TRANSMITTAL LETTER FOR BOARD MEETING OF NOVEMBER 2, 2023
COMMITTEE ON PROCUREMENT
Mr. Brian A. Perkovich, Executive Director
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Authorization for payment to the Water and Wastewater Leadership Center for tuition fees for one (1) participant to attend a 10-day residential leadership development program in an amount not to exceed $14,275.00, Account 101-25000-601100
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Dear Sir:
Authorization is requested to issue a payment to the Water and Wastewater Leadership Center for one (1) employee to attend a 10-day residential leadership development program at the Kenan-Flager business School, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, in an amount not to exceed $14,275.00.
The 2024 Water and Wastewater Leadership Center’s program will take place April 21 - May 2, 2024, at the Kenan-Flager Business School. The application deadline is December 15, 2023. The tuition cost is $14,275.00 upon acceptance to the program. The costs cover 10 full days of instruction, curriculum materials, residential accommodations, and meals.
Several agencies joined together to create an intensive program to equip leaders in the water sector with tools to support their water and wastewater utilities. The National Association of Clean Water Agencies (NACWA), the Association of Metropolitan Water Agencies (AMWA), the American Water Works Association (AWWA), the Water Environment Federation (WEF), and the National Association of Water Companies (NAWC) and the American Public Works Association (APWA) developed a joint venture to create the Water and Wastewater Leadership Center for utility leaders.
The Leadership Center welcomes current and future leaders in the water and wastewater industry to participate in an immersive program focused on leadership development. While at the Leadership Center, attendees work towards improving their managerial and leadership skills. The curriculum will focus on topics such as leading teams; effective communication, problem solving; working with communities; and foundations of leadership.
As the Water and Wastewater Leadership Center is the sole source for this training program and is not available through any other means, it is requested that attendance and payment be approved without competitive bidding in accordance with Section 11.4 of the Purchasing Act.
In view of the foregoing, it is recommended that the Board of Commissioners authorize payment to the Water and Wastewater Leadership Center in an amount not to exceed $14,275.00. Funds are available in Account 101-25000-601100 and are contingent on the Board of Commissioners’ approval of the District’s budget for 2024.
Requested, Thaddeus J. Kosowski, Director of Human Resources, TJK: RJB: KMB
Recommended, Darlene A. LoCascio, Director of Procurement and Materials Management
Respectfully Submitted, Marcelino Garcia, Chairman Committee on Procurement
Disposition of this agenda item will be documented in the official Regular Board Meeting Minutes of the Board of Commissioners for November 2, 2023