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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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RE: Looking for sample RFP'S for - Electronic Document ...

By: Gloria Achutegui , 16 hours ago

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Hi Muriel, I have not received anything, but if I do, I will make sure to send it your way. ------------------------------ Gloria Achutegui Records Management Specialist Sweetwater Authority ----- ...
RE: Looking for sample RFP'S for - Electronic Document ...

By: Muriel Clemente , 16 hours ago

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Please let me know if you receive any. I am looking for the same examples. If I find any, I will send them to you too. Thank you Muriel ------------------------------ Muriel Clemente Administrative ...
RE: Auditor and CPA recommendations

By: Muriel Clemente , 16 hours ago

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We utilize Richardson and Company, Inc. Ingrid Sheipline is a partner. Her email is isheipline@richardsoncpas.com. She is great to deal with a small agency. She has been very nice to work with. Her ...
RE: Auditor and CPA recommendations

By: Laura Durban , 16 hours ago

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We also use Fechter & Company. They are just finishing the third year, and they ha us. ve been wonderful. Whenever we have questions that have always been responsive and have helped us. ------------------------------ ...
RE: IIPP Update to include COVID

By: Deidre Brown , 16 hours ago

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See attached ------------------------------ Deidre Brown Director of Safety, Security and Training Golden Empire Transit District ------------------------------
RE: Auditor and CPA recommendations

By: Lauri Pittman , yesterday

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We also use Fechter & Company, and really appreciate their willingness to answer any questions I have, even after the audit is complete. I work with Sandy, and she is awesome. We have used them for about ...
RE: Auditor and CPA recommendations

By: Brett Goodlin , yesterday

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Good afternoon, We currently use Fechter & Company for our audits for the past 3 years and I am pleased with their work, price, and knowledge (https://www.fechtercpa.com/) ------------------------------ ...
Handobook policies

By: Jenn Taylor , yesterday

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We are in the process of updating our handbook. One of our board members would like our drug policy simplified as it was adopted from a county level policy long ago and really does not apply to us. Also, ...
IIPP Update to include COVID

By: Simona Mossbacher , yesterday

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Hello, I am updating our IIPP because it has not been updated since 2017 and I would like to include a COVID section as is required by Cal-Osha. Does anyone have a sample of their IIPP that includes ...

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