SUBJECT
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Election of Chairman, Vice-Chairman, and Secretary for the PRWC Southeast Wellfield Project Board of Directors for FY2026 (Action)
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DESCRIPTION
The Polk Regional Water Cooperative’s (PRWC) Formation Interlocal Agreement and the Implementation Agreements have essentially the same provisions regarding Board of Director’s (BOD) officers. Both the Regular Cooperative Board, Combined Projects Board, Southeast Wellfield Project Board, and the West Polk Project Board elect a Chairman, Vice-Chairman, and Secretary/Treasurer to serve for a term of one year. Each officer may serve two consecutive one-year terms, if re-elected. The Chairman shall be rotated at the end of each term so that the Vice-Chairman shall replace the Chairman, unless the Chairman is re-elected to a second consecutive one- year term and a new Vice-Chairman and Secretary/Treasurer shall be elected each year.
The current Chairman on the PRWC Southeast Wellfield Project BOD is Nathaniel Birdsong (Winter Haven), the Vice-Chairman is Keith Cowie (Auburndale), and the Secretary/Treasurer position is Trish Pfeiffer (Bartow). Under the Interlocal Agreement the Chairman and Vice-Chairman have served two consecutive one-year terms and are no longer eligible to retain their positions. The Secretary/Treasurer (Trish Pfeiffer) can be rotated to the Chairman and a new Vice-Chairman and Secretary/Treasurer will need to be elected.
At the September 17, 2025 BOD meeting the Board approved a delay in elections from the September Board to the November 19, 2025 Board meeting to coincide with the November general election schedule.
RECOMMENDATION
Request the BOD to elect a Chairman, Vice-Chairman and Secretary/Treasurer for FY2026 (beginning December 1, 2025 through September 30, 2026).
FISCAL IMPACT
No fiscal impact.
CONTACT INFORMATION
Eric DeHaven
Ed de la Parte