ITEM:		ACTION ITEM
13.	CONSIDER MODIFICATION TO MPWMD MEETING RULE 6: SPOKESPERSON
Meeting Date:			December 16, 2019	Budgeted:	N/A
From:			David J. Stoldt,	Program/	N/A
			General Manager	Line Item:
Prepared By:			David J. Stoldt	Cost Estimate:	N/A
General Counsel Review: N/A
Committee Recommendation: N/A
CEQA Compliance: N/A

SUMMARY: At its November Board meeting, the Board heard a request from Director Edwards to amend or clarify District meeting rules regarding speaking on behalf of a Director’s division from which he or she is elected versus on behalf of the District as a whole.

RECOMMENDATION: Consider amending MPWMD Meeting Rules as follows:

RULE 6: SPOKESPERSON

Only the Chair, another Board member designated by the Chair, or the General Manager shall be the spokesperson for the District when expressing District policy and position. Public statements by Board Members in the name of the District shall be first reviewed and approved by the Board. However, a Board member may speak on behalf of the District within the division from which the Board member is elected when reporting on District activities to constituents or organizations within the division. Board Members shall clarify that they are speaking on behalf of their division, or as an individual, and not on behalf of the Board as a whole when they make oral or written statements regarding water matters. (previous sentence relocated from end of paragraph) Except for this circumstance, oOnly the Chair, the General Manager, and employees designated by the General Manager shall sign correspondence on District stationery.

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Italics: Editor’s notation

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