There were more participants in this week’s meeting than expected, given that it was the day before Thanksgiving. Our goal for the day was to determine a set of committees and set priorities so we are prepared for the December meeting of the CCSD. What we came up with is four committees:
Rate Increase Review - including analysis of overhead, allocated costs, general fund expenditures, capital improvements planning, etc. This subcommittee is chaired by Jerry McKinnon and aims find a more reasonable rate structure and increase than the one proposed by CCSD staff in September.
CCSD Policy Review - including policies guiding selection of independent contractors, consultants, construction contractors; litigation policies and practices; community interface guidelines.
Water Master Plan Review – including concerns related to the BRP and desalination and alternate water sources.
CCSD Accountability and Authority Concerns – This subcommittee bring concerns about CCSD to the SLO LAFCO, the agency with the directive from the State government to ensure efficiency and accountability in local governments.
Next week’s meeting will provide an opportunity for everyone to join the committee (s) they find most interesting and to choose a committee head. If your concern isn’t included in one of the above committees, please email Amanda or call Amanda 927-4191 or bring it to the next meeting.
The highest priority is the work of the Rate Increase committee. The Wednesday meetings should focus on sharing progress made and coordinating our efforts going forward. Our meetings will be more productive if we use this site to exchange information and obstacles between meetings, shifting some of the problem-solving to the flexible time. The sheer volume of information about CCSD-related concerns is too immense to cover at a one-hour per week meeting if we are accomplish anything other than passing information. As you find good information, the committee chair should include it in a new post or email the information to Amanda to post. Call Amanda for help with posts or other site-related issues.
Please note: Whenever you contribute to this site, be sure to include the source of the information you add. There are a lot of opinions about our community and the vision of its’ future. Let’s keep an eye on the first objective: to ensure a reasonable, justified rate increase. And our ongoing goal: to ensure a responsive, responsible CCSD dedicated to serving our community fairly and legally.
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Have the other committee chairs been selected besides the rate increase committee?
No. The other committee chairs will be chosen at the next meeting.
I would like to see the reports from the lobbyists the CCSD (WE) pay for. What are we getting for $35,000.00 a month???
I would like to read what the heck they are doing and what their mission/objectives are.
Is this a request that might fall into any one of the committees or be covered by any existing document requests from the group? If not, I will go through the public records request juggernaught myself.
I would also like to see those reports posted on either the CCSD web site or this web site.
Thanks.
Anne, I have emailed to Amanda copies taken from the California Secretry of the State’s web site showing payments to lobbyists as follows:
Fiscal Year 2001-02 $120,338
Fiscal Year 2003-04 $285,439
Fiscal Year2005-06 $173,194
She was going to put them into the document file.
Charlotte Darehshori
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