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Training Module 2 Responsibilities of Governing Bodies. Prepared by RCAP Solutions for the PA Department of Environmental Protection. Responsibilities. As an elected or appointed official. Course Overview. Know your responsibilities Adequate capacity Specifying roles - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Training Module 2Training Module 2
Responsibilities of Responsibilities of Governing BodiesGoverning Bodies
Prepared by RCAP Solutions for Prepared by RCAP Solutions for
the PA Department of the PA Department of
Environmental ProtectionEnvironmental Protection
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ResponsibilitiesResponsibilities
• As an elected or appointed officialAs an elected or appointed official
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Course OverviewCourse Overview
• Know your responsibilitiesKnow your responsibilities
• Adequate capacityAdequate capacity
• Specifying roles Specifying roles
• Procedures and practicesProcedures and practices
• Delegating tasksDelegating tasks
• Legal and financial issuesLegal and financial issues
• Decision makingDecision making
• Customer educationCustomer education
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ResponsibilitiesResponsibilities
• Legal and FinancialLegal and Financial
• Managerial and EthicalManagerial and Ethical
• Personal liabilityPersonal liability
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ResponsibilitiesResponsibilities
• Numerous responsibilitiesNumerous responsibilities
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Legal ResponsibilitiesLegal Responsibilities
• Includes:Includes:– Carrying out OrdinancesCarrying out Ordinances– Environmental ComplianceEnvironmental Compliance– Record KeepingRecord Keeping– Contracts and PurchasingContracts and Purchasing– Non-discrimination and Worker Non-discrimination and Worker
ProtectionProtection
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Legal ResponsibilitiesLegal Responsibilities
• Operator dutiesOperator duties
– ReportingReporting– ProceduresProcedures– RegulationsRegulations
• Board is ultimately responsible!Board is ultimately responsible!
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Legal ResponsibilitiesLegal Responsibilities
• Record KeepingRecord Keeping
– Generally requiredGenerally required– Organization and Storage issuesOrganization and Storage issues– Possession and RetrievalPossession and Retrieval– Dispute ResolutionDispute Resolution
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Legal ResponsibilitiesLegal Responsibilities
• Sunshine ActSunshine Act
• Right to KnowRight to Know
• ““Open Meetings/Open Records“ Open Meetings/Open Records“ documentdocument
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Legal ResponsibilitiesLegal Responsibilities
• Appendix AAppendix A
• List of Federal LawsList of Federal Laws– SafetySafety– Job DiscriminationJob Discrimination
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Legal ResponsibilitiesLegal Responsibilities
• PurchasingPurchasing
• BiddingBidding
• ““Purchasing Handbook”Purchasing Handbook”
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Legal ResponsibilitiesLegal Responsibilities
• ContractsContracts
• ObligationsObligations
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Financial ResponsibilitiesFinancial Responsibilities
• Fair rate structureFair rate structure
• Paying bills on timePaying bills on time
• Equitable delinquency collectionEquitable delinquency collection
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Financial ResponsibilitiesFinancial Responsibilities
• Spend wiselySpend wisely
• Selection of consultantsSelection of consultants
• Contract the ContractorContract the Contractor
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Financial ResponsibilitiesFinancial Responsibilities
• Purchasing delegationPurchasing delegation
• Fair wagesFair wages
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Financial ResponsibilitiesFinancial Responsibilities
• Grant applicationsGrant applications
• Loans and bondsLoans and bonds
• InvestmentsInvestments
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ExerciseExercise
• 50 sit ups!50 sit ups!
• Just kidding!Just kidding!
• Take a few minutes to complete the Take a few minutes to complete the exercise in your workbooksexercise in your workbooks
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Managerial and Ethical Managerial and Ethical ResponsibilitiesResponsibilities
• Utility ManagerUtility Manager
• Procedures and PracticesProcedures and Practices
• Avoid unexpected problemsAvoid unexpected problems
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Managerial and Ethical Managerial and Ethical ResponsibilitiesResponsibilities
• Areas of concernAreas of concern– TreatmentTreatment– DistributionDistribution– PersonnelPersonnel– FinancesFinances– Compliance and SecurityCompliance and Security– CustomersCustomers
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Managerial and Ethical Managerial and Ethical ResponsibilitiesResponsibilities
• PracticesPractices– Monitoring programsMonitoring programs– Testing and ReportingTesting and Reporting– MeetingsMeetings– Performance reviewsPerformance reviews– Complaint response proceduresComplaint response procedures
• Board member oversightBoard member oversight
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Managerial and Ethical Managerial and Ethical ResponsibilitiesResponsibilities
• Roles and Responsibilities of WorkersRoles and Responsibilities of Workers
– Job descriptionsJob descriptions– Contracts and agreementsContracts and agreements
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Managerial and Ethical Managerial and Ethical ResponsibilitiesResponsibilities
• Future viability of the systemFuture viability of the system
• Planning to ensure thisPlanning to ensure this
• Technical assistance with source Technical assistance with source protectionprotection
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Managerial and Ethical Managerial and Ethical ResponsibilitiesResponsibilities
• Security of the water systemSecurity of the water system
• Sometimes easy to correctSometimes easy to correct
• Technical assistance with security Technical assistance with security assessmentassessment
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Managerial and Ethical Managerial and Ethical ResponsibilitiesResponsibilities
• Do the right thing!Do the right thing!
• Conflict of InterestConflict of Interest
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Managerial and Ethical Managerial and Ethical ResponsibilitiesResponsibilities
• Commitment to the water systemCommitment to the water system
• Working togetherWorking together
• Making unpopular decisionsMaking unpopular decisions
• Timely decision making Timely decision making
• Moving past roadblocksMoving past roadblocks
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Managerial and Ethical Managerial and Ethical ResponsibilitiesResponsibilities
• Common goalsCommon goals
• StakeholdersStakeholders
• Statement of PurposeStatement of Purpose
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Managerial and Ethical Managerial and Ethical ResponsibilitiesResponsibilities
• Customer educationCustomer education
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Managerial and Ethical Managerial and Ethical ResponsibilitiesResponsibilities
• Attendance at meetingsAttendance at meetings
• Asking questionsAsking questions
• ““Show them”Show them”
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Managerial and Ethical Managerial and Ethical ResponsibilitiesResponsibilities
• Customer complaintsCustomer complaints
• Address them!Address them!
• Keep recordsKeep records
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ExerciseExercise
• 10 pull ups!10 pull ups!
• Just kidding!Just kidding!
• Take a few minutes to complete the Take a few minutes to complete the exercise in your workbooksexercise in your workbooks
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SummarySummary
• Key pointsKey points
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ResourcesResources
• DEP websitesDEP websites• Pennsylvania State Association of Pennsylvania State Association of
Township Supervisors, (717) 763-0930Township Supervisors, (717) 763-0930• Governor’s Center for Local Government Governor’s Center for Local Government
Services, (717) 720-7395 Services, (717) 720-7395 • RCAP Solutions, Don Schwartz, PA/NJ RCAP Solutions, Don Schwartz, PA/NJ
Program Manager, (814) 861-6093Program Manager, (814) 861-6093• National Environmental Training Center for National Environmental Training Center for
Small Communities, located in Small Communities, located in Morgantown, WV, (800) 624-8301Morgantown, WV, (800) 624-8301