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Building a Risk Management Culture

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Reclamation District Dives into Public Outreach

How Reclamation District 1000 uses public outreach for emergency preparedness

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What Your Board Needs to Know About Financing

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Mastering the Hybrid Work Environment

Cultivating Culture and Overcoming Challenges.

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Turlock Irrigation District's Solar-Over-Canals Tackles the Food-Water-Power Connection

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March

Webinar: Grant Writing 101 for Special Districts

Tuesday, March 28, 2023, 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM PT
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March

In-Person Workshop: Rate Setting Under Propositions 218 and 26

Wednesday, March 29, 2023, 09:00 AM - 04:00 PM PT

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Webinar: How and Why Involvement in LAFCO Matters

Tuesday, April 4, 2023, 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM PT
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April

Virtual Workshop: Crisis Communications

Wednesday, April 5 - Thursday, April 6, 2023

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County Services

By: Karl Drexel , 2 days ago

Posted in: Open Forum

Does anyone have a Resolution or Ordinance adopting their County's Building Codes and Sherriff's Vehicle and other Codes? We defer to the County for those codes but have not yet codified it. Thanks ...
RE: emergency operations plan for wastewater and solid ...

By: Garrett Toy , 2 days ago

Posted in: Open Forum

Just found this in my spam folder. Thanks for sharing. garrett ==== Garrett Toy General Manager Tamalpais Community Services District 305 Bell Lane, Mill ...
RE: Is a Special District required to have an Attorney ...

By: Tex Ritter , 2 days ago

Posted in: Open Forum

Many small Special Districts will have an MOU with their local county County Counsel for most services but may have to hire outside counsel in certain instances where there may be a conflict of interests ...
RE: Payroll Systems and TeleStaff

By: Gena Finch , 2 days ago

Posted in: Open Forum

Although we no longer use Telestaff, we use CrewSense (also known as Vector Solutions), you might benefit from what we are doing. Our payroll is currently administered by the County of Santa Cruz but we ...
Is a Special District required to have an Attorney ...

By: Jackie Vaughn , 3 days ago

Posted in: Open Forum

Is it mandatory to employ/contract with an attorney? ------------------------------ Jackie Vaughn Retired Board Director/PIO Lockwood Fire Protection District Volcano, CA 209-296-6868 --------- ...
RE: Retiring Employee Purchasing devices

By: Becky Smith , 3 days ago

Posted in: Open Forum

We are a very small district, in a rural area. When our GM asked the board if it would be a problem for him to keep the phone # when he retired, they agreed that they couldn't think of a reason why not. ...
RE: Decorum

By: Robert Teeter , 3 days ago

Posted in: Open Forum

My district recently passed an ordinance on decorum. See attached. ------------------------------ Robert Teeter District Librarian Santa Clara Valley Water District San Jose CA (408) 265-2600 -- ...
RE: Retiring Employee Purchasing devices

By: Anna Hooper , 3 days ago

Posted in: Open Forum

Hello Gretchen , We have a policy that addresses these types of purchases. You can view our policies here: https://www.cosumnescsd.gov/1134/District-Policies Hope this helps. ------------------------------ ...
RE: Retiring Employee Purchasing devices

By: Gretchen Felciano , 3 days ago

Posted in: Open Forum

Thank you for the info Nicole! Gretchen Felciano Human Resources Manager Novato Fire District 95 Rowland Way Novato, CA 94945 P: 415-878-2621 F: 415-878-2660 ...