Rancho California names board president for ACWA bylaw vote
Rancho California Water District, California · Meeting date: October 15, 2026 · Published: October 16, 2026
Rancho California Water District’s board unanimously appointed President Brady to cast the utility’s electronic ballot on the Association of California Water Agencies’ proposed amended bylaws. The designation will also apply to ACWA’s election for president and vice president next year.
Key points
- The board unanimously designated President Brady as Rancho California Water District’s voting representative for ACWA’s proposed bylaw amendments.
- Staff said ACWA’s solicitation states that the person selected will also vote in next year’s ACWA president and vice-president election.
- Director Gonzales-Brady nominated President Brady, with Director Hoagland seconding the motion.
- The ballot will be conducted electronically.
Full report
Rancho California Water District has unanimously designated President Brady to vote for the Temecula utility in the Association of California Water Agencies’ election on proposed amended bylaws.
The appointment, approved at the district’s 15 October special board meeting, gives President Brady authority to cast the district’s ballot through ACWA’s electronic voting process. Staff also told directors that the representative selected for the bylaw vote will be the district’s voter in ACWA’s election next year for the association’s president and vice president.
The decision therefore extends beyond the immediate bylaw ballot, establishing the district’s designated representative for a further statewide water-sector governance vote.
Staff said that, historically, the district has considered either its president-elect or that person’s designee for such appointments, but left the selection to the board. Director Gonzales-Brady noted that Director Harkey had been designated in the previous ACWA election for vice president and president, when Harkey was senior vice president. Because the current ballot did not involve nomination of an individual, Gonzales-Brady recommended that the board president serve as representative.
“I would recommend that the president be the one,” Gonzales-Brady said, nominating President Brady. Director Hoagland seconded the motion.
All seven directors voted in favour: Wilson, Rossi, Plummer, Hoagland, Gonzales-Brady, Harkey and President Brady.
The special meeting contained no other substantive action items, and no public comments were made.
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Source: Board of Directors - Special Board Meeting - Oct 15, 2026, Rancho California Water District