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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes - EVWD Board of Directors - 12/29/1967 Dec. 29, 1967 134:3 EAST SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY WATER DISTRICT ORGANIZATIONAL MEETING - DECEMBER 29,1967 CALL TO ORDER The meeting was called to order at 3:00 p.m. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE All those present joined in the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag of the United States of America. ROLL CALL Directors Present: Disch, Forrest, Littleton, Stallwood and Wall. Directors Absent: None. Others Present: General Manager-Secretary Rickert; Recording Secretary Dudley; Attorney Farrell; Reporter Lucille Rest; Dana Brooks, Dr. Pleasant and Charles Crain. ORGANIZATIONAL President Littleton called the meeting to order MEETING stating that this meeting was called in accordance with the provisions set forth in the Government Code for an Organizational Meeting. EXECUTIVE SESSION Director Forrest requested an executive session REQUESTED for the purpose of discussing personnel matters with other members of the Board. All members were in agreement and they adjourned to the General Manager's office. A"Gentlemen's Agreement" had been reached prior to this meeting that the Presidency of the Board of Directors should be rotated among eligible directors for the present only, future directors to make their own ruling. JUDGES FOR President Littleton noted Dana Brooks and Dr. ELECTION Pleasant present for the meeting, therefore asked them to serve as Judges of the election to collect and count the ballots. PREPARATION OF President Littleton then asked the Secretary to BALLOTS prepare typed ballots containing the names of the three eligible directors - Wall, Disch and Forrest. ELECTION The judges collected and counted the ballots, reporting as follows: Director Forrest 4 Director Disch 1 President Littleton then declared the election of Director Forrest to the Presidency of the Board of Directors for the next two years and relin- quished the chair to President Norman Forrest and took his place as a director at the table. TIME AND PLA~ The Secretary explained that Ordinance No. 275, OF MEETINGS already in existence sets forth the time and place of regular meetings as 7:30 p.m. at District office the second and fourth Mondays of each month. MOTION Director Disch made a motion, duly seconded by Director Wall and carried unanimously, that the Board refer to Ordinance No. 275 which has set the time and place of regular meetings and which shall stand. SPECIAL MEETINGS The Secretary referred to Section 54956 of the Government Code which sets forth the procedure for calling of special meetings. 1344 Dec. 29, 1967 and January 8, 1968 MOTION Upon motion by Director Wall, duly seconded by Director Littleton and carried unanimously, Special Meetings shall be conducted and called according to Section 54956 of the Government Code. ADJOURNMENT The business of the Organizational Meeting having been completed, the meeting was adjourned at 3:25 p.m. Approved: Norman W. Forrest, President-- EAST SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY WATER DISTRICT REGULAR MEETING JANUARY 8, 1968 CALL TO ORDER ~he meeting was called to order at 7:30 p.m. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE All those present joined in the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag of the United States of America. ROLL CALL Directors Present: Disch, Forrest, Littleton, Stallwood and Wall. Directors Absent: None. Others Present: General Manager-Secretary Rickert; Auditor-Treasurer Bishop; Engineer Garcia; Recording Secretary Dudley; Assistant Office Manager Lyons; Attorneys Farrell and Peggy . McElligott; Consulting Engineer Halwes; Reporter Lucille Rest; Dr. Pleasant and James Crain. MINUTES The minutes of the meetings of December 26 and December 29, 1967, having been reviewed by the Directors, Director Disch asked for the addition to his motion regarding job improvement courses for employees making the motion read as follows: "Reimburse any employees for 'job improvement courses' taken after the Board decision to par- ticipate, with the notices and forms to be posted in 4 places in the District." MOTION Upon motion by Director Disch, duly seconded by Director Littleton and carried unanimously, the minutes of both meetings were approved with the one correction to the minutes of December 26th as above quoted. CONSIDERATION OF VICE President Forrest stated at this point in the PRESIDENT FOR BOARD meeting he would like to deviate from the agenda to have the election of a Vice President of the District considered as he had done some research and learned that it is possible to h~ve a Vice President.