Improve the Entire District

The General Manager's performance evaluation should be an element that helps the Board and Manager be a better team. Here's how.

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Succession Planning for Special Districts

Focus on addressing hiring challenges while ensuring the public has confidence that the best available candidates are considered for the role.

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What Your Board Needs to Know About Financing

Adapted from the General Manager Leadership Summit 2022, this article highlights the type of content the Summit provides: Relationships between the Board and the General Manager and how to increase communication and understanding.

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Building a Risk Management Culture

Recognizing everyone in an agency is a Risk Manager is the key to increased safety on the job.

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Reclamation District Dives into Public Outreach

How Reclamation District 1000 uses public outreach for emergency preparedness

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RE: Auditor and CPA recommendations

By: Scott German , 16 hours ago

Posted in: Open Forum

Janet, Here are some issues you are running into at this point in time. Over the past two years we have lost over 300,000 CPA to death, retirement or move to other professions. In additon, the number ...
RE: Guidance on extending RFP response deadlines

By: Suzi Gibbons , 16 hours ago

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We just issue an addendum. Although not required, we try to issue addenda at least 72 hours prior to due date. ------------------------------ Suzi Gibbons Contracts and Planning Coordinator North Tahoe ...
RE: Guidance on extending RFP response deadlines

By: MJ Brown , 16 hours ago

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Hi, Kurt. I have extended an RFP deadline. I email everyone who was on the original distribution list, and post the extension on our website. Wherever you originally advertised the RFP, post the extension. ...
RE: Prevailing

By: Michael Meyer , 18 hours ago

Posted in: Open Forum

Hello Emma, Is this the thread you were referencing? Prevailing Wage | Open Forum (csda.net) We also have a Prevailing Wage Update 2024 Webinar coming up on January 16, which is free to all ...
RE: Financial Advisor

By: Michael Meyer , 18 hours ago

Posted in: Open Forum

Hello Shawna, You can find archived samples from CSDA members in our RFP Clearinghouse Library . A couple that might be relevant to your request are listed below. I hope this helps! RFP ...
Guidance on extending RFP response deadlines

By: Kurt Kettenacker , 18 hours ago

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We are wondering if any other agencies have a process/policy for extending the response deadline for open RFPs. While the RFP may contain language allowing for dates in the process to be changed, does ...
Auditor and CPA recommendations

By: Janet Evans , 23 hours ago

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Our small special district is in need of recommendations for an audit firm in Northern California as well as a recommendation for a CPA that can support our accounting clerk throughout the fiscal year. ...
RE: Switch to CA Uniform Public Construction Cost ...

By: Alicia Marin , 3 days ago

Posted in: Open Forum

Thank you Will! Alicia Marin Office Manager/Board Secretary Santa Ynez Community Services District Ph: 805-688-3008
RE: Employee Files

By: Cynthia Allen , 3 days ago

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Since ICE can come in and ask to inspect your I-9 forms and the I-9 retention requirements are different from personnel files, it is easiest to file your I-9 forms and supporting documents in a separate ...

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