ACWA 2005 Legislative Leadership Award Presented to Assembly Member Simon Salinas; Friend to Special Districts Honored at ACWA Conference.SAN DIEGO San Diego (săn dēā`gō), city (1990 pop. 1,110,549), seat of San Diego co., S Calif., on San Diego Bay; inc. 1850. San Diego includes the unincorporated communities of La Jolla and Spring Valley. Coronado is across the bay. -- The Association of California Water Agencies (ACWA ACWA Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America ACWA Assembled Chemical Weapons Alternatives ACWA Administrative Careers With America ACWA Assembled Chemical Weapons Assessment ACWA American Civil War Association ACWA American Clean Water Association ) today presented its 2005 Legislative Leadership Award to Assembly Member Simon Salinas Simon Salinas (1956) was a member of the California State Assembly district 28 from 2000-2006. His district included all of Salinas and Watsonville. Before going to the Assembly, Salinas was a County Supervisor, a City Council Member, a community college instructor, and an . This award is presented to a legislator LEGISLATOR. One who makes laws. 2. In order to make good laws, it is necessary to understand those which are in force; the legislator ought therefore, to be thoroughly imbued with a knowledge of the laws of his country, their advantages and defects; to for outstanding contributions in the field of water development or for a viable contribution to the water industry or major ACWA issues. The nominee must have given remarkable and visible support of or assistance to the legislative objectives of ACWA and its member agencies. The award, presented at the association's annual fall conference and exhibition, recognized Salinas Salinas, city, United States Salinas (səlē`nəs), city (1990 pop. 108,777), seat of Monterey co., W Calif.; inc. 1874. It is the shipping and processing center of a fertile valley famous for its grain and lettuce. for his efforts to enact meaningful reform that targets all local governments through his bill, AB 1234. "It is a great honor to receive ACWA's Legislative Leadership award and the honor is all the more meaningful when it comes from a group of actual practitioners like the Association of California Water Agencies," said Salinas. "It has been a privilege to work closely with ACWA's Legislative Advocacy team on crafting language for Assembly Bill 1234. I look forward to continuing to work with ACWA to promote the important work Water Districts are doing in California. I am honored by this symbol of your support and am committed to justifying the trust that you have shown in me." AB 1234 reflects ACWA's stated position that ethics training and clarification of the definition of a meeting for purposes of compensation or reimbursement for necessary expenses are important to good governance The terms governance and good governance are increasingly being used in development literature. Governance describes the process of decision-making and the process by which decisions are implemented (or not implemented). . By providing guidelines, AB 1234 maintains local agencies' right to develop those definitions at the local level while providing important transparency for local actions. "Assemblyman Salinas has really hit the ball out of the park with his work on AB 1234," said ACWA Executive Director Steve Hall. "He provided needed reform without resorting to punitive measures that are aimed only at special districts." ACWA is a statewide association whose 440 members are responsible for about 90% of the water delivered in California. For more information, visit www.acwa.com. Note to Editors: "Simon Salinas" has an acute accent acute accent n. A mark (´) indicating: a. that a vowel is close or tense, as é in French été. b. that a vowel or syllable has a high or rising pitch, as in Chinese or Ancient Greek. c. over the "o." |
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