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Mastering the Hybrid Work Environment

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What Your Board Needs to Know About Financing

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CSDA Communities

RE: Board Member Meeting Packets

By: Sarah Melton , 2 days ago

Posted in: Open Forum

We put the PDF Agenda's together with a combination of Nuance Power PDF, PDF XChange Editor and PDF-Tools. ------------------------------ Sarah Melton Administrative Assistant CENTRAL FIRE DISTRICT OF ...
RE: Board Member Meeting Packets

By: Christie Watkins Koehn , 2 days ago

Posted in: Open Forum

What software are you using to make the agenda that posts to your website? Thanks, Christie. ------------------------------ Christie Watkins Koehn Office Manager Winton Cemetery District (209) 358-3703 ...
RE: Board Member Meeting Packets

By: Christie Watkins Koehn , 2 days ago

Posted in: Open Forum

Does that mean they leave the binder with you the day of the meeting and they just take the material or you give them new binders every meeting? Thanks, Christie. ------------------------------ Christie ...
RE: Board Member Anti-Nepotism Statement

By: Phyllis Goodeill , 2 days ago

Posted in: Open Forum

Hello This is in the employee handbook at the Del Norte County Library District. It is for library employees but could be used for board members as well. NEPOTISM AND PERSONAL RELATIONSHIPS In ...
Board member cell phone use during public meetings

By: Gregory Hahn , 2 days ago

Posted in: Open Forum

Hey everyone. At one of the CSDA training sessions I attended, there was something about a public member asking a board member what they were texting to a member of the audience during the public meeting. ...
RE: Tax Exempt

By: Teo Lovin , 2 days ago

Posted in: Open Forum

Thank you for this response. I also had a hard time finding information on tax exemption for special districts. Your response to this feed caused me to check out Chlorine statements and what I discovered ...
Board Member Anti-Nepotism Statement

By: Kait Knight , 2 days ago

Posted in: Open Forum

Hello, Does anyone utilize an anti-nepotism statement for board members? Thank you! ------------------------------ Kait Knight PIO/ Board Secretary Diablo Water District Oakley CA (925) 625-3798 ---- ...
RE: CSD responsibility vs private property

By: Stephen Dietrich , 2 days ago

Posted in: Open Forum

Talk with an attorney familiar with the relevant state and federal laws with respect to the issue. ------------------------------ Stephen Dietrich Director Mission Hills Community Services District Lompoc ...
RE: CSD responsibility vs private property

By: Pete Kampa , 3 days ago

Posted in: Open Forum

Chris, There is likely some form of easement such as a drainage protection easement where the culvert and drainage is located, which would restrict any building of a fence without specific authorization ...