Amador County – Debbie Dunn came back from a 3-0 early deficit to take a 4-1 victory to be the 2010 Amador Water Agency board vice president Thursday morning, and District 1’s Bill Condrashoff was selected 5-0 to be its 2010 president. District 3 Director Don Cooper withdrew his nomination after discussion, when Dunn (District 4) trailed, with herself and Condrashoff yet to vote. Cooper, Director Gary Thomas and Board President Terence Moore all had voted for Cooper. Dunn said she was promised the 2010 vice president’s seat 365 days ago when Condrashoff was named vice president. All of the directors said they thought Dunn would make a fine vice president. But Thomas said he was worried about continuity, and the fact that Dunn faced reelection next year. Condrashoff said “then let’s get behind Debbie’s reelection.” Thomas said if she chose not to run, or lost, the board would get a president without vice presidential experience. The top 2 board members sit on the most important committees. Dunn said she groomed herself for the job by attending many meetings, and accused Cooper of not attending as many. Cooper said he thought the ability to help the agency included not just attending meetings but also business experience, to help AWA prosper and provide adequate services. Dunn accused Moore of trying to slant the vote with an e-mail saying District 3 has not been represented by a president in a long time. Moore said he was just repeating what he said a year ago. Dunn said the 3 board members think “it’s OK to just put your heel on my forehead and say: Whoops, I changed my mind.” She said it was disheartening to spend public money in her attending meetings then go back on a promise she felt she was given. Moore told Dunn: “You attended meetings because you wanted to:” She had assigned meetings, but attended others on her own. Moore said “in fact, I had to get on you a couple of times for going to meetings and trying to charge the agency.” Moore said the vice presidency is an “in-training” position, and does not need preparation. Moore also said: “I’m not sure that we had a commitment about this last year,” and “there was a lot of turmoil” in the selection, and once it was all ironed out, he did not think the final intentions were noted. Condrashoff said he wanted to jog Moore’s memory, noting that Dunn was made an alternate on many vice presidential committees. Cooper then said he wanted to withdraw his name from the nomination, and Dunn was selected vice president on a 4-1 vote with Thomas voting against. Story by Jim Reece This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.