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HomeMy WebLinkAbout03. 2016 Committee Dates and Charter3. Central Contra Costa Sanitary District December 10, 2015 TO: BOARD MEMBER CAUSEY AND BOARD PRESIDENT PILECKI FROM: ELAINE R. BOEHME, SECRETARY OF THE DISTRICT SUBJECT: 2016 ENGINEERING AND OPERATIONS COMMITTEE MEETING DATES As you may be aware, it is proposed by President -Elect Pilecki on December 17 to appoint you both to the Engineering & Operations (E&O) Committee for 2016. The Committee plans to meet once a month. The initial proposed dates and times for the 2016 E&O Committee meetings are shown below. These have generally been planned to enable preparation of the Committee Action Minutes in time for them to be included in the Board agenda packet for the very next Board meeting. In the event that that is not possible, the Action Minutes will be included in the next possible Board agenda packet. The meetings are proposed to be scheduled for 10:30, a.m. on the following dates: Tuesday January 12 Tuesday February 9 Tuesday March 8 Tuesday April 19 Tuesday May 10 Tuesday June 7 Tuesday July 19 Tuesday August 9 Tuesday September 6 Tuesday October 11 Tuesday November 8 Tuesday December 6 As we move through the year, these meetings may be cancelled, rescheduled, or additional meetings scheduled as necessary. If a Committee Member is unable to attend a meeting, the President may appoint an Alternate or the meeting may be rescheduled, depending on timelines. Please let me know if you have any comments. If not, I will send meeting appointments for these after the December 17 Board meeting. Thanks very much. Number: BP 013 Authority: Board of Directors Effective: March 6, 2014 Revised: July 23, 2015 Reviewed: Initiating Dept./Div.: Administration BOARD POLICY Central Contra Costa Sanitary District A11ML STANDING COMMITTEE CHARTERS PURPOSE To adopt charters for the District's Standing Committees. POLICY The Board has determined that it is beneficial to adopt charters for each of the District's Standing Committees below: Administration Finance Engineering & Operations Real Estate, Environmental & Planning These charters define the mission and goals of the Committees, list key staff liaisons, and set forth the Committee scope with an emphasis on policy rather than operational matters. They provide a framework within which the Committees and staff can operate. They can be revised as needed by the Board. The General Manager will determine to which Committee items are assigned as they arise, and, in cases where certain topics may span two Committees, the General Manager may confer with the Board President for guidance. [Original Retained by the Secretary of the District] Number: BP 013 STANDING COMMITTEE CHARTERS Page 4 of 6 CHARTER ENGINEERING & OPERATIONS COMMITTEE Chair Committee Member Members: Meeting Monthly (subject to rescheduling or cancellation) Schedule: Primary Staff General Manager Liaison: Secretary of the District Deputy General Manager Director of Engineering & Technical Services Environmental and Regulatory Compliance Division Manager Capital Projects Division Manager Collection System Operations Division Manager Planning & Development Services Division Manager Plant Operations Division Manager Plant Maintenance Division Manager Committee The Mission of the Engineering & Operations Committee is primarily to Mission/ Goals: provide oversight and direction to staff on Board -adopted policy issues relating to the District's Capital Improvement Program and Operations consistent with the District's Mission, Vision and Values and Strategic Plan. Goals: • Fiscal sustainability • Budgetary transparency • Ensure appropriate level of internal controls • Regulatory compliance • Operational effectiveness/resilience • Oversight of District Safety Program Committee The Committee may review and make recommendations to the full Scope: Board. The Committee may direct the General Manager to conduct additional research on policy issues within the Committee Charter. The Committee may concur with General Manager recommendations when within General Manager authority, which will be reported to the Board as appropriate. • Reviews Capital Improvement Program and Budget for planning, funding and regulatory compliance, and transparency • Reviews Engineering, Plant Operations, Maintenance and Collection System Operations issues as they arise; keeps Board informed as to how these issues impact customer service and the priority of upcoming capital work • Reviews Asset Management Program • Reviews and monitors District's Safety Program • Ensures adequate public outreach of certain program -related matters within the scope of the Committee, as referred by the General Manager Revised by March 6, 2014, July 23, 2015 Board: