California Water Environment Association Conference April 23, 2003 Ontario California

The Complete Amateur’s Guide to Presiding over a Local Section Presented by Chuck Borkman SARBS Past President

Introduction Why are we here? Helpful Hints you can use Past President’s Pearls of Wisdom

Today’s Agenda Intangibles –Duties and qualities that the President’s job requires Tangibles –Helpful Hints –Pearls of Wisdom

Presidential Duties and Qualities Preside Lead Communicate Recognize Motivate Encourage Adapt Overcome Manage Resolve Coordinate Invent Set Example Promote Change Decide

Presiding Meeting Guide Participant Foster Understanding Time Stick to Business

Some Tangibles - Helpful Hints Local Section Handbook Committees Job Descriptions Newsletter President’s Message Agendas

Handbook Constitution/Bylaws TCP PDC Committee Awards Program Newsletter/Website Meeting Protocol CWEA Information Historical Information Board Members Jobs

Committee Approach Patterned after CWEA governance Three committees: Program and Planning; Operations; and Membership & Recognition Comprised of Board members Three or four people on a committee

IDEA COMMITTEE BOARD RECYCLE

Committees Improve Board performance –Shorter meetings –Fewer meetings Filter Focus Handle routine tasks

Job Descriptions

PRESIDENT’S RESPONSIBILITIES

Newsletter Three month look ahead article assignments Photos Volunteer names Local news Events schedule Training and Educational Flyers

President’s Messages Conduit to the membership Keep old copies of newsletters The “news cycle”

President’s Messages Leader Link E-Bulletin Wastewater Professional WEF Highlights CWEA Website State of California Web site SWRCB Website WEF Website Professional Journals Trade Publications Board Minutes Gossip Mill Radio, TV, Newspaper

AGENDAS

Pearls of Wisdom Be a mentor and encourage others to mentor Tricia Butler, SARBS Past President

Pearls of Wisdom Time is what happens to you while you’re busy making plans. Denis Pollak, CWEA President

Pearls of Wisdom Save controversial items for the end of the meeting agenda Jim Clark, WEF Past President

Pearls of Wisdom CWEA Staff and your Local Section Liaison are valuable resources. Steve Agor, San Diego Past President and CWEA Vice President

Pearls of Wisdom Pre-sell your ideas Yvonne Schwab-Hauser, SARBS Past President

Pearls of Wisdom Keep your successor clued in Bob Ooten, CWEA and SARBS Past-President

Pearls of Wisdom Seek counsel from Past-Presidents when faced with tough decisions Mike Hogan, CWEA Past- President

Pearls of Wisdom Liberally dispense praise and recognition; it doesn’t cost a thing Unanimous

Pearls of Wisdom We’re unpaid volunteers….handle with care Jim Clark, WEF Past President and Don Roberson, CWEA and SARBS Past President

Pearls of Wisdom Tap the “newbies” Chuck Borkman, SARBS Past President

Pearls of Wisdom Laugh at yourself and never take yourself too seriously Don Roberson, CWEA and SARBS Past President and Paula Zeller, SARBS Past President

Pearls of Wisdom Maintain current practices, policies and principles and add one new thing that you can call your own. Mark Gingras, SARBS Past President

What’s Next More training opportunities for members More efficient Board meetings Reader-friendly newsletter Improved Website Promote SARBS and CWEA

And One Final Pearl of Wisdom I’ll rest when I’m dead Anonymous

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