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FOR THE GOVERNING BOARD
REPRESENTATIVES TO THE SAN
DIEGO
COUNTY WATER AUTHORITY
Policy 607
POLICY 607 - REPRESENTATIVES TO THE SAN DIEGO COUNTY WATER AUTHORITY
POLICY
To enable the Governing Board to receive information and for the Board to provide
direction to the South Bay Irrigation District and the City of National City Representatives to
the San Diego County Water Authority.
PROCEDURE
Sweetwater Authority is a Joint Powers Agency of the South Bay Irrigation District and the
City of National City organized and existing pursuant to Government Code Section 6500 et
seq. The South Bay Irrigation District and the City of National City are member agencies of
the San Diego County Water Authority.
The South Bay Irrigation District and the City of National City each have one Representative
on the San Diego County Water Authority Board of Directors, who will report to the
Sweetwater Authority Governing Board as follows:
A.
The South Bay Irrigation District Representative to the San Diego County Water
Authority and the City of National City Representative to the San Diego County
Water Authority shall appear before the Sweetwater Authority Governing Board at its
regularly scheduled meeting the-.second-Wed•Resday--_. rior tothe regularly scheduled
monthly _meetin pf the San Diego County Water Authority, of-eaclh-r-r ent—h and at
special Board meetings as may be called, to brief the Board on matters of interest
and importance which appear on the San Diego County Water Authority Board of
Directors agenda.
B. Such briefing shall be for the purpose of discussing such matters of interest and
importance as well as receiving direction from the Sweetwater Authority Board on
representing the Sweetwater Authority's interest at the San Diego County Water
Authority.
The South Bay Irrigation District Board member shall hold office on the San Diego County
W ter Authority Board of Directors for a term of six years, and/or such_portion thereof until
h or she resigns and his or her successor is appointed and qualifiedthe successor's
cr dentials are accepted. The Board may appoint the same Representative to be his or her
Reviewed and I ekapproved on: •10/ :3/99
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POLICIES & PROCEDURES
FOR THE GOVERNING BOARD
REPRESENTATIVES TO THE SAN
DIEGO
COUNTY WATER AUTHORITY
Policy 607
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n successor after his or her term expires.
When an appointed Representative leaves the San Diego County Water Authority Board
dt4ring a --his or her term, the date established for that term remains the same, and the Board
of Directors of South Bay Irrigation District shall appoint a new appointee to serve the
unexpired portion of the term. If a Director "holds over" after the expiration of a term and
an appointment is made, it is to be the unexpired portion of the new term. The ending date
for the new term is included in South Bay Irrigation District's Resolution of Appointment.
El ctors of the City of National City who wish to serve en.-.C-em+nittees••..a+--as
R: presentativeG of the City must apply to the City Council and be appointee_pursuant to,
•r cedures established b the Cit . c-rarrpl-e-te-app tia s-a.nd- e..i•Rter-viewed-beff-er-e -h
i -y-..Carat roil. Applicati•t ns....are...censidered vali.ckfor-ene--year.• • =ham
Naiianal City--makes--Ae-co+ t•enel•atio.ns-for.appai.ht•nrer4s,-w•hie-11 must be--cenfiffed...by..t•he
C+-y--Ceu-R it-a.nr --ad peed-by-R-esolatiara:
The San Diego County Water Authority has a formal process for the seating of Directors and
a oath of office is administered. Tfre-Ge+=re+-al-Counsel--o# tl}e-Sa:}_{i_a County•Watef_
ther-ity-reviews-the-''Ap•poi+ Ling-1 eselut e.n!-. and-opines-,as--te t-s-for-rn-an ..legality, ---The
+ -i.s--the-rr-cale+adar-eel-tan the-age•nci-a--fer a fo cal-B fd--meeting-and--ifT-the--c-rede ti,als
a.r ...in-orde+ th--Bea.rcl--seats-.tire--new-Directer.e.n...the.-Sa.n--Diego--€eunty....Water....Auther-ity
and of D•i-recters
Reviewed and ReAapproved on:10/13/99
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