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Orange County Sanitation District
MINUTES
SPECIAL BOARD MEETING
February 23, 2011
Administration Building
10844 Ellis Avenue
Fountain Valley, California 92708-7018
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A Special Meeting, New Board Member Orientation of the Orange County Sanitation
District was held on February 23, 2011, at 3:30 p.m., in the Administration Building.
Directors in attendance were as follows:
DIRECTORS PRESENT: Larry Crandall, Chair; Troy Edgar, Vice Chair; Joe Carchio;
Gail Eastman; Robert Fauteux; Al Krippner; Jeffrey Lalloway; Steve Nagel; Prakash
Narain; John Nielsen; Steven Rosansky; Fred Smith.
STAFF MEMBERS PRESENT: Jim Ruth, General Manager; Jim Herberg, Assistant
General Manager; Donna Terrones, Clerk of the Board; Nick Arhontes, Director of
Facilities Support Services; Ed Torres, Director of Operations & Maintenance; Lorenzo
Tyner, Director of Finance & Administrative Services; Jeff Reed, Director of Human
Resources; Michael Gold; and Norbert Gaia.
PUBLIC COMMENTS:
There were none.
NEW BOARD MEMBER ORIENTATION
Chair Larry Crandall welcomed the new Board Members in attendance thanking them
for attending the meeting to receive informational background of the Sanitation District's
operations, and reviewed the responsibilities of each Board Member.
General Manager, Mr. Jim Ruth, provided an overview of the Sanitation District and the
challenges and opportunities facing the Sanitation District. Mr. Ruth discussed all of the
cost savings and efficiencies over the past five years.
Staff then reviewed the organizational alignment and each department's responsibilities.
Staff also presented the annual budget, legislative and communications programs, labor
relations, and administrative procedures.
ADJOURNMENT:
The Chair declared the Special Meeting adjourned at 4:50 p.m.
~kJC~ Lilia Kovac, CMC
Associate Clerk of the Board
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