Reso 0678-11/1983 RESOLUTION NO. 678
RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF
THE SAN MARCOS COUNTY WATER DISTRICT
ESTABLISHING BOARD OBJECTIVES AND WORK PLAN
WHEREAS, the primary mission of San Marcos County Water District is
to provide water and sanitary sewer service to District customers at the
lowest feasible cost, and
WHEREAS, integral to that mission, San Marcos County Water District
plans for and develops needed water and sewer facilities; meets water and
sewer needs created by land uses authorized by Government agencies with land
use authority; obtains, sells, stores, treats, and distributes water;
collects, treats, and disposes of sewage; plans and manages the allocation of
available water and sewer treatment capacities to its customers during periods
of short supply; investigates and develops supplemental water sources;
promotes voluntary water conservation through public information programs;
adopts and expresses positions on regional and statewide water issues; informs
and educates the public on matters affecting present and future water and
sewer issues, and
WHEREAS, the goal of the Board of Directors of San Marcos County
Water District is to manage and conserve District resources to achieve the
District's mission, and
WHEREAS, the major functions of the Board are to define District
goals and objectives; to act as custodian of District property and resources;
to establish District policies; to review all District operations; to appoint,
under law, the General Manager, Secretary, and Auditor; to direct the
development and implementation of management plans, and to communicate with
District customers, and
WHEREAS, the Board has determined that it can best perform its
functions within the framework of a clearly defined set of objectives:
THEREFORE, the Board of Directors of San Marcos County Water
District hereby declares the following to be the Board's objectives and work
plan:
The objectives of the Board are:
1. To establish District policies and to discharge the duties of
the Board as set forth in California Water Code Sections 30,000 et. seq., as
amended from time to time.
2. To manage and conserve the District's resources to provide the
most beneficial use of water and sewer facilities.
3. To ascertain the future water and sewer needs of the area
served by the District, and to direct efforts to assure that those needs are
met.
4. To assure that the District meets its primary mission through
the development and implementation of appropriate plans.
5. To direct District operations to the benefit of the public
served by the District by requiring the use of sound management principles and
practices, and by establishing cost-effective fiscal procedures.
6. To inform the District's customers as to District policies and
activities, and thus to promote public confidence in the District.
The following projects of the Board shall constitute the work plan
of the Board:
1. Engineering Master Plan Project
Direct the preparation and updating of an Engineering Master
Plan utilizing existing data and documentation to the extent
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feasible. The plan will consist of a description and analysis
of District water rights, an analysis of present systems
operations, projections of future District population and
development patterns, an analysis of projected District systems
requirements, a study of needed system facilities including
scheduling and costs, and a mechanism for annual updating of
the Engineering Master Plan.
Review and approve assumptions (such as population, supply,
demand) used in the Engineering Master Plan.
Approve development of studies or reviews of other agencies'
studies on sewer and water projects and issues.
Assign these studies to staff, to outside consultants, or to a
combination of both.
Approve scheduling for the Engineering Master Plan and for the
various projects and issue studies.
Review and approve the Engineering Master Plan and project and
issue studies.
Direct the dissemination of studies and plans to local,
regional, and statewide agencies.
2. Conservation and Education Project
Define District's conservation mission and objectives: What
conservation can be achieved, how, by whom, and how should it
be measured?
Authorize the design and development of the conservation
program.
Assign the design and development of the conservation program
to staff, to outside consultants, or to a combination of both.
Determine potential audiences and the best means by which to
reach them.
Participate in the program by giving speeches and
presentations, and holding discussion and work sessions.
3. Budgeting and Fiscal Project
Direct the preparation of a District Fiscal Master Plan
consisting of an area economic forecast, five-year maintenance
and operations cost projections and long-range capital cost
projections (both adjusted for inflation), a five-year revenue
and rate analysis, a five-year cash statement-type summary
fiscal master plan, and a mechanism to update the Plan annually
so that there will always be five-year projections. The Fiscal
Master Plan shall be the basis for the annual budget.
Assign the preparation of the District Fiscal Master Plan to
staff, to outside consultants, or to a combination of both.
Review and approve economic assumptions used in the Fiscal
Master Plan.
Set rates.
Direct the preparation of the annual budget. Budget shall be
prepared by the General Manager and staff and presented to the
Board in a form and at a level of detail to be determined by
the Board.
Approve the budget.
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Periodically monitor the budget through periodic budget status
presentations made to the Board by the General Manager and
staff.
4. Management a~ Personnel Project
Set number of authorized positions.
~point the General Manager, Secretary of the Board, and
Auditor.
Review General ~nager's key staffing decisions.
Establish employee compensation and fringe benefits.
Establish a~ monitor the employee evaluation program.
Evaluate General ~nager, Secretary of the Board, and Auditor.
Establish personnel policies and rules.
5. Public and Intergover~ental Relations Project
Define and periodically review t~ needs for public and
intergover~ental relations activities.
Dete~ine the objectives for the District's interactions with
its constituents a~ other public and private agencies.
Dete~ine appropriate methods for the District to represent its
interests to the public and to other gover~ents.
Assign duties and tasks related to this project to Board
members, staff, and, if necessary, outside consultants.
PASSED, ~PROVED AND ~OPTED this 21st day of November, 1983 by the
following roll call vote:
AYES: Directors: Ne~ort, Mason, Ferguson, Mahr
NOES: Directors: None
~STAIN: Directors: Holm
~SENT: Directors: None
'Stanley A. ahr, President
ATTEST:
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