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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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Learn About Special Districts

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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  • Posted in: Open Forum

    Hi Miriam,   Here is an excerpt from our Rules & Regs regarding Guarantee deposits:   Hope that helps! ------------------------------ Anne Roman Director of Finance Joshua Basin Water District ...

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    We use the credit card statement as the receipt for recurring charges. We have not had a problem using this method. ------------------------------ James Wood General Manager TUOLUMNE PARK AND RECREATION ...

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    Please see our Ordinance section 2.2. regarding deposits . Let me know if you have any questions.  ------------------------------ Cynthia Allen, PhD, CSDM Administrative Services Manager Vandenberg Village ...

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    Here is our Deposit and Application Policy.  Not sure if this is what you are looking for.  Feel free to call with any questions. ------------------------------ Jean Thomas Customer Service Supervisor ...

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    We hold our security deposit for two years and our utility billing software automatically refunds the deposit on the bill the month after the two-year anniversary. The system also allows us to change that ...

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    We print out a copy of the receipt once the subscription or other recurring charge is posted to our credit card statement.  We do not have a policy/resolution in place to cover these recurring charges. ...

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    We credit the deposit to the customer's utility account after 12 months of consecutive on-time payments.  If the customer closes their account prior to the 12 months of service, we apply their deposit ...

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    Hi All, We currently have to obtain receipts for all district credit card charges  including subscriptions and other recurring charges - does anyone have a policy/resolution in place that cover recurring ...

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    Hello Everyone,  Does anyone have a policy template to share for customer deposits, or best practices and guidelines?  Thank  you once again,  Miriam  ------------------------------ Miriam Rosales ...