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Central Contra Costa Sanitary District
July 25, 2013
TO: HONORABLE MEMBERS OF THE BOARD kv✓. \
FROM: MICHAEL R. MCGILL, BOARD MEMBER
SUBJECT: CALIFORNIA SPECIAL DISTRICTS ASSOCIATION (CSDA) ELECTION
FOR REPRESENTATIVE, REGION THREE, SEAT B
Attached is a memo from the California Special Districts Association (CSDA) requesting
Regular Member Districts to vote for a representative to the CSDA Board of Directors
for Region 3, Seat B.
Each of the six regional divisions has three seats on the CSDA Board, and our three
representatives are Vincent Ferrante (Seat A), Sherry Sterrett (Seat B), and Stanley
Caldwell (Seat C).
The term for Seat B, currently occupied by Sherry Sterrett of the Pleasant Hill
Recreation & Park District, is expiring. The following three candidates are running for
Seat B and we are requested to vote for one:
• Sherry Sterrett (incumbent)
• Terry Riddle (Solano Resource Conservation District)
• Kathryn Slater -Carter (Montara Water & Sanitary District)
The term of office is three years, ending in 2017. Ms. Sterrett appears to be the only
one to have submitted a candidate statement, a copy of which is attached.
As the Board representative of the Contra Costa Special Districts Association, I am
recommending that the District's vote be cast for incumbent Sherry Sterrett. Sherry is a
long- standing, dedicated representative and has contributed greatly to the organization
over the years. She is a vital element of the CSDA leadership and I recommend that we
support her for another term of office.
Attachments:
1. Memo from CSDA
2. Candidate Statement
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CALIFORNIA SPECIAL DISTRICTS ASSOCIATION
2013 BOARD ELECTIONS
MAIL BALLOT INFORMATION
Dear Member:
A mail ballot has been enclosed for your district's use in voting to elect a
representative to the CSDA Board of Directors in your Region for Seat B. Each
of CSDA's six (6) regional divisions has three seats on the Board. Each of the
candidates is either a board member or management -level employee of a
member district located in your geographic region. Each Regular Member
(district) in good standing shall be entitled to vote for one (1) director to represent
its region.
We have enclosed the candidate statements for each candidate who submitted
one. Please vote for only one candidate to represent your region in Seat B and
be sure to sign, date and fill in your member district information (in some regions,
there may only be one candidate). If any part of the ballot is not complete, the
ballot will not be valid and will not be counted.
Please utilize the enclosed return envelope to return the completed ballot.
Ballots must be received at the CSDA office at 1112 l Street, Suite 200,
Sacramento, CA 95814 by 5:00pm on Friday, August 2, 2013.
If you do not use the enclosed envelope, please mail in your ballot to:
California Special Districts Association
Attn: 2012 Board Elections
1112 1 Street, Suite 200
Sacramento, CA 95814
Please contact Charlotte Lowe toll -free at 877.924.CSDA or chi }rlottel csda.net with any questions.
Sherry M. Sterrett
Candidate CSDA Board of Directors - Region 3
Please consider voting for me!
Why? I am a strong believer in "Special Districts" and have a track record to prove it.
Why? Because I believe experience counts:
2009 Elected President of the Pleasant Hill Recreation and Park
District Board of Directors
2008 Chair of CSDA Education Committee
2007 Appointed to Fiscal Committee
2006 President of the CSDA /SDRMA /FC Alliance Council
2005 Re- elected President of CSDA
2004 Elected President of CSDA
I am a graduate of the CSDA Leadership Academy and my district was the first recreation
and park district to earn a "District of Distinction" award from the Special District
Leadership Foundation. The California Association of Recreation and Park Districts
selected me as the "Outstanding Board Member of the Year" in 2003. In 2007, CSDA
honored me as their "Board President of the Year ".
I am a very active CSDA Board Member and have served in many leadership positions.
They include the Membership Committee, the Local Chapter Committee, the Conference
Committee, the Budget /Finance Committee, Elections /Bylaws Committee, the Education
Committee and the CSDA Executive Committee which included two terms as CSDA
President.
In my community, I am an active and effective leader with the Contra Costa County Chapter
of the Special District Association. I have also served on the Mt. Diablo School Board (1980-
1987), the Pleasant Hill City Council (1987 -1995) and a trustee on the Pleasant Hill
Recreation and Park District (1996- current).
"As your Director from Region 3, I will continue to work hard for you. Together we will
continue to educate Sacramento on the value and importance of Special Districts." You may
contact me by e-mail at sherrysterretsa�att.net
Please vote for me, Sherry Sterrett.