Amador County – The 2008 edition of the Amador Water Agency Board of Directors meets for the first time 9:30 am Thursday at the agency office, with four new members joining Board President Terence Moore. The Board will select a president and vice president and discuss committee assignments. “To help facilitate the transition,” AWA General Manager Jim Abercrombie said “interim Director Terry Moore has drafted suggested committee assignments for the new board’s review and discussion.” Moore’s suggested himself as chairman of the Plymouth Outreach Committee, member of the Engineering & Planning committee and alternate of Budget & Finance. Moore also headed special assignments of the Association of California Water Agencies as liaison for Joint Powers Insurance Authority, groundwater and local government; and was on the Grants & Funding Ad-Hoc Committee; and the Upper Mokelumne River Watershed Authority. Moore penciled in Don Cooper of District 3 to chair Engineering & Planning; and as a member of Budget & Finance and Jackson Outreach Committees. Cooper was also suggested for membership of the Grants & Funding Ad-Hoc Committee and as alternate of the Upper Moke Watershed Authority.

Bill Condrashoff of District 1 was suggested to chair the Budget & Finance committee, Chair the Jackson Outreach Committee and be a member of the Ione Outreach Committee. Condrashoff also was suggested to be alternate for Engineering & Planning and Personnel committees. Gary E. Thomas of District 2, was suggested to chair the Personnel committee and Ione Outreach, and as alternate for Rates & Rules and the Joint Water Committee. The President and Vice President, respectively, would be chair and be a member of the Joint Water Committee. Thomas was also suggested as a member of the Sutter Creek and Integrated Regional Water Management Plan Outreach Committees. Debbie Dunn of District 4 was suggested as chairwoman of the Rates & Rules and Sutter Creek Outreach committees; and member of the Personnel and Plymouth Outreach committees. Dunn was also suggested as chair of the Integrated Regional Water Management Plan Outreach Committee and as member of the Calaveras Amador Mokelumne River Authority. All directors are authorized to attend the Mokelumne River Association and Mountain Counties Water Resources Association meetings. Board members will discuss committee membership and the president will make assignments, after the board first selects its president. Abercrombie has suggested that Moore be selected, due to his experience and also due to AWA board policy that the president must have served 2 years on the board. Story by Jim Reece (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.).