SUBJECT
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Election of Chairman, Vice-Chairman, and Secretary for the PRWC Combined Projects Board of Directors - 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 Project Boards and the Regular BOD elect the Chairman, Vice-Chairman, and Secretary/Treasurer to serve for a term of one year starting October 1. 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 Chairman of the PRWC Combined Projects BOD is Bill Mutz (Lakeland). The Vice-Chairman is Nathaniel Birdsong (Winter Haven) and the Secretary/Treasurer is Mac Fuller (Lake Alfred). Chairman Mutz will be leaving the Lakeland City Commission so is no longer eligible to continue as PRWC Chairman. Therefore, under the Interlocal Agreement, the current Vice-Chairman (Nathaniel Birdsong) will become the Chairman, the Secretary/Treasurer (Mac Fuller) will become the Vice-Chairman, and a new 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