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RCAC Provides Free Water Board Ethics Workshops

Classroom workshops qualify for six contact hours

October 9, 2012

RCAC board ethics workshops increase transparency in small water systems while ensuring compliance with two California laws.

Assembly Bill 54 requires private mutual water company board members to have two hours of training within six months of being elected; AB 1234 requires board members of public entities to have six hours of ethics training every other year.

RCAC provides these trainings free of charge.

Conflicts of interest, fiduciary responsibilities, Safe Drinking Water Act compliance, long-term management, and Capital Improvement Planning are all required topics. The workshops facilitate mutual water systems’ AB 54 compliance, and prepare them for more effective management.

Another set of board member trainings brings small water systems into compliance with AB 1234. These expand on the similar topics, with more in-depth discussions of open meeting laws through the Brown Act, ethical conduct, avoiding perks, and fair processes.

These trainings are funded by the California Department of Public Health. Both on-site and online trainings are available. (Access the brochure here for a complete list.)

RCAC offers trainings October through December in a variety of California locations:

October 25, 2012
Holiday Inn & Conference Center
9000 W. Airport Drive
Visalia, CA 93277

November 14, 2012
Kern Valley Moose Lodge
6732 Lake Isabella Blvd.
Lake Isabella, CA 93240

November 15, 2012
Holiday Inn Bakersfield North
3927 Marriott Drive
Bakersfield, CA 93308

December 4, 2012
Frazier Park Recreation Hall
Recreation Room
300 Park Drive
Frazier Park, CA 93225

December 5, 2012
Mariah County Inn & Suites
1385 Highway 58
Mojave, CA 93501

For more information on workshop content, please contact Jean Thompson-Ibbeson, RCAC, at 916/207-8814, or by e-mail at: JThompson@rcac.org.A brochure (with a complete list of online and classroom trainings) and registration form is located in the Training and Events section of www.rcac.org.

Contact Mark Wiseman, RCAC, by e-mail at mw@rcac.org for registration questions.

Founded in 1978, RCAC provides a wide range of community development services for rural and Native American communities, and community-based organizations in 13 Western states. RCAC’s core services are housing, environmental infrastructure (water, wastewater and solid waste), leadership training, economic development and financing.

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