special MEETING Minutes

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

MONTECITO WATER DISTRICT

583 SAN YSIDRO ROAD, MONTECITO, CALIFORNIA

Friday September 7, 2007

9:00 A.m.

1. CALL TO ORDER, ROLL CALL, DETERMINATION OF QUORUM

President Abel called the meeting to order at 9:01 a.m.

Directors Present:

President Jan E. Abel

Directors Samuel Frye, Douglas Morgan, and Richard Shaikewitz

Directors Absent:

Director Larry Wilson

Staff Present:

Bob Roebuck, General Manager

Chip Wullbrandt, District Counsel

2. PUBLIC FORUM

There were no members of the public present who wished to speak on items not on the agenda.

3. General Manager Succession

A. Confirmation of Board President and General Counsel as Labor Negotiators.

It was the consensus of the Board that President Abel and Counsel Wullbrandt serve as labor negotiators on the Board’s behalf.

B. Closed Session Items:

1. Conference with Labor Negotiators.

District Representatives: Board President and General Counsel

Unrepresented Employee: General Manager

(Government Code section 54957.6)

2. Public Employee Appointment Discussion

Title: General Manager

(Government Code section 54957 (b) (1))

The Board adjourned to closed session on the above items at 9:06 a.m.

The Board reconvened to open session at 10:09 a.m. There was no action to report.

C. General Manager Appointment Discussion

It was moved by Director Shaikewitz, seconded by Director Morgan, and unanimously carried that Thomas R. Mosby be offered the General Manager position at a salary of $150,000/year with benefits as shown on the attachments and subject to discussion with the District labor negotiators.

4. ADJOURNMENT

There being no further business to come before the MWD Board of Directors, the meeting was adjourned at 10:17 a.m.

Approved:

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Jan E. Abel, President

Attest:

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Robert L. Roebuck, Secretary