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<br />000656 <br /> <br />The best way to preserve water for future use within the basin, is to have some <br />entity, in my opinion the District, purchase available water rights for management <br />within the basin. This is indeed a big policy step for the District, but I believe an <br />important one. The million dollars is just a starting point. In order to effectively <br />compete in the marketplace for water rights, the District will need to make a long- <br />term commitment to this purpose, including designating available funds each year <br />and devising a long-term funding plan. With the execution of lease agreements <br />with in-District and out-of-District entities, this program could be self funding. We <br />will discuss this concept as a part of our budget discussions at the November 15 <br />meeting. <br /> <br />Personnel Committee Meeting and Performance Evaluations- The <br />Personnel Committee will meet at 8:30 a.m. on November 15 to discuss <br />recommendations regarding revisions to the existing salary ranges for 4 of the <br />District's five positions. The Committee will present their recommendations to the <br />Board at the Board meeting. <br /> <br />Based upon my evaluation of staff performance, I will be providing four to six <br />percent increases in annual salary. In the case of two staff members their <br />performance increase is over and above an increase in pay based upon <br />adjustments to salary ranges. The salary range adjustments for the Chief <br />Financial Officer and the Administrative Clerk positions are based upon a <br />combination of market adjustments (staying competitive with pay for similar <br />positions in the market) and internal equity adjustments (considering the value of <br />the position to the overall operation of the District as compared to other District <br />positions and their qualifications and responsibilities). <br /> <br />In these two cases, if the Personnel Committee agrees to the adjustments in <br />salary ranges, the actual annual salary will increase by approximately 14 percent. <br /> <br />Market adjustments to salary ranges, when they resulted in an increase in salary <br />(this is the case only for the two positions discussed above), and performance- <br />based salary increases are reflected in the proposed District 2002 Budget, except <br />for the General Manager position, which is still pending performance evaluation <br />and recommendation on salary changes. <br /> <br />Colorado River Issues-Jim Lochhead Representation-Costs for our joint <br />contract with other water users to engage the services of Jim Lochhead have <br />gone over the original estimate for 2001. This will cost the District an additional <br />$1,900 for the year, which we should be able to cover in the Outside Services <br />section of the 2001 Budget. Jim has done a very good job working with the State <br />on Colorado River issues, <br /> <br />9 <br />