EXHIBIT 16-A

PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO SECTION 7 (COMMITTEES) OF MPWMD MEETING RULES

RULE 7: COMMITTEES

A. Standing Committees

The Board of Directors may create such standing committees, as it may deem necessary. The members of said committees shall be appointed by the Chair and approved by the Board. A charge for each standing committee shall be attached to the Meeting Rules.

B. Administrative Committee

The Administrative Committee shall consist of the three Directors appointed by the Chair and approved by the Board. Its purpose shall be to advise the Board on administrative matters. The Board of Directors shall not fix the meeting schedule of this committee. The committee may meet on the call of the chair or as decided by the members. Action taken by the Administrative Committee shall be subject to final Board approval. The Administrative Committee meets the definition of a “legislative body” as defined by the Brown Act; therefore, all meetings shall be noticed and open to the public in compliance with the Brown Act. A charge for the Administrative Committee shall be attached to the Meeting Rules.

C. Ad Hoc Committees

The Chair and Vice Chair may meet as an ad hoc committee of the Board when needed to provide guidance to the General Manager on setting agendas and other procedural matters, to review the need for creating or making assignments to ad hoc committees, and to discuss other ways and means of providing service to the Board and staff. The Chair may create such additional ad hoc committees as may be necessary. The members of said committees and their chairs shall be appointed by the Board Chair and approved by the Board. A charge for each ad-hoc committee shall be attached to the Meeting Rules. The charge shall be removed when the committee has completed its task and has been disbanded.

A Board policy adopted on 1/29/04 determined that notice of ad hoc meetings should ordinarily be given in substantially the same manner as required by the Brown Act for legislative bodies. Despite this policy, ad hoc committees are exempt from the Brown Act by Gov. Code section 54952(b) provided there are no more than three committee members, the members are comprised solely of board members, and further provided the committee does not exercise continuing subject matter jurisdiction over any topic. Due to this exemption, an ad hoc committee may discuss matters not on the agenda, and are not required by law to permit non-committee members to attend.

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