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Board Meeting of March 1, 2012
Written Announcements:
Appointment/Staffing Updates
a) Retirement Update
Finance Administrator Colette Curtis -Brown will retire on March 30, 2012 after 27
years of service, and Accounting Technician II Ann Chiappelone will retire on
March 30, 2012 after 12 years of service.
b) Temporary Clerical Help Needed in the Plant Operations
Department
Due to two clerical employees on medical leave in the Plant Operations
Department, retired Administrative Services Supervisor Pat Kast will be working
as a temporary employee on an as- needed basis for about one to two months.
c) Human Resources Manager Christopher Ko Selected to
Serve on Next Generation Taskforce
Human Resources Manager Christopher Ko was recently selected by the
Executive Director of the International Public Management Association for Human
Resources (IPMA -HR) to serve on the organization's Next Generation Taskforce.
The taskforce will develop strategies for increasing the involvement of new
Human Resource professionals in the public sector.
Staff Conferences/Training
d) Vehicle & Equipment Maintenance Supervisor Nick Wright
to Attend "The Work Truck Show" Conference in
Indianapolis, Indiana from March 5 through March 8, 2012
From March 5 through March 8, 2012, Vehicle & Equipment Maintenance
Supervisor Nick Wright will attend "The Work Truck Show" in Indianapolis,
Indiana. This annual conference is the largest fleet truck and equipment show in
the United States. In addition to the large vehicle and equipment trade show, Mr.
Wright will be attending educational sessions on fleet management, green
initiatives for work trucks, recent trends in utility truck chassis, vehicle life cycle
analysis, truck specification preparation, and vehicle regulatory compliance.
Travel to the conference was specifically listed in the 2011 -12 CSO Travel &
Conferences budget. There are sufficient funds to cover the cost of attendance.
Written Announcements
March 1, 2012
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e) Staff Attendance at California Water Environment
Association Annual Conference in Sacramento, CA from
April 17 -20, 2012
The California Water Environment Association's (CWEA) 84th Annual Conference
will be held at the Sacramento Convention Center from April 17 through April 20,
2012. A total of eighteen (18) employees will be attending from the District, with
nine (9) attending the full conference. Employees are attending for a variety of
purposes:
• To attend CWEA Executive Board Meeting,
• To attend Collection System Operations, Toxicity, and Operations and
Engineering Workshops,
• To serve on various committees, and
• To attend several relevant meetings such as embracing the challenges of
investing in our wastewater infrastructure.
The District has also been nominated for the Safety Plant of the Year; and one
employee, Lee Sutherland, has been nominated for the CWEA Machinist of the
Year.