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<br />IJlJlU"!.ti <br /> <br />relevant is the relationship between a board and the manager of the district. Indeed, this Dlay <br /> <br />be a key variable in understanding the performance of the irrigation district. <br /> <br />Another way to measure tbe success or failure of the existing selection system may be a <br /> <br />board's deference to not only tbe district manager but also to outside professional consultants <br /> <br />such as attorneys and engineers, Some boards members are pro-active and some are re-active, <br /> <br /> <br />Many merely rubber stamp tbe suggestions or recommendations of the managers and <br /> <br /> <br />consultaDts. Are we just interested in keeping the board members out of trouble? That is, do <br /> <br /> <br />we want to have a board that will merely rubber stamp the suggestions of the managers and <br /> <br />consultants with no controversy, From a social and regional perspective board members that <br /> <br />merely go along with recommeDdations and do not advocate reform may not be as desireable, <br /> <br />Elections may be useful in districts that perform important functions for cOmmunities, <br /> <br /> <br />Some elections are stepping stones for budding politicians in more broad or general districts, <br /> <br /> <br />In this case the board member may advocate reform. The example was given of attempts to <br /> <br /> <br />endorse candidates for school boards in soutbern California, It may be possible in some types <br /> <br /> <br />of districts such as municipal and public utility districts where there are diverse intereSts to <br /> <br /> <br />endorse certain candidates as board members, Ii the electorate system is to be used as a <br /> <br /> <br />stepping stone or as a political plum for part}' members, then we might want to encourage <br /> <br /> <br />elections; we may not want to use board elections for this purpose. <br /> <br />In order to judge tbe effectiveness of the current selection process, it may be important <br /> <br />to look at bow municipal entities rehite to today's district boards. Are municipal interests <br /> <br />adequately represented? In Utah, II study of conservancy districts demonstrated th,at the <br /> <br /> <br />38 <br />