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RIVERSIDE PUBLIC UTILITIES Board Memorandum BOARD OF PUBLIC UTILITIES DATE: JULY 11, 2022 SUBJECT: REVIEW RIVERSIDE PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMITTEE STRUCTURE ISSUE: Conduct a review of the Electric, Water, and Customer Relations/Finance Committee structures and consider adopting revisions to Standing Rules of Board of Public Utilities. RECOMMENDATIONS: That the Board of Public Utilities: 1. Conduct a review of the Electric, Water and Customer Relations/Finance Committee structures; and 2. Approve and adopt a revised version of the Standing Rules to either A) Eliminate RPU Committees for the current year only, or B) Eliminate RPU Committees from its Standing Rules, or C) Update the quorum number requirements for RPU Committees. BACKGROUND: The Board of Public Utilities has established the following three standing committees: Customer Relations/Finance, Electric, and Water. Appointments to the committees shall be made annually by the Board Chair, upon consultation with the individual members, concurrent with the election of officers at the first meeting in March. The exception is the Customer Relation/Finance Committee, which shall be composed of at least the Board Chair, the Vice-Chair and the chairs of the remaining two committees (Board Standing Rules 8.A). Each committee shall consist of four members, with a Chair appointed by the Board Chair, except for the Customer Relations/Finance Committee, whose chair shall be the Board Chair. Two members of each committee shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business. Normally, each committee will meet on a monthly basis (Board Standing Rules 8.B) The Board of Public Utilities or the Board Chair may appoint an ad hoc committee as needed. Each ad hoc committee shall consist of an appointed Chairperson and at least two other RPU Board members. Ad hoc committees serve a limited or single purpose, are not perpetual, and are dissolved once their specific task is completed (Board Standing Rules 8.C).