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Mastering the Hybrid Work Environment

Cultivating Culture and Overcoming Challenges.

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What Your Board Needs to Know About Financing

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How Leaders Master the Art of Crucial Conversations Around DEI

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These Districts are Taking a 'Big Table' Approach to Permits

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

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CSDA Communities

RE: Board Member Meeting Packets

By: Subru Bhat , 14 hours ago

Posted in: Open Forum

1. Board Members who attend the meeting remote only get the electronic version of the Meeting Packet. 2. Any Board Member has the option of saying no to the hard copy, attending remotely or in person, ...
RE: Board Member Meeting Packets

By: Erin Kelly , 15 hours ago

Posted in: Open Forum

We have iPads for our Board Members with our Agenda software/App downloaded. They can review the Agendas and Packets on the device. This was to help reduce printing off packets, sometimes 200+ pages in ...
Uncashed Check Policy

By: Trish Wilkinson , 15 hours ago

Posted in: Open Forum

Would anyone be open to sharing or directing me to a link that may already exist on this forum related to "Uncashed Checks Policy and/or Procedures"? ------------------------------ Trish Wilkinson Full ...
RE: NEW! GM and Board Member Evals

By: Susan Morgan , 15 hours ago

Posted in: Open Forum

Thanks for providing the form. I was a little surprised to see that the form contains mostly "rating" scales. At the last CSDA workshop on GM Evaluations that I attended, rating scales were discouraged ...
RE: Board Member Meeting Packets

By: James Salvador , 15 hours ago

Posted in: Open Forum

My District prepares Board of Directors meeting packages using iCompass (agenda and meeting management software). Once complete, we download the package from iCompass as a PDF, print (3-hole punched) copies ...
RE: RFP Feasibility Study

By: Sarah Melton , 15 hours ago

Posted in: Open Forum

We had one done in 2018 by ESCI - here's the link to it on our website: https://www.centralfiresc.org/DocumentCenter/View/1177/Mid-County-Fire-Agency-Consolidation-Study-and-Service-Review-Report-PDF?bidId= ...
RE: Board Member Meeting Packets

By: Arliss Dunn , 16 hours ago

Posted in: Open Forum

Our board meeting packets are distributed electronically unless someone makes a request to receive via hard copy (saves paper being wasted and filling up the landfill). They are also available on our website. ...
RE: Investment Policy

By: Randy Dodd , 17 hours ago

Posted in: Open Forum

Thank you! I appreciate the help. Randy ------------------------------ Randy Dodd CEO Tulare Local Healthcare District Tulare CA (559) 685-4365 ------------------------------
RE: Investment Policy

By: Randy Dodd , 17 hours ago

Posted in: Open Forum

Thank you very much. I really appreciate your help. Randy ------------------------------ Randy Dodd CEO Tulare Local Healthcare District Tulare CA (559) 685-4365 ------------------------------