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Item 1.
110ENTRAL SAN
December 5, 2024
FROM: KATIE YOUNG, SECRETARYOF THE DISTRICT
REVIEWED BY: ROGER S. BAILEY, GENERAL MANAGER
SUBJECT: ADOPT RESOLUTION NO. 2024-041 COMMENDING OUTGOING BOARD
PRESIDENT MARIAH N. LAURITZEN FOR HER SERVICE
Attached is a proposed resolution commending outgoing Board President Mariah N. Lauritzen for her
service as President of the Board of Directors during 2024.
ATTACHMENTS:
1. Proposed Resolution
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Attachment 1
RESOLUTION NO. 2024-041
RESOLUTION COMMENDING MARIAH LAURITZEN FOR HER SERVICE
AS PRESIDENT OF THE CENTRAL CONTRA COSTA SANITARY DISTRICT
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
WHEREAS, Board Member Mariah N. Lauritzen was elected to serve on the Board of
Directors of the Central Contra Costa Sanitary District (Central San) from December 2020
to December 2024, a total of four years; and
WHEREAS, Board Member Lauritzen served as President of the Board in 2024, providing
guidance and leadership to the District; and
WHEREAS, during the last four years, with Board Member Lauritzen's support, the District
has successfully met the challenges presented by population growth, rising costs, and
increasing environmental demands in a cost-effective and environmentally sensitive
manner; and
WHEREAS, under her able leadership, the District accomplished significant goals and
objectives, promoting the mission, vision and values of the District to be a high-
performance organization that provides exceptional customer service and full regulatory
compliance at responsible rates; and
WHEREAS, Central San accomplished the following milestones during FY 2023-24:
• Maintained AAA/Aa1 bond ratings, reflecting continued strong financial
management practices.
• Achieved $5.8 million of favorable Operations and Maintenance budget variances
from the prior fiscal year, and a total of $16.7 million of overall favorable variances,
helping to bolster overall financial reserves, including increasing the Rate
Stabilization Account balance by $1.5 million.
• Ended the year with fully funded fiscal reserves, providing a foundation for
continued and future financial stability, and contributed a budgeted $1 million to the
Pension Prefunding Trust.
• Received an unmodified (clean) audit opinion on the Annual Comprehensive
Financial Report (ACFR) for FY 2022-23.
• Passage into law of AB 759 permitting sanitary districts to set Board approved
procedures for expenditure approval.
WHEREAS, Board Member Lauritzen was an outspoken supporter of the District
implementing its own in-house treasury function transitioning away from being a voluntary
pool participant with Contra Costa County to implement process efficiencies via enterprise
resource planning system optimizations, streamlining of business processes, and greater
District control in order to become a more fiscally nimble enterprise. The transition was
successfully completed in November 2024;
WHEREAS, during 2024, President Lauritzen served as Chair on the Board's Finance
Committee, providing oversight and review of Central San's compliance with federal, state,
and public financing requirements
WHEREAS, during her tenure, Central San received the Platinum Peak Performance
Award from the National Association of Clean Water Agencies, signifying that Central
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Central Contra Costa Sanitary District
Resolution No. 2024-041
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San's treatment plant met all the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System
(NPDES) requirements, for four years, the Government Finance Officers Association
(GFOA) Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting for the four years
(22nd consecutive year) and four years of the Excellence in IT Practices Award from
Municipal Information Systems Association of California (MISAC).
WHEREAS, Board Member Lauritzen has spent four years dedicating her time and
enthusiasm to the District and has fulfilled the responsibilities of her position with the
highest degree of professionalism and personal integrity.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Board of Directors of Central San hereby
honors and commends Mariah Lauritzen for her outstanding four years of service to the
District.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 5th day of December 2024 by the Board of Directors of
Central San by the following vote:
AYES:
Members:
NOES:
Members:
ABSENT:
Members:
ABSTAIN:
Members:
Michael R. McGill, P.E.
President Pro Tern
Central Contra Costa Sanitary District
County of Contra Costa, State of California
COUNTERSIGNED:
Katie Young, CPMC, CMC
Secretary of the District
Central Contra Costa Sanitary District
County of Contra Costa, State of California
Approved as to form:
J. Leah Castella, Esq.
Counsel for the District
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