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2019 Texas Groundwater Summit
Steve KosubSenior Water Resources Counsel
San Antonio Water System
Governance
August 22, 2019
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Governance
• Governance is the action or manner of governing. Oxford Dictionaries
Definition
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Governance
• “…districts shall be governmental agencies and bodies politic and corporate with such powers of government and with the authority…as may be conferred by law.” Tex. Const. Art. 16, § 59
Constitutional foundation
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Governance
• “The governing body of a district is the board of directors.” Tex. Water Code § 36.051
• What principles guide the work of governing?
Statutory foundation
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Governance
• Integrity
• Leadership
• Transparency
• Accountability
• Fairness
Principles
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Governance
• Integrity
– Being honest, fair and independent
– Honoring the letter and spirit of the law
– Recognizing, declaring and managing conflicts of interest
– Doing the right thing
Principles
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Governance
• Leadership
– Establishing policies and strategic goals
– Providing necessary resources to achieve goals
– Monitoring and evaluating achievement of goals
– Supporting staff and holding them to account as a Board
Principles
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Governance
• Transparency
– Conducting the public’s business in public
– Regular and effective communication with stakeholders
– Responding to stakeholders’ questions and concerns
Principles
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Governance
• Accountability
– Fair and clear disclosure of success and failure
– Internal financial controls
– Audit and financial reporting
– Risk assessment and management
Principles
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Governance
• Fairness
– Impartial and unbiased treatment of stakeholders
– Respect for due process of law
Principles
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Governance
• Board is a collective entity and functions only as a collective entity
– Importance cannot be overstated
– Exists to act together, not as individuals
– Discusses business in public to maximum extent possible
– Acts only in public through a vote
Practices
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Governance
• An effective Board focuses on policy, strategic goals and results
• Governance and management are different
– Governance is responsibility of Board
– Management is responsibility of staff
– Maintaining distinction requires judgment, respect and restraint
Practices
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Governance
• Board supervises General Manager
• General Manager supervises staff
• Roles must be respected
– Board should speak to GM with one agreed voice
– GM must ensure that Board is fully informed
– Board should not engage in administration
• Two-way communication essential
Practices
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Governance
• Board meetings must be efficient and effective
– Comfortable and accessible facility
– Reasonable time
– Manageable agenda
– Board members
• present
• prepared
• engaged
Practices
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Governance
• Board meetings (cont.)
– Respectful dialogue
• between board members
• between board and staff
– Opportunity for public comment important, but limitations are essential
• public can go home
• board must remain until business is complete
Practices
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Governance
• Board meetings (cont.)
– Understand and utilize common rules of order
– Opinions will vary
– All votes need not be unanimous
– Decision, once made, should be respected and supported by all
Practices
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Governance
• An effective Board will be educated in its role, legal duties and responsibilities
– Take full advantage of training and educational opportunities
– Engage, utilize and respect good legal counsel
• An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure
Practices
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Governance
• to the district
• to your conscience
• to voters
• to stakeholders
• to the law
– civil liability
– criminal liability
Personal accountability
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2019 Texas Groundwater Summit
Steve KosubSenior Water Resources Counsel
San Antonio Water System
Governance
August 22, 2019