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JUNE 109 1976
The Special Meeting of the Board of Directors was called to order by
the Chairman at 5:12 P.M.
ROLL CALL: Waters, present; Sutton, absent; Craig, present; Chri stensen,
present; Anderson, present;
EMPLOYEES PRESENT: Hobensack and Reed
OTHERS PRESENT: Steven E. Grumer, Robert Sutton and Kathie Hoxie.
PENDING RECALL ACTION OF DIRECTORS PATRICIA SUTTON AND JOHN CRAIG
The Chairman indicated that the Board is in receipt of a letter from
Mrs. Sutton.. - ,
Director Waters moved that the Board take no action on Item #2 until
the general meeting of Tuesday, June 15. Motion died for lack of second.
The Board discussed Mrs. Sutton's letter, a copy of which is attached
to these minutes , with Mr. Grumer. Mr. Grumer concluded that notice of
the meeting appears to be sufficient and that by her own admission Director
Sutton received sufficient notice of the meeting.
Mr. Grumer stated that pursuant to Elections Code Secti on23625 once
the Clerk's Certificate to Recall Petition is received the Board has
no choice but to call a recall election. The election must be held not
less than 80 days nor more than 125 days after ordering said election
unless a Notice of Intent to Circulate a Petition to Cancel the REcal 1
Election is filed.
Director Waters moved that an election be ordered pursuant to
Article 2, Chapter 2, Uniform District Election Law, Division 12, Part 3,
of the California Elections Code and District Counsel recommendation.
Seconded by Director Christensen. ROLL CALL: Waters , aye Sutton, absent;
Craig, abstain; Christensen , aye; Anderson, aye; SO MOVED.
The Manager requested that Counsel keep him informed as to the necessary
steps which must be taken by him as Secretary of the Board.
At this time Director John Craig personally served Directors Waters ,
Ghristeasen and Anderson and the secretary of the District a "Notice of
Intention to Circulate Petition Seeking a REcall Election. " A copy
of that notice is attached to these minutes for reference.
The Chairman adjourned the meeting to Executive Session at 6:00 P.M.
to discuss the 1976 Union Contract Negotiations.
1976 UNION CONTRACT NEGOTIATIONS - EXECUTIVE SESSION
At 6:15 P.M. the Chairman called the meeting from Executive Session
back into regular session.
Director Christensen moved that the Board form a committee made
up of the Manager, District Counsel and Director Waters. Seconded by
Director Craig. ALL AYE BY VOICE VOTE.
Director Waters moved that the meeting adjourn.
The Chairman adjourned the meeting at 6:15 P.M.
TRUCKEE-DONNER PUBLIC UTILITY DISTRICT
By
P1. _R_e'x_An`deTsoTi, President of the Board
Jae 0. Reed, Secretary-
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June 10 1976
Mr. Paul Hobensack
Manager
Truckee Donner Public Utility District
Truckee , Ca
re= Agenda Item #2 (Pending Recall Action of
Directors Patricia Sutton and John Craig)
for Special 10.eeting, June 10, 1976)
Dear Paul:
This letter is to officially inform you that this Agenda Item
should not be acted upon at the meeting this afternoon for these
reasons:
1) I was not properly noticed of this 1,.,eeting and the Agenda.
I have not waived written notice of meetings at least
24 hours in. advance .
When I arrived at the office yesterday afternoon
sometime before L p.m. , I removed the available
materials from my file folder. Included among these
materials was a meeting-notice for June 10 and June 15.
I reminded Jane at this time that I still expect to
receive meeting notice-agendas by mail.
About 4;30 P.m. Jane came into the Board Room where I
was doing some research and asked if I rad picked up
stuff from my file , which of course she knew I had,
uhe then informed me that I had made a mistake and had
picked up stuff from Director Watert' file insteadof
mine . I told her that I was certain I had not taken
the materials out of the wrong file , but at her insistence ,
I made the switch of materials .
.When I got home later and went through the materials about
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6 P.r.' I discovered that I had not been Fiven an
agenda/meeting_ notice for the June 10 and June 15 meetings
after all.
I wa.s unsuccessful in my attempt to reach you at home
so I placed a call to Rex Anderson as the Board Chairman
to officially notify him that I had not been given
notice of the June 10 S-oecial Meeting.
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Recall Statement
Statement, for the information of voters ,regarding recall of
Rex Anderson,Roy Waters ,and Bob Christensen directors of the
Truckee Donner Fublic Utility District,
For the following reasons Rex Anderson,Roy Waters,and Bob
Christensen should be recalled:
1)Christensen (after 18 days in office) Waters ,and Anderson
accented the Tahoe-Donner water system for the District despite
the fact that the District Engineer told them the system was
deficient and incomplete . The District had the contractual right
'm%' to a completed system. Construction deficiencies affecting the life
of the system mean a $1 rail li on liability to the District *
At the same time they waived �,60, 000 in Tahoe-Donner hook-up
fees , and later ignored Pleas to submit the matter to a public vote
2)These three directors Persist in their desire to draw water
from Donner lake after the People of the District have exrressed
a strong desire to use other sources (which are available) .
3) The three directors perpetuate ineffective management by
retaining a manager who is unprer.,ared for and cannot answer
the Board' s financial or technical questions .
�} The District' s finances are handled haphazardly; two examples
being late billings and no budget for car.,ital improvements or
major repairs
Utilities are becoming a major expense in our lives . Quality service
is possible in Truckee at rates com-j�ara_ble to other utilities ,
to keep, this expense ender control we need board members who can
develop_ informed, intelligent solutions to our problems .Anderson,
W aters ,and Christensen not only lack solutions , they are a costly
burden to our district .
Dated: June 11 th , 1976.
Signed: John A . Crai '
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Ivarigre,y Fish
T"a.rge Ankerson
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Notice o� intention tention to circulate petition seeking a recall election.
Notice is hereby given that the proponent designated below intends
to circulate within the Truckee Donner Fublic Utility District,
County of Nevada, State of California ,a petition seeking a recall
elect�ion.The election will seek to recall Directors of the Truckee
Donner Fublic Utility District: Rex Anderson, and/or 2)RoV 'platers ,
and/or 3}Bob Christensen. The name and address of the proponent
f or the rurpose ofrece ivinr-,
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1 notices, rerl i es , and other communicat-
' ..on regarding such recall is John A . Craig, box J , Truckee ,Ca . ,95734•
Dated: June 11 th , 1576.
Signed: John A . Craig
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