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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: Auditor and CPA recommendations

By: Lauri Pittman , 22 hours ago

Posted in: Open Forum

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 , 22 hours ago

Posted in: Open Forum

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 , 23 hours ago

Posted in: Open Forum

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

Posted in: Open Forum

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 ...
Meeting FEMA Procurement Requirements

By: Marshall Turbeville , yesterday

Posted in: Open Forum

We obtained a grant from FEMA and need to meet their requirements for soliciting bids. Does anyone have a list of websites or organizations to contact for posting the RFP? Or a contractor that can help ...
RE: Switch to CA Uniform Public Construction Cost ...

By: Kristina Fillmore , yesterday

Posted in: Open Forum

Hi Alicia, we are presenting the Act to our board members for approval at our December meeting. We are also a small sewer district (3 office staff). The benefits of opting into the Act for us is the flexibility ...
RE: Auditor and CPA recommendations

By: Stacie Walker , yesterday

Posted in: Open Forum

Hi Janet, Utica Water and Power Authority uses Bryant Jolley CPA to perform our annual audit (559) 659-3045. We are also looking for a CPA to help with the clerk throughout the year. Currently, we are ...
RE: Auditor and CPA recommendations

By: Scott German , 2 days 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 , 2 days ago

Posted in: Open Forum

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 ...