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| Written by George Gale | |
| Tuesday, 22 August 2006 | |
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(SPARKS FLEW AT THE IMPERIAL IRRIGATION DISTRICT DIRECTORS MEETING TUESDAY)…THE CONTROVERSY SURROUNDED AN ISSUE THAT WAS THOUGHT TO BE A MATTER OF PROCEDURE. THE DIRECTORS HAD APPROVED SUPPORT OF THE SALTON SEA AUTHORITYS PLAN TO RESTORE THE SEA. AT THE TIME, HOWEVER, THE DIRECTORS AGREED THEY COULD NOT SUPPORT THE RESOLUTION PRESENTED BY THE AUTHORITY, EVEN THO ALL THE OTHER ENTITYS PARTICIPATING IN THE AUTHORITY HAD. THE IID SAID THEY NEEDED A RESOLUTION ELIMINATING LIABILITY TO THE DISTRICT IF THE RESTORATION PLAN WAS IMPLEMENTED. THE DISTRICTS GENERAL COUNSEL, JEFFERY GARBER, DREW UP A RESOLUTION THAT PROTECTED THE IID FROM LIABILITY, BUT DOES NOT DETAIL THE IID’S SUPPORT OF THE AUTHORITYS PLAN. BOARD PRESIDENT ANDY HORNE THEN TOOK THE ORIGINAL RESOLUTION AND ADDED THE 5 ‘THEREFORE’S’ IN GARBERS RESOLUTION. HE PRESENTED THE THIRD RESOLUTION TO HIS FELLOW BOARD MEMBERS AT THE MEETING TUESDAY. DIRECTORS JOHN PIERRE MENVIELLE AND RUDY MALDONADO SAID THEY COULD NOT SUPPORT ANY DOCUMENT JUST HANDED TO THEM. GARBER SAID HORNE’S RESOLUTION DESTROYED THE INTENT OF HIS RESOLUTION, AND DIRECTOR JIM HANKS SAID GARBER’S RESOLUTION DID NOT EVEN COME CLOSE TO THE DIRECTION GIVEN HIM BY THE BOARD AT A PREVIOUS MEETING. GARBER SAID THE ISSUES DEALT WITH LITIGATION AND HAD TO BE DISCUSSED IN CLOSED SESSION. A MOTION BY MENVIELLE TO APPROVE GARBERS RESOLUTION FAILED. ALLEGATIONS OF ULTERIOR MOTIVES AND CLOSED DOOR AGREEMENTS WERE TOSSED AROUND, BEFORE IT WAS DECIDED TO TAKE THE ISSUE BACK INTO CLOSED SESSION. |
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