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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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Special districts are local governments created by the people of a community to deliver specialized services essential to their health, safety, economy and well-being, that the local city or county do not provide.

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Reclamation District Dives into Public Outreach

How Reclamation District 1000 uses public outreach for emergency preparedness

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CSDA Communities

Brown Act - Posting requirements

By: Dawn Leith , 2 hours ago

Posted in: Open Forum

Please excuse my lengthy question... I know during the pandemic while everyone was meeting 100% virtual, we had to post board packets online in addition to the agenda for the public. Now that we are ...
RE: Board member suing the district

By: Marjon (Mar) Souza , 15 hours ago

Posted in: Open Forum

I would contact your legal counsel immediately to ask this question. Good luck! ------------------------------ Mar Souza Administrative Manager Summerland Sanitary District -------------------- ...
RE: Minimum Sick Hours for Part Time Employees

By: Joel Slatis , 15 hours ago

Posted in: Open Forum

I think the real question is this: if you have a part time worker who becomes eligible for the sick time accrual, if you're using the by hours worked accrual method and the employee doesn't earn the full ...
RE: Auditor and CPA recommendations

By: Grace Rampton , 15 hours ago

Posted in: Open Forum

Fechter & Company is an outstanding company. We have worked with them for years and cannot say enough about their professionalism and our confidence in their abilities. If you are lucky enough to hire ...
RE: Board member suing the district

By: Robert Puckett , 15 hours ago

Posted in: Open Forum

unforgettably yes. you can vote them off i believe,but invest in a good attorney first. good luck. ------------------------------ Robert Puckett Director Hornbrook Community Services District ------ ...
RE: Board member suing the district

By: Brett Goodlin , 15 hours ago

Posted in: Open Forum

I'm sorry, what! Haha, how big was this public records request to rack up enough cost to warrant a lawsuit? But to your question: Conflict of interest? I say that is a conflict. But a conflict doesn't ...
Records Retention Policy

By: Denise Almaguer , 15 hours ago

Posted in: Open Forum

We are working on updating our records retention policy and would like to know if anyone would care to share their current policy. Thanks. ------------------------------ Denise Almaguer Executive Assistant/Board ...
RE: Auditor and CPA recommendations

By: Scott German , 15 hours ago

Posted in: Open Forum

Thank you all for your kind words we at Fechter & Company appreciate your business! ------------------------------ Scott German, CPA Managing Shareholder 3445 American River Drive, Suite A Sacramento, ...
Harbor Districts-Research Project

By: Anna Neumann , 15 hours ago

Posted in: Open Forum

Hello all, I have funding from a grant program to help my Harbor District better understand our charter, our powers, our jurisdiction and the general overview of what it means to be a California Special ...