Deadline Approaching to Designate Voter for Conference General Session by ACWA Staff Nov 2, 2022 Water News ACWA member agencies have until Wednesday, Nov. 23, to submit a Voter Designation & Information Form for participation in the General Session Membership Meeting vote on Nov. 30 during the 2022 ACWA Fall Conference & Exhibition. Accessing the form and overall information about the General Session meeting requires member login. The Nov. 30 General Session Membership Meeting will be held at 12:30 p.m. in the Valencia Ballroom (I-IV), Renaissance Esmeralda Resort Hotel in Indian Wells. The meeting will be held to conduct a vote by the membership on proposed amended and restated bylaws for ACWA, as recommended by the Board of Directors at its September meeting. Proposed amendments include: Clarifying language to reflect consistency with other governance documents and daily operations. Implementing changes to the Board Officers’ election process as recommended by the Election Task Force. Incorporating California Corporations Code provisions allowing meetings to be held by electronic communication. Restructuring and reformatting to incorporate a new numbering system. In particular, amendments to ACWA bylaws affecting the association’s election process for Board officers include: Moving from in-person only voting to allow members to vote remotely by email or U.S. mail. Hosting a town hall webinar featuring candidates for Board President and Vice President. Creating an “Elections” page on ACWA’s website to share relevant information with members. Creating an Elections Committee representing all 10 regions of ACWA, along with a representative appointed by the President, to review nominee qualifications and identify a recommended candidate for the ballot. Listing all qualified candidates for office on the ballot and eliminating the nomination of candidates from the floor of the membership meeting. ACWA will be using a voting system called Live-Tally, which will allow voting using a handheld keypad. ACWA staff will be available at the ACWA General Session Desk, located in the Crystal Ballroom Foyer, Renaissance Esmeralda Resort Hotel, on Nov. 30, between 9 a.m. and 11:45 a.m. to answer questions about the membership meeting and voting process. On that day, designated voters will need to check in at the ACWA General Session Desk between 10 a.m. and 11:45 a.m. to pick up their handheld Live-Tally keypads. For questions, please contact ACWA Senior Clerk of the Board Donna Pangborn at 916-669-2425 or donnap@acwa.com.
