A longtime board member resigned and proposed major reforms to the joint powers authority agreement, including unanimous voting requirements and revised funding structures. The authority faces a critical funding deadline of June 2025 with no permanent solution in place, requiring continued direct funding from member agencies. The water district must formally adopt its groundwater sustainability plan by December after discovering it was never officially adopted despite years of operation as...
The groundwater agency is facing a severe financial crisis while voting to pay their share of emergency funding to keep the joint powers authority operational through January. Board members are seriously considering withdrawing from the JPA due to governance issues, particularly the voting structure that allows other agencies to commit them to expenses without their consent. Operations have been scaled back to essential functions only, with expensive consulting contracts suspended until a...
