For Immediate Release Contact: Naseem Farooqi
March 6, 2020 Public Affairs Manager
For Immediate Release Contact: Naseem Farooqi
March 6, 2020 Public Affairs Manager
RIALTO, CA – In an effort to continue the improvement of financial responsibility and accountability standards at the West Valley Water District (WVWD) Board President Channing Hawkins announced a series of immediate actions effective immediately.
WVWD Board President Channing Hawkins stated, “We have made great strides but there is a lot more work for us to do. After consulting with staff and reviewing initial audit findings, the time has come to take immediate steps to address every issue.”
Board President Channing Hawkins also directed the following:
The direction from the Board President comes after a meeting between the Water District and the State Controller’s Office. During the meeting, the State Controller’s Office informed the Board President of initial findings from the ongoing audit, which is yet to be provided to the Water District. The audit conducted by the State Controller’s Office reviews the Water District from 2014 to 2019. A majority of the current Board of Directors were not serving in their current capacity for the timeframe currently being reviewed.
Directives from the Board President are in compliance with best practices compiled by the Government Finance Officers Association (GFOA), which is a professional association of approximately 19,000 state, provincial and local government finance officers in the United States and Canada. The GFOA identifies best practices, policies and procedures that contribute to improved government management and ensure government agencies are financially responsible with funds collected for services.
The direction by President Hawkins for all members of the Board of Directors to complete ethics training by the end of March is in accordance with State of California mandate. This mandate, AB 1234 (Chapter 700, Stats. of 2005), requires special districts in California to provide ethics training to elected officials on a biennial basis. This training is enforced and managed by the Attorney General and Fair Political Practices Commission.
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The West Valley Water District has proudly served the communities of Bloomington, Colton, Fontana, Rialto, San Bernardino, and Jurupa Valley since 1952. Through name changes and consolidation, the mission has always remained the same: to provide customers with safe, high quality, and reliable water service at a reasonable rate and in a sustainable manner. The District provides water for 83,000 customers and is overseen by a five-member, publicly-elected Board of Directors.
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