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<br />0010:~ <br /> <br />Here we can refer to our formula for governance: Y = a + xl + x2 + x3 + x4 .n Xz. <br /> <br /> <br />The Y is district performance. All x's are variables that affect performance. For example, xl <br /> <br />may represent tbe form of governance. The form of governance, in turn, can be broken down <br /> <br />as follows: <br /> <br />1. Voting <br /> <br />a. one person, one vote <br /> <br />b, one landowner, one vote <br /> <br />c. weighted voting <br /> <br />2. Appointment <br /> <br />a. judicial <br /> <br />b, county commissioners <br /> <br />c. state officials (e.g" Florida, Utah) <br /> <br />So the method of selection of board members is just one of the variables affecting a board's <br /> <br />performance, Other variables include the type of irrigation district, external regulation, etc. <br /> <br />Changes in the method o/'q'u.ctllln: appoinJmenJ 0/ district boards <br /> <br />If the broad question of the 1990s is how to make districts responsive to members of <br /> <br />the intergovernmental community, the method of selection question becomes "Is election the <br /> <br />best way to make board members responsible members of the intergovernmental community?". <br /> <br />The preferred method of selection of board members depends on what one is trying to <br /> <br />accomplish. One the one hand, it is desireable to bave a stable board so they can become <br /> <br />educated and be accountable to their constituents, while on the other band, there is some merit <br />'. , . <br /> <br />41 <br />