Reso 1357-07/2010RESOLUTION NO. 1357
RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
OF THE VALLECITOS WATER DISTRICT
APPROVING THE AMENDED AND RESTATED
BYLAWS AND JOINT POWERS AUTHORITY AGREEMENT
FOR THE ASSOCIATION OF CALIFORNIA WATER AGENCIES
HEALTH BENEFITS AUTHORITY
WHEREAS, the Association of California Water Agencies Health Benefits
Authority (ACWA HBA) provides health benefits to its members; and
WHEREAS, ACWA HBA has introduced aself-insured/self-funded platform for its
medical and dental preferred provider organization programs, requiring greater
fiduciary responsibilities of its Trustees and the advisory bodies to the Trustees; and
WHEREAS, the ACWA HBA Bylaws and Joint Powers Authority (JPA)
Agreement have been redrawn to strengthen the ACWA HBA structure in fulfilling its
fiduciary responsibility to the participating membership; and
WHEREAS, the ACWA HBA Board of Trustees adopted the Amended and
Restated Bylaws and JPA Agreement on May 4, 2010; and
WHEREAS, the ACWA HBA Board of Trustees requires the endorsement of said
Bylaws and JPA Agreement by member agencies; and
WHEREAS, the Vallecitos Water District is a member of ACWA HBA; and
WHEREAS, the Vallecitos Water District currently participates in the ACWA HBA
program(s) to provide benefits to its employees; and
WHEREAS, the Vallecitos Water District has considered the Amended and
Restated ACWA HBA Bylaws and JPA Agreement having an effective date of June 1,
2010, and finds it in the best interest of the Agency to approve the Amended and
Restated ACWA HBA Bylaws and to remain a party to said JPA Agreement; and
WHEREAS, the Vallecitos Water District hereby adopts the Amended and
Restated ACWA HBA Bylaws and JPA Agreement;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by the Board of Directors of the
Vallecitos Water District that:
SECTION 1: The foregoing recitals are true and correct.
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SECTION 2: The Bylaws and Agreement referred to in the recitals above are
incorporated in the resolution by reference.
a. The President shall sign the Ratification of the Amended and Restated
ACWA Health Benefits Authority Bylaws and Joint Powers Agreement
(Exhibit 1) in the name of the Agency to be effective as to this Agency on
the date of this resolution.
SECTION 3: The Agency designates General Manager Dennis O. Lamb as its
regular representative and Administrative Services Manager Len Caudle as its alternate
representative.
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the Board of Directors of the Vallecitos Water District
at a regular meeting held on this 215r day of July, 2010, by the following roll call vote:
AYES: GENTRY,HANNAN,POLTL,SHELL,FERGUSON
NOES:
ABSTAIN:
ABSENT:
Margaret E. Ferguson, F
Board of Directors ~
Vallecitos Water District
ATTEST:
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Dennis 0. Lamb, Secretary
Board of Directors
Vallecitos Water District
BEFORE THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
OF THE
VALLECITOS WATER DISTRICT
In the matter of:
AUTHORIZATION TO RATIFY THE
AMENDED AND RESTATED
ASSOCIATION OF CALIFORNIA WATER
AGENCIES HEALTH BENEFITS
AUTHORITY (ACWA HBA) BYLAWS AND
JOINT POWERS AUTHORITY
AGREEMENT AND DESIGNATE ACWA HBA
MEMBERSHIP REPRESENTATIVES
I, Margaret E. Ferguson, President of the Board of Directors of the Vallecitos
Water District, of the County of San Diego, State of California, do hereby certify that the
following resolution proposed by Director Poltl, and seconded by Director Shell, was
duly passed and adopted by said Board of Directors at an official meeting hereof this
2151 day of July, 2010, by the following vote, to wit:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSTAIN:
ABSENT:
GENTRY, HANNAN, POLTL, SHELL, FERGUSON
Board of Directors
Vallecitos WaterDistrict