Also the Board of Supervisors will have, for the first time in several years, a full Board of 5 members. Brian Oneto will be sworn in as Supervisor for District 5. Ted Novelli will also become the official representative for District 3 While Novelli joins the Board of Supervisors, his is election is leaving an empty seat on the Amador Water Agency Board of Directors. According to AWA General Manager Jim Abercrombie, “We have posted a notice of the vacancy at various locations…and we are asking for the folks to apply for the vacant director’s position.”

On December 21st a notice was sent out informing the community of the vacant position representing Supervisorial District # 3 water agency seat and asking that all interested persons submit a letter of interest to the Board Clerk Kim Toma. To be eligible for the seat you must be a resident of District 3.The Board of Directors will review the letters of interest from those submitted and will interview applicants on January 10, 2007, at a Special Board of Directors meeting. The time of the meeting is at 8:30 am at the Agency. A formal appointment will be made at the conclusion of the interview process during that meeting.

The newly appointed person will serve out the term of Ted Novelli which ends 2008. Abercrombie said that thus far the Agency has received 2 letters of interest one from a previous short term member Dave Thomas of Pine Grove who served on the board for about 6 months when Mike Johnson resigned early, and Joe Benini a resident of Mace Meadows. Anyone interested in representing District 3 on the Amador Water Agency Board of Directors is asked to submit their  letter of interest by today at 5pm to Kim Toma, Clerk of the Board, Amador Water Agency located at 12800 Ridge Road, Sutter Creek, CA 95685.