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Item 6.
CENTRAL SAN CENTRAL SAN BOARD OF DIRECTORS
POSITION PAPER
MEETING DATE: DECEMBER 6, 2018
SUBJECT: APPROVE PROPOSED BOARD MEMBER CONFERENCE ATTENDANCE FOR
2019
SUBMITTED BY: INITIATING DEPARTMENT:
KATIE YOUNG, SECRETARY OF THE DISTRICT SECRETARY OF THE DISTRICT
Roger S. Bailey
General Manager
ISSUE
In accordance with Central San's Travel Policy, B P 008, the Board must approve Board Members' proposed
attendance at conferences in advance for each year.
BACKGROUND
In 2008, the Board voted to amend the Travel Policy to require that Board Member conference attendance be
approved by the Board on a yearly basis in advance to ensure transparency.
The attached list represents proposed Board Member attendance at various industry-related conferences
throughout the upcoming calendar year.
I n the event that a Board Member wishes to attend a conference other than as shown on Attachment 1,
separate Board approval will be required. The conference attendance being approved at this meeting is for
planning purposes only and does not represent a commitment that a Board Member will attend.
ALTERNATIVES/CONSIDERATIONS
The Board may deny approval of the conference attendance or provide other direction to staff.
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FINANCIAL IMPACTS
The amount of $45,000 was included in the Fiscal Year 2018-19 Operations and Maintenance Budget for
Board Member conference attendance. This amount was based on the estimate of a$2,000 cost per
attendance at in-state conferences and $3,000 per attendance at out-of-state conferences.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
This matter was not reviewed by a Board Committee.
RECOMMENDED BOARD ACTION
Approve proposed conference attendance for Board Members for calendar year 2019 as shown on
Attachment 1 (for purposes of this action, attendance listed as "Maybe" will be considered approved by the
Board).
ATTACHMENTS:
1. Proposed Board Member Conference Attendance for 2019
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2019 BOARD MEMBER CONFERENCE ATTENDANCE
January 1 - December 31, 2019
BOARD MEMBERS
Conference Organization Causey McGill Nejedly Pilecki Williams
JANUARY 23-25 Yes (not thru Yes No No Yes
Winter Conference District)
Palm Springs, CA CASA
Renaissance Indian Wells
FEBRUARY 5-8 Yes No No No Yes
Winter Conference
Albuquerque, NM NACWA
FEB 25-27 Yes Maybe No No Yes
Legislative Conference
Washington, DC CASA
St.Regis
MARCH 17-19 No Maybe No No No
California Annual
Conference WateReuse
Orange County, CA
Hyatt Regency
MARCH 31-APRIL 6 Maybe No No No Yes
Water Week NACWA
Washington, DC
TBD Yes (not thru Maybe No No Maybe
Legislative and Public District)
Policy Forum CASA
Sacramento, CA
APRIL 9-12 Yes (not thru Maybe No No No
Annual Conference District)
Palm Springs, CA CW EA
Palm Springs Convention
Center
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MAY 21-22 No Maybe No No No
CSDA Legislative Days CSDA
Sacramento, CA
JULY 16-19 (Tentative) Yes No No No Yes
Annual Conference NACWA
Minneapolis, MN
AUGUST 21-23 Yes (not thru Yes No No Yes
Annual Conference District)
San Diego, CA CASA
Manchester Grand Hyatt
SEPTEMBER 25-28 No Maybe No No No
Annual Conference
Anaheim, CA CSDA
Renaissance Indian Wells
SEPTEMBER 21-25 Yes (not thru Maybe No No Maybe
Annual Conference WEFTEC District)
Chicago, IL
McCormick Place
NOVEMBER 18-22 No Yes No No Maybe
Monterey, CA CALPELRA
CASA: confirmed 8/8/18
NACWA: confirmed 8/8/18
WateReuse: confirmed 8/8/18
CWEA: confirmed 8/8/18
CSDA: confirmed 8/8/18
WEFTEC: confirmed 8/8/18
CALPELRA: confirmed 8/8/18
NOTE: Legislative and Public Policy Forum for CASA is TBD in April 2019
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