The board went back to being just the board and the consent calendar was passed. The hearing went quick as no one from the public spoke up. The board accepted the recommended assessments and passed a resolution stating so. Not necessarily a big deal but a noticeable change. The new General Manager Allison Febbo sat at the opposite end of the board table from where Tom Birmingham, the previous GM sat. The assessment hearing started at 9:04am and the board became the board of equalization. Assemi was on Zoom and could therefore vote and participate. The board said OK and thanked Assemi for not coming to work sick. Attorney Jon Rubin announced that director Kevin Assemi was out sick but under the updated Brown Act if the board finds just cause he is allowed to participate. Why not just mandate all government meetings should be made available online? Saves gas and that will keep the giant magnifying glasses orbiting geosynchronous above the state from causing climate change forest fires.Īt 9:01am Fortune called the meeting to order. We live in the 21 st century in a state with a government that brags on how well it’s managed to make technology a worldwide leader in business and now it can’t pay its bills without it. They all should be online, preferably on Zoom. So, yes, I’m grateful the meeting is on Zoom. I bought it because I couldn’t get my old printer to work, at least wirelessly ever since my gear got infected with the Windows 11 virus. I was attending online since I’ve been trying to get my new printer to work since 7am this morning and couldn’t be there. Chairman Jeff Fortune made a comment that it would be a speedy meeting but the ensuing giggling made me think different. It gets pretty cozy in the old headquarters boardroom on Fresno and Shields Avenue. The Westlands Water District held its board of directors meeting at its Fresno headquarters and online with Zoom on Tuesday, May 16, 2023.
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