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W A T E R E N E R S Y - RIVERSIDE PUBLIC UTILITIES Board Memorandum PUBLIC UTILITIES BOARD OF PUBLIC UTILITIES DATE: August 17, 2612 ITEM NO: 4 SUBJECT: AMENDMENT OF BOARD STANDING RULES REGARDING DUTIES OF BOARD CHAIR ISSUE: That the Board of Public Utilities consider amending the Standing Rules of the Board of Public Utilities of the City of Riverside to address the Board Chair serving on any ad hoc committees as requested by the City Council. RECOMMENDATION: That the Board of Public Utilities approve an amendment to the Standing Rules of the Board of Public Utilities of the City of Riverside to address the Board Chair serving on any ad hoc committees as requested by the City Council. BACKGROUND: On April 6, 2664, at the request of Western Municipal Water District, the City Council established an ad hoc committee that would enable the two organizations to better coordinate on issues of mutual concern, including service to customers in the areas bordering system boundaries. The City Council also appointed the Public Utilities General Manager, or his designee, and a Public Utilities Board Member, to be selected by the Public Utilities Board, to serve on the ad hoc committee. The committee meets on a quarterly basis, with the next meeting scheduled for September 19, 2612. Since 2664, the Board has generally selected its Chair to serve as the representative. On July 26, 2612, the Board voted to appoint the current Chair, Bernie Titus, and requested that the Standing Rules be amended to provide that one of the duties of the Chair is to serve on any ad hoc committees as requested by the City Council. A proposed amendment to the Standing Rules is attached to this report. Section 16 of the Standing Rules provide that the standing rules may be amended at any regular meeting of the RPU Board by majority vote of the RPU Board, provided that notice of such amendment was provided in accordance the Brown Act. The Board also requested a list of the Chair's current committee assignments. The Chair currently is a member of the Gage Canal Company Board of Directors and the San Bernardino Valley Municipal Water District Advisory Commission on Water Policy, and is the President of the Trujillo Water Company. The Board Chair may also be chosen, on a random basis, to serve as a member of an adjudicating body considering a complaint from members of the public regarding elected or appointed officials that the City's Code of Ethics has been violated. FISCAL IMPACT: There is no fiscal impact associated with this report.